Wong Cheuk Sun

Strength

• Civil & Criminal Litigation
• Licensing & Compliance
• Regulatory Investigation Career

Career

• Associate Solicitor – So, Lung & Associates (2022– 2024)
• Trainee Solicitor – So, Lung & Associates (2020-2022)
• Claims Officer/Assistant – Dah Sing Insurance Company (1976) Limited (currently known as Dah Sing Insurance Company Limited) (2015 - 2019)
• Global Futures Execution Dealer – Zhujiang International Futures Company Limited (currently known as Zhongrong International Futures Co., Limited) (2011 - 2014)

Litigation Experience

• Handled a criminal litigation in relation to market misconducts offences;
• Handled an ex-parte application by one licensed corporation to deposit and dispose of unclaimed client assets made under sections 56 and 62 of the Trustee Ordinance (Cap.29);
• Handled a criminal litigation in relation to the offence of indecent assault;
• Handled various commercial litigations (i.e. contractual disputes and shareholders disputes at Hong Kong-listed and private companies) and one related taxation proceedings;
• Handled an application made under the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap. 545) and succeeded in obtaining an order for sale;
• Handled various defamation actions commenced in the High Court;
• Handled various unlawful and wrongful dismissal claims including making one application to transfer the legal proceeding to the High Court from the Labour Tribunal;
• Handled various personal injuries actions, one of which includes an application for apportionment by the Court pursuant to Order 80, Rule 15 of the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A); and
• Handled a winding up petition made under section 177 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32).

Licensing and Compliance Experience

• Handled various regulatory inspections by the Securities and Futures Commission under section 180 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571);
• Handled various substantial shareholder applications made under section 132 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571);
• Handled various new licence applications to carry on business in Types 3, 4, 6, and 9 regulated activities made under section 116 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571);
• Handled various notifications in seeking approval from the Securities and Futures Commission for engaging in virtual assets-related activities (i.e. provision of virtual assets dealing services, provision of asset management services in respect of virtual assets and provision of virtual assets advisory services);
• Handled various notifications of intention to cease to carry on regulated activities by licensed corporations and applications to revoke licence under section 195 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571);
• Handled various sponsor principal applications;
• Advised various licensed corporations and licensed individuals on day-to-day legal and regulatory requirements under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571), Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission, Fund Manager Code of Conduct and various rules, codes and guidelines issued by the Securities and Futures Commission; and
• Handled various applications for the renewal of money lenders licence made under the Money Lenders Ordinance (Cap.163).

Regulatory Investigation Experience

• Handled various regulatory investigations by the Securities and Futures Commission under section 182 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571);
• Handled a regulatory investigation into a virtual asset trading platform by the Securities and Futures Commission under section 182 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) and section 11 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615);
• Handled various searches of clients’ business premises by the Securities and Futures Commission and one joint search by the Securities and Futures Commission, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council; and
• Handled various investigations by the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council.

Disclaimer

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