David Lui Email & Phone Number

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Sar

Reporting to the legal director, providing support in the following areas in APAC (especially mainland China):➢ Media, Production & Advertising – drafting and reviewing contracts such as NDAs, work-for-hire agreements, services agreements, releases, IP licenses and performance agreements.➢ Event Organization – assisting the business in all legal aspects involved in hosting music festivals and other branding events, including obtaining licenses/permits, drafting, reviewing and… Show more Reporting to the legal director, providing support in the following areas in APAC (especially mainland China):➢ Media, Production & Advertising – drafting and reviewing contracts such as NDAs, work-for-hire agreements, services agreements, releases, IP licenses and performance agreements.➢ Event Organization – assisting the business in all legal aspects involved in hosting music festivals and other branding events, including obtaining licenses/permits, drafting, reviewing and negotiating venue agreements, sponsor agreements, live performance agreements, ticketing T&Cs and other supplier service agreements.➢ E-commerce / Retail – drafting and reviewing buying contracts such as consignment agreements, wholesale agreements; providing advice and support on pop-up arrangements, offline activations at our brick-and-mortar retail store and care labels compliance regarding apparels.➢ Compliance – preparing and maintaining group’s sanctioned countries’ list; conducting KYC assessments➢ Legal Research – into marketing regulations across different jurisdictions; and personal data & privacy regulatory developments➢ General Business Support – IP and branding enforcement on social media platforms with occasional cease & desist letters; debt recovery and demand letters; drafting of corporate policies. Show less

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Litigation and dispute resolution – Acted for:➢ a mortgagee in an application for a vesting order in the Supreme Court of Victoria where the mortgagor has been placed into liquidation and the liquidator has disclaimed the real property. My role included briefing junior counsel, liaising with caveators on title and drafting summons and affidavits.➢ unitholders of a unit trust in a claim against the trustee for breach of trustee’s duties in the Supreme Court of NSW. My role included… Show more Litigation and dispute resolution – Acted for:➢ a mortgagee in an application for a vesting order in the Supreme Court of Victoria where the mortgagor has been placed into liquidation and the liquidator has disclaimed the real property. My role included briefing junior counsel, liaising with caveators on title and drafting summons and affidavits.➢ unitholders of a unit trust in a claim against the trustee for breach of trustee’s duties in the Supreme Court of NSW. My role included interviewing clients, briefing junior/senior counsel, drafting affidavits, subpoenas and correspondences to other side solicitor.➢ a real property agent in a dispute over commission in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. My role included interviewing the client, drafting statements and submissions, and attending hearing.➢ a private company in defending a claim of debt recovery in the District Court of NSW. My role included liaising with the other side solicitor, drafting court documents and the deed of settlement & release.➢ a foreign purchaser in a claim against his former solicitors and the developer of his real estate in the Supreme Court of NSW. My role included corresponding with the parties, drafting the deed of settlement & release and drafting complaint against his former solicitors.➢ a residential landlord in enforcing a judgment against a tenant in the Local Court of NSW. My role included conducting asset searches, drafting garnishee orders and affidavits.Commercial & Corporate➢ Leases - Acted for landlords and tenants in negotiating their rental relief arrangements under government COVID-19 regulations in commercial and retail leases.➢ Sale of Business - Acted for a corporate seller in selling its cafe businesses in Victoria, Australia. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Litigation & Dispute Resolution - Acted for:➢ creditors in a contractual dispute over real property in the Supreme Court of NSW. My role included interviewing clients, briefing junior/senior counsel, drafting affidavits and pleadings, liaising with stakeholders and preparation of court documents for mediation, court hearings and settlement.➢ one of the defendants defending a claim of fraud involving over $20 million in the Supreme Court of NSW. My role included interviewing the client… Show more Litigation & Dispute Resolution - Acted for:➢ creditors in a contractual dispute over real property in the Supreme Court of NSW. My role included interviewing clients, briefing junior/senior counsel, drafting affidavits and pleadings, liaising with stakeholders and preparation of court documents for mediation, court hearings and settlement.➢ one of the defendants defending a claim of fraud involving over $20 million in the Supreme Court of NSW. My role included interviewing the client, briefing junior/senior counsel, drafting pleadings, affidavits and Calderbank Offer.➢ a corporate seller in a $40K sale of goods dispute in the District Court. My role included interviewing the director, briefing counsel, drafting letters of demand, pleadings and letters of compromise.➢ a real estate agency in a dispute over commission in the Local Court. My role included interviewing clients, briefing counsel, drafting letters of demand and pleadings.➢ a high net-worth father/husband in the Family Court of Australia that involved child custody and jurisdictional issues between China and Australia. My role included briefing junior/senior counsel, conducting legal research, communicating with Central Authorities of the Child Protection Convention in Hong Kong, France and Australia, liaising with the Australian Federal Police and drafting affidavits.Commercial & Corporate➢ Franchise – Acted for a franchisor in its franchise business in Sydney and drafting franchise documents including franchise agreement, disclosure statement and operations manual.➢ Lease – Had carriage over retail and commercial lease matters acting for tenants. Involved in drafting and reviewing retail and commercial lease documents.➢ Debt recovery & corporate insolvency – Acted for individual and corporate creditors drafting letters of demand, statutory demand, formal proofs of debt, liaising with administrators and liquidators, attending creditors’ meetings. Show less

Sydney, Australia

➢ Primarily responsible for drafting and reviewing non-disclosure agreements and serviceagreements related to the licensing of the firm’s intellectual property.➢ Liaising with external lawyer on matters such as employee claims.➢ Conducting legal research and publishing articles for training purposes.

Sydney, Australia

➢ Managing the onboarding process of new retail clients.➢ Main responsibilities include managing a small team of offshore data analysts in producingdeliverables for the client, performing quality checks, liaising across departments to implementchanges to clients’ databases.➢ Demonstrated good time management skills and communication skills through prioritisingonboarding new clients and responding to queries of existing clients.

Graduate Diploma Of Legal Practice, Law

Juris Doctor, Law, Credit

Undergraduate Certificate Programme In Humanities And Social Sciences, International Relations And Affairs, Distinction

A one year exchange program that I undertook as part of my undergraduate studies at UNSW.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs, Distinction