Nowadays intellectual property not only constitutes the most valuable asset for many businesses but also provides a lot of business opportunities. In recent years, the government is making effort to introduce policy and support measures to promote the development of Hong Kong as an IP trading hub in the region. It is expected that IP trading will continue to increase.​

However, with the advance in technology and the increasing level of globalisation, infringement of intellectual property rights is getting more prevalent, inflicting severe damage to many companies. It is therefore important for businesses and other organisations to take sufficient measures to protect and enforce their intellectual property rights.

We provide comprehensive legal services to help our clients to protect their intellectual property rights both locally and across the border and to exploit their intellectual property commercially. Our professional services include registration of trademarks and patents, taking enforcement actions against infringement, and advising clients on licensing and assignment of intellectual property rights.​

Our Mr. S.W. Lung started his legal career as a conveyancing clerk at Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master in 1978. He was admitted in 1982 as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong and started his practice as a lawyer in general conveyancing and syndication loans at Johnson Stokes before leaving for Canada in 1985. When he returned to Hong Kong in 1992, he joined Messrs. Liau, Ho & Chan participating in the development project in Ma Wan and moved onto the area of development of New Territories land and matters in relation thereto such as re-zoning of land, adverse possession or small houses. With the introduction of Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance, Cap 545 in 1997, we had the benefit of taking part in one of the earliest cases at the beginning of 21st century and fought in the first of such cases going up to the Court of Final Appeal, which remains the only case fought at such Court up to this day. With the lowering of threshold of 80% from 90% of owners in 2010, since then, the number of Cap 545 cases increased considerably and so are our exposure as we have been acting for both the majority owners as well as minority owners. Incidentally, because of our involvement in Cap 545 and conveyancing, we have also involved in a number of cases of joint sale or purchase of units in a building for the purpose of redevelopment in urban areas.

So, Lung & Associates personal injury specialists have extensive experience in acting for both claimants and defendants in a wide variety of claim areas: –

We provide full range of service, representing clients in the civil proceedings and in the related criminal prosecutions and coroner’s inquests and advising on connected employment and staff benefit matters.

Our personal injury specialists have comprehensive understanding of the needs of both claimant and defendant clients. We are capable to develop tailor-made strategies and strive for the best solutions for you.

The growth of the aging population in Hong Kong is making people more aware of the issue of elderly care, property management and retirement planning. There are increasing concern about the legal aspects of succession, estate planning as well as estate management and increasing need for advance documents of end-of-life care, which are Will, Enduring Power of Attorney, Advance Directive and Advance Care Plan.

When one is still mentally sound, he or she might contemplate preparing a Will as well as an Enduring Power of Attorney. The Enduring Power of Attorney Ordinance, Cap. 501 was enacted in 1997. An Enduring Power of Attorney is an instrument by a maker to appoint another person of the maker’s choice, while still mentally capable, to manage financial affairs specified by the maker, in the event that the maker subsequently loses mental capacity. A Will, an Enduring Power of Attorney, together with Advance Directive and Advance Care Planning could be made at the time when one is mentally capable.

Once a person loses his or her mental capacity and the ability to manage his or her financial matters, a Guardianship Order or an order under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance, Cap. 136 could be obtained by the family members so that the assets of the mentally incapacitated could be utilized for his or her cares and needs.

We also assist clients in their application of probate or letter of administration and advise on the administration and distribution of local and cross-jurisdiction estates.

The team is led by the former chairperson of the Guardianship Board.