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Partner
Alfred Ip
We recognise that family breakdown affects more than just the immediate parties.
We strongly believe that family disputes are best resolved through an amicable attitude and mediation, both in respect of financial matters and children. At the same time, we are not shy in taking strong actions when a specific situation and urgency demand it, in particular when children are involved or in cases related to domestic violence.
We work closely with other professionals in the field of family disputes, including psychologists, accountants, but especially co-parenting coordinators and family mediators, to provide the best solutions for our clients.
References
Three of Hugill & Ip partners ranked as Asialaw Leading Lawyers in the following practice areas:
- Adam Hugill for Labour and Employment (Highly Recommended Firm)
- Alfred Ip for Private Client and Dispute Resolution (Recommended Firm)
- Christopher Hooley for Corporate and M&A (Notable Firm)
Client feedback:
“Excellent communication with clients. All issues, decisions, and implications are explained incredibly clearly, in a way that a non-legal person can understand and make decisions on. Extremely friendly, professional and responsive lawyers.” – Dispute Resolution
“Reactive and reliable. The firm is also very friendly.” – Labour and Employment
“Jonathan Gray is an excellent lawyer. Great at communication and explaining legal matters to a non-legal person, so that we are able to make a very well-informed decision.”
Asialaw - 2021
Adam Hugill is recognised as Recommended Lawyer in the category of Leading Employment & Labour Lawyers.
Alfred Ip is recognised as First Tier Lawyer in the category of Leading Estates, Probate & Succession Litigation Lawyers.
They have been identified by their fellow Hong Kong-based lawyers and barristers specialsing in in these areas for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Doyle's Guide - 2020
Hugill & Ip has been ranked by Benchmark Litigation in the following practice areas:
- Notable Firms for Commercial and Transactions
- Highly Recommended for Private Client
Hugill & Ip is recognised for its work in dispute resolution and the firm has a distinct focus on employment and private client litigation. Key names in the dispute resolution team include partners Alfred Ip and Adam Hugill who led the majority of cases worked on during the research period.
One highlight saw the firm advise a beneficiary in challenging an action of the professional administrator in his estate administration by selling the family home. The home in question used to be the recording studio of Crown Records, one of the most renowned record labels in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s.
Benchmark Litigation - 2020
Alfred Ip of Hugill & Ip Solicitors maintains a strong reputation for his contentious probate, trust and estate planning practice. He typically represents families and private individuals in estate disputes, probate actions and applications for declaratory relief. One source confirms that he is “very adept at dealing with probate matters.”
Chambers Asia - 2020
Three of Hugill & Ip partners ranked as Asialaw Leading Lawyers in the following practice areas:
- Adam Hugill for Labour and Employment
- Alfred Ip for Private Client and Dispute Resolution
- Christopher Hooley for Corporate and M&A
Client feedback:
“We are happy with the comprehensive and holistic work done by the law firm and Alfred Ip. They helped us to revise the trust deed to fulfil the requirement of the client.”
“Adam Hugill is canny, smart and well educated as well as being easy and pleasant to communicate with.”
“Adam Hugill is an excellent communicator, listening intently and giving helpful advice, not shielding us from the ‘bad news’. Emails are answered promptly and succinctly, and I trust his judgment thoroughly.”
Asialaw - 2020
How we can help you
- Divorce proceedings
- Issues relating to custody and care & control of children and access disputes
- International child abduction or relocation of children to other countries
- Issues relating to ancillary relief and financial applications for maintenance pending suit
- Prenuptial, postnuptial, separation and other marital agreements
- Emergency injunctions preventing the disposal or dissipation of assets
- Enforcement of divorce judgments and orders
- Applications for adoptions and surrogacy advice
Advice
We advise both local and expatriates, professionals and business owners, high profile and HNWI clients, as well as homemakers who have invested a great deal of time and effort in building a family and taking care of children.
Our client’s often have strong connections with other jurisdictions, due to cultural, financial and family links, hence we regularly deal with issues related to complex cross border matrimonial assets and/or cases which involve applications for children relocation to other countries or child abduction.
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