Kevin Bowers gives presentation on Residential Properties Ordinance to Knight Frank agents
02May2019Litigation and Dispute Resolution Consultant Kevin Bowers paid a visit to the Hong Kong office of global real estate consultancy Knight Frank on Monday 29 April to give a presentation on the Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance.
Kevin discussed:
- the types of properties covered by the Ordinance;
- the matters regulated by the Ordinance;
- Vacancy Tax, and more.
Kevin’s audience was a roomful of Knight Frank estate agents who eagerly participated in the Q&A session at the end of the hour-long talk. Kevin was joined by Trainee Solicitor Janice Li.
About Kevin Bowers
Kevin is a dual-qualified lawyer in England and Wales and Hong Kong and has practiced as a commercial disputes lawyer and partner with three leading independent Hong Kong law firms over the last twenty years. Kevin joined the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team of Tanner De Witt in January 2019.
Kevin specialises in commercial, insurance and employment litigation and dispute resolution both in Hong Kong and internationally. He handles complex multi-jurisdictional commercial cases involving debt recovery, sale of goods, trade finance, media law, fraud, shareholder, joint venture, employment, property (including land rights disputes and building management / tenancy issues) and franchise disputes, contentious family/probate/trusts, asset tracing, injunction proceedings, jurisdictional challenges, public inquiries and judicial reviews.
Kevin is a Solicitor Advocate in Hong Kong, and an Accredited Mediator with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and The Law Society of Hong Kong. He has appeared as an expert witness (on Hong Kong corporate law) in the BVI High Court.