
Eric Woo
/ Partner
- Direct Line
- (852) 2107 0377
- eric.woo@onc.hk
Education
2000 BCom, University of Sydney
2002 LLB, University of Sydney
2003 Prof Program, College of Law, Australia
2004 PCLL, City University of Hong Kong
Admission
2004 Solicitor, New South Wales, Australia
2006 Solicitor, Hong Kong
2020 Notary Public
2023 Lawyer, Greater Bay Area
Experience
Eric Woo is a dispute resolution lawyer. Prior to joining ONC Lawyers, he had worked for several reputable
international law firms.
Eric specialises in international arbitration and civil and commercial
litigation including contractual and tortious claims, commercial disputes,
shareholders disputes and liquidation, cyber fraud, defamation, restitutionary,
and employment disputes. He is also experienced in both wet and dry shipping
matters, including charterparties, shipbuilding, shipping casualties, sale and
purchase of vessels, ship arrest and release, international sale of goods, ship
financing, cargo claims, bills of lading, letters of credit, marine insurance
and other cross-border transport disputes.
Eric covers the litigation, investigation and compliance aspects of
competition law in relation to shipping and logistics industry and has given
presentations to financial institutions and listed companies on competition
law.
Currently, Eric is a fellow or panel arbitrator of a number of
professional local and foreign arbitration organisations. He has also been
appointed as a member or chairman in appeal tribunal panels on building, housing
and passport related matters, appointed as a member of the
Estate Agents Authority and Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance), and serves as a member in various committees of the Law Society of Hong
Kong such as arbitration, transportation and logistics and practitioners
affairs.
Eric has been admitted as a lawyer in the Greater Bay Area (license no.
14401202300586716).
Professional Affiliations
·
Chairman,
Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings)
·
Fellow,
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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Panel
Arbitrator, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei
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Panel
Arbitrator, Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
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Panel
Arbitrator, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
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Panel
Arbitrator, The Law Society of Hong Kong
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Member,
Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance)
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Member,
Estate Agents Authority of Hong Kong
·
Member,
Appeal Panel (Housing)
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Member,
HKSAR Passports Appeal Board
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Member,
Arbitration Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong
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Member,
Standing Committee on Practitioner Affairs, The Law Society of Hong Kong
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Member,
Transportation and Logistics Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Overseas Speaking Engagements
· Belt and Road – Seminar on Hong Kong Legal and Dispute Resolution Services, Beijing, 2017
· Belt and Road Hong Kong Legal and Arbitration Services Seminar, Guiyang, Xi’an, Wuhan, 2016
· Hong Kong Legal Services Forum, Nanjing, 2016
· Hong Kong Legal Services Forum, Qingdao, 2014
Publications
· Contributor, ‘Logistics – Shipping’ (Volume 24), Hong Kong Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, LexisNexis Hong Kong
· Author, ‘Ship Collision Liability in Hong Kong - Dawn of a New Era?’, Hong Kong Lawyer, March 2014