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Biography

Calvin was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2005, after obtaining First Class Honours in both architecture and law at the University of Hong Kong, and the Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford. Calvin’s practice has since developed to cover a broad range of areas, with special emphasis on arbitration disputes as well as commercial matters. He is regularly instructed to appear in disputes relating to large commercial disputes in both Hong Kong, Macau and the PRC. Apart from appearing in Courts and Tribunals of various levels, he is also frequently instructed to appear in arbitrations. In addition to his private practice, Calvin is a co-author of book “The Commission of Inquiry in Hong Kong”, a former Contributing Editor of “Hong Kong Construction Law” and a former Consultant Editor of the Hong Kong Law Reports and Digest. He has been a speaker in various seminars on construction/arbitration and commercial law topics. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Construction Law Committee of the Bar Association, a council member of the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong, and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators. Calvin was appointed as the Deputy District Judge in 2018, 2021 and 2022. Calvin is accredited in the Pre-eminent Junior Counsel category by the Doyle’s Guide for Leading Construction and Infrastructure Litigation Barristers – Hong Kong 2021 and 2022. He is also recognised in Legal 500 as the Leading Junior in Construction and Property 2025, and recommended by Lexology Construction 2025.