Four of Hugill & Ip team members ranked in 2025 Chambers High Net Worth Guide:
- Alfred Ip: Private Wealth Disputes and Private Wealth Law (Band 1 and Band 2)
- Caroline McNally: Family & Matrimonial (Band 1)
- Kajal Aswani: Family & Matrimonial (Band 3)
- Jacqueline Cheng: Private Wealth Law (Associates to watch)
The firm is recognised in Band 2 for its Private Wealth Disputes and Family/Matrimonial practice.
What the Team is Known For
Hugill & Ip frequently advise high and ultra high net worth clients on nuptial agreements, divorce, and disputes regarding matrimonial assets.
Strengths
“Hugill & Ip is very good.”
Notable practitioners
Caroline McNally has a busy family and matrimonial practice, offering expertise in a broad range of contentious matters. She remains a highly sought-after practitioner when it comes to financial settlement matters and cases involving children.
Kajal Aswani is a litigation lawyer with a focus on family law matters.
Individual Editorial
Caroline McNally has a busy family and matrimonial practice, offering expertise in a broad range of contentious matters. She remains a highly sought-after practitioner when it comes to financial settlement matters and cases involving children.
Kajal Aswani is a litigation lawyer with a focus on family law matters.
PRIVATE WEALTH DISPUTES & PRIVATE WEALTH LAW
What the Team is Known For
Hugill & Ip’s private client department serves global families and individuals across the spectrum of private wealth law matters. The department boasts expertise handling estate planning, succession planning and contentious cross-border mandates for high net worth individuals.
Strengths
“Hugill & Ip are highly knowledgeable and experienced with complex international estate matters.”
“Hugill & Ip is creative and careful, ensuring excellent results for its clients.”
“Hugill & Ip are always incredibly strategic, available and their client management skills are excellent. They take great care to explain options.”
Notable practitioners
Alfred Ip offers a range of services to high net worth clients, including trust and probate-related matters, along with estate administration. He is often appointed by courts as an administrator in estate disputes, and is also a qualified solicitor in England and Wales.
“Alfred is one of the top lawyers in Hong Kong for advisory work for high net worth individuals and also for trusts and estate litigation.”
“Alfred identifies the key issues, applying the law and providing proactive advice. He has a commercial and strategic approach with the aim of producing the best result.”
“Alfred is an impressive lawyer, with wide and deep legal knowledge, but is also the consummate professional with a friendly manner that makes any meeting a pleasure.”
Jacqueline Cheng is a senior associate at Hugill & Ip Solicitors and is known for her estate planning practice and client service skills.
“Jacqueline is a very knowledgeable associate that certainly fits international clients expectations for all their estate planning needs.”
“Jacqueline is extremely practical, understanding and able to provide responses swiftly. She is a problem solver.”
“Jacqueline provides proactive advice, is clear and offers a strategic approach.”