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David Tsang

B.Sc (Q.S.) (Hons)

Profile

Profile

David specialises in Arbitration, Building, Construction and Commercial Law and has been a staple member of DVC since 1996.

He joined the Bar in 1994 bringing with him a raft of invaluable experience in the building sphere. He worked as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor for professional consultants, contractors and the Hong Kong Government. His professional involvement included building and civil projects in Hong Kong and in China.

David’s legal practice covers a broad spectrum of advisory work, drafting and advocacy both in the Hong Kong Courts and in arbitration.

David’s spectrum of clientele includes developers, employers, contractors, sub-contractors, architects, surveyors and engineers.

Selected Cases

  • Paul Y. Management Ltd v. Eternal Unity Development Ltd, HCA571/2007, 8 January 2010, Unreported. This case involved property development and an ensuing application for a split trial.
  • 厦門新景地集團有限公司 formerly known as 厦門市鑫新景地房地產有限公司 v. Eton Properties Ltd and Another [2009] 4 HKLRD 353. This case involved property development and the enforceability of a Mainland Arbitral Award. The arguments turned on the issues of “impossibility” and “public policy.”
  • Gingerbread Investments Ltd v. Wing Hong Interior Contracting Ltd [2008] 2 HKLRD 436. This was a contentious application which involved the potential removal of an arbitrator on the ground of misconduct during the discovery stage of the arbitration proceedings.
  • Ng Choi Sang t/a Cheung Kong Construction Co v. Chu Yu Tin and Another [2007] 4 HKLRD 329. This was a money lending case which involved a striking out application. Arguments raised included time bar and election.
  • Success Wise Ltd v Dynamic (BVI) Ltd [2006] 1 HKC 149. This was a commercial case and it entailed an application for security for costs. Curiously, the claim and the counterclaim raised essentially the same issues.

Memberships & Appointments

  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – 1989
  • Fellow of the Royal Institution – 1995
  • Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors – 1990
  • Fellow of the HKIS – 1998

Specific Areas of Expertise

Arbitration as counsel, Arbitration as arbitrator, Contract

Accolades

for David Tsang

David Tsang is recognised as a Leading Juniors for Construction and Property.

— Legal 500 Asia Pacific HK Bar (2022)

“An experienced construction barrister.” David Tsang also qualified as a quantity surveyor before his career at the Bar. David Tsang is recognised as a Leading Junior for Construction.

— Legal 500 Asia Pacific HK Bar (2021)

David Tsang is a Leading Junior Counsel category by the Doyles Guide for Leading Construction & Infrastracture Litigation Barristers – Hong Kong, 2021

— Doyles Guide (2021)

David Tsang is acknowledged in the Recommended Junior Counsel category by the Doyles Guide for Leading Construction & Infrastracture Litigation Barristers – Hong Kong, 2020

— Doyles Guide (2020)

David Tsang is a Recommended Junior Counsel in Hong Kong’s Construction and Barristers list in the 2017 edition of Doyles.

— Doyles Guide (2017)

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