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Biography

José-Antonio Maurellet S.C. is a Hong Kong born Eurasian. He is an English, Cantonese and French native speaker. He also can speak some Mandarin. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association. José read law at Oxford University. He has sat as a Deputy High Court Judge for periods between 2018 to 2021 and since October 2021 has been appointed as a Recorder of the Court of First Instance. José is an Associate Member of 3 Verulam Buildings in London. Mr Maurellet is a member of the HKIAC Panel of Arbitrators and the Panel for Financial Services Disputes; as well as the HKIAC Panel of Emergency Arbitrators. He currently is a Council member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center as well as a former member of its Appointments Committee.