{"id":12948,"date":"2024-04-24T16:39:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prelive-tdw.visibleone.app\/our-people\/richard-wilmot\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T02:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:33:06","slug":"richard-wilmot","status":"publish","type":"our-people","link":"https:\/\/www.tannerdewitt.com\/zh-hans\/our-people\/richard-wilmot\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Wilmot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bg-whitemdlight \">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"people-info \" id=\"people-info\">\n        <div class=\"basic-info-container relative\">\n            <a href=\"\/our-people\"\n                class=\"group flex flex-row items-center gap-[12px] cursor-pointer absolute left-0 top-7\">\n                <div \n                    class=\"flex flex-row justify-end items-center gap-[12px] cursor-pointer max-w-5\">\n\n                    <svg class=\"rotate-[180deg] fill-primary scale-[80%] group-hover:translate-x-[-20%] transition-all   \"\n            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      <\/a>\n\n                        <h1 class=\"people-name !font-[400]\">Richard Wilmot<\/h1>\n            \n            <p class=\"people-job-title\">Consultant <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"people-detail-icons-container\">\n                \n                            <\/div>\n\n\n            \n            \n\n\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"people-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tannerdewitt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Website-Transparent-3.png\" alt=\"logo\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"people-info-switch-tab flex items-center px-1 gap-3 sticky sticky-tabbar w-full bg-white\"\n    id=\"people-info-switch-tab\">\n    <div class=\"mb-prev 3xl:hidden\">\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\">\n            <path\n                d=\"M15.9707 2.92091L6.4249 12.2315C6.28024 12.3728 6.28024 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mb-[20px] hidden\">Biography<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                                                                                <p>Richard is a Consultant in the Dispute Resolution Practice having joined the firm in 2021. He specialises in commercial disputes work for clients based in or involved in investment, project development and trading. Richard focuses on the effective and efficient resolution of a variety of such disputes, including litigation and arbitration, as well as applying alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to optimise and often accelerate outcomes for his clients.<\/p>\n<p>Richard has particular expertise in assisting clients in infrastructure and construction investment projects and assisting those clients with recovery strategies which often involve investigations and proceedings across multiple jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>Richard graduated from King\u2019s College London in 1988 and continued his studies there to secure an LL.M (with merit) in 1989. Richard has associated with Hong Kong since early 1999 and has previously been a partner at several international firms here. He is a solicitor qualified to practice in both Hong Kong and England &amp; Wales.<\/p>\n                    \n                \n\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"people-full-info-left-section editor-wysiwyg tab\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-black !heading3 !font-[400] full-detail-title mb-[20px] hidden\">Biography<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                                                                                <ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acted for a multinational insurance company in defending claims made against a performance bond linked to a regionally significant civic project in Hong Kong and providing advice and support in relation to related insolvency and arbitral proceedings in both Hong Kong and Bermuda.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advising and acting for Asian investors in relation to development issues concerning the completion of a significant residential development in Canary Wharf London and achieving satisfactory, early completion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advising and acting in relation to recoveries and events of default under a bond issued to raise finance to develop two significant residential developments in Thailand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advising and acting for Asian investors in relation to events of default under a bond issued to raise finances to develop a significant retail and commercial centre in the United Kingdom as well as identifying routes to recovery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acted for a shareholder deprived of shares in BVI entity and enforcing that shareholders rights in cross border litigation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acted for minority shareholder groups in relation to various actions, including winding up proceedings in the Cayman Islands, related to an infrastructure development in Vietnam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acted for various lessors and mortgagors in enforcing claims against aircraft airframes and engines, both in Hong Kong and regionally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acted in relation to a cargo damage claims in Hong Kong, variously contesting causation and advancing the effectiveness of limitation of liability conventions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advised and acted for a UK based bank in relation to various commercial and regulatory Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysian matters and initiating recoveries against defaulting borrowers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advised and acting in relation to a shareholders\u2019 dispute in relation to a group of property investment companies, involving proceedings in Hong Kong and the UK.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    \n                \n\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"people-full-info-left-section editor-wysiwyg tab\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-black !heading3 !font-[400] full-detail-title mb-[20px] hidden\">Biography<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                                                                                <ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklawsoc.org.hk\/en\/Serve-the-Public\/The-Law-List\/Member-Details?MemId=15385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Law Society of Hong Kong<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Law Society of England and Wales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    \n                \n\n  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He and his team have never failed to solve any issues referred to him.\u201d And another, \u201cWorking with Richard is a\u00a0very\u00a0good and interactive experience.\u201d<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"testimonials-image-and-label\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"w-full h-auto text-wrap text-left\">\n                                        <p>Chambers and Parnters &#8211; Greater China 2023<\/p>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide testimonials-body\">\n                                <div class=\"flex flex-col items-center gap-[20px] \">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\"\n              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