John Yiu

Act as Senior Consultant of this law office dealing with all types of legal related matters in Ontario Canada including contract disputes, financial disputes, administrative laws maters including judicial review cases and professional conduct

Senior Consultant - World Immigration Services Inc.

(2026-01)

Act as Senior Consultant of this law office dealing with all types of legal related matters in Ontario Canada including contract disputes, financial disputes, administrative laws maters including judicial review cases and professional conduct

Salaried Consultant - Tung Ng Tse Lam, solicitors

(2024-02 - 2025-10)

Salaried Consultant handling a heavy caseload of complex commercial files including drafting trusts documents, advising and preparing documents for removal of directors of Hong Kong companies; advising and removing director in BVI companies; advising on the appointment of directors of Hong Kong and BVI companies; advising and drafting funding agreement for liquidators of companies and funders and led a team of lawyers on financial services litigation

Paralegal - Duplessis Law Corporation, Vancouver Canada - Vancouver, Canada

(2023-01 - 2023-12)

Acted for ICBC in defending insurance claims by claimants of personal injuries cases. Reviewed medical reports, conduct searches and due diligence. Involved in discovery exercises by preparing letters for discovery of documents such as medical records from the claimants. Negotiated settlement with the claimants

Registered RCIC - PDE Consulting Limited, Vancouver - Vancouver

(2022-01 - 2025-12)

Registered RCIC in good standing with experience in applying for Work Permit, LMIA, Temporary Resident Visas, citizenship, student Permit and Express Entry, OINP, Postgraduate Work Permit, also dealing with issues of admissibility. Obtained the CEO Award for good performance

• Applied for LMIAs from start to completion
• Advised clients on LMIAs and also for LMIA exempt jobs
• Apply for Work Permit from start to completion
• Advised clients on refusal reasons and advised on pathways and ways to deal with refusals
• Reviewed ATIP records to consider reasons for refusals
• Handled a number of reapplication cases for Work Permit and Study Permit
• Advised clients on different pathways to obtain PR status in Canada including BC PNP, Express Entry
• Applying for BC PNP for clients from creating profile to results
• Deal with all forms of procedural fairness letters received from the IRCC
• Deal with IRCC emails and responses
• Drafted a number of complex response letters for clients to the IRCC
• Advised clients on refusal of TRV and apply for alternative ways to come to Canada
• Dealt with refugee claims and advised on reasons for refusal, prospects for appeal
• Drafted complex submissions for appeal
• Advised clients on appeal grounds and on compassionate and humanitarian grounds
• Handling more than 50 complex files at a time

Legal Counsel in-house - JK Holdings Limited

(2016-01 - 2022-12)

Pursuing copyright infringement and passing off cases for the company, instruct external counsel to pursue litigations against the infringers; draft and comment on pleadings, including Statement of Claims, Reply and Answers to Further & Better Particulars. Strategize legal actions against infringers which include applying for striking out proceedings and security for costs applications. Draft and negotiate contracts with distributors; Overseeing trademark applications for the company; draft and negotiate agreements with investors and executive producers; handle day-to-day operations and legal matters for the company.

Acted for the company to instruct external counsel to pursue claims in the courts of British Columbia, reviewed and analysed cases and relevant laws and Rules of High Court in British Columbia, discuss strategies with external counsel, drafted pleadings for external counsel for review and comments. Frequent report to and advise the senior management about the legal issues and progress of court cases, obtain instructions from senior management; oversee the legal costs of external counsel to be incurred, comments on and raise objections to some legal costs of external co

Partner - Locke Lord LLP, a United States law firm - Hong Kong

(2013-01 - 2015-12)

Hong Kong office of a United States Law firm with offices across the globe.

Handled International

Commercial cases and assisted global partners in handling day to day matters in Hong Kong for Fortune 500 clients. Commercial litigation head leading a team of lawyers and legal professionals on financial services litigation. Provide compliance and regulatory advice to major corporations on different aspects of laws such as data privacy, gambling laws, anti-discrimination laws, and anti-competition laws. Represented clients to deal with investigation by the authorities of the suspected fake information provided by two immigrants from Mainland and subsequently advised the clients on the criminal charges laid against them

Salaried Consultant lawyer - Vivien Chan & Co

(2010-01 - 2012-12)

Intellectual property (both contentious and non-contentious which includes more than 200 Trademark applications, trademark oppositions, patent applications, domain name disputes and advice on copyright disputes in Hong Kong and China, serving large range of international household names including pharmaceutical companies, life science companies, airlines, food and beverage chains, skin care products and designer brands). General commercial law work includes drafting of various forms of agreements including distribution agreement, joint venture agreements, sale and purchase of share agreements, legal due diligence, employment law advice

Salaried Consultant Lawyer - Kennedys - Hong Kong

(2009-01 - 2010-12)

HK office of a London city law firm. Commercial litigation, insolvency litigation, white collar crime matters and regulatory and compliance, arbitration and handled high profile cases with the assistance of a team of associates and trainee solicitors

Salaried Partner - K C Ho & Fong

(2005-01 - 2009-12)

Complex commercial law work and regulatory and compliance work. Independently and supervising a team of lawyers, trainee solicitors and legal clerks

Part-time Law Lecturer - University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong

(2003-01 - 2003-12)

Department of Professional Legal Education. Lecturer in Civil litigation course to Postgraduate Qualification students for admission to be trainee solicitors in Hong Kong

Salaried Partner - Leland Chu & Co

(2002-01 - 2005-12)

Commercial law, judicial review, Non-contentious insolvency, regulatory and compliance. Handled cases independently with minimal supervision

Senior Associate - Paul Hastings Janofsky Walker LLP, a US law firm

(1999-01 - 2002-12)

Commercial and Banking law advice and transactional law work. Handled over 200 litigation cases of different nature

Associate - Holman Fenwick & Willan - Hong Kong

(1998-01 - 1999-12)

HK office of a London city law firm. Commercial litigation and corporate finance work

Associate - Charltons

(1997-01 - 1998-12)

Corporate finance. Involved in a number of listing of B share companies in Shenzhen and H share companies in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. General commercial advice include drafting of agreements, joint venture agreements

Immigration Consultant Diploma - CDI College, Calgary, Canada (2021-01 - 2021-01)

National Certificate of Accreditation - Law - Federation of Law Societies of Canada (2016-08 - 2016-08)

Master of Laws (Merit) - Laws - University College London, University of London, United Kingdom (1995-01 - 1995-12)

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws - Laws - University of Hong Kong (1994-01 - 1994-12)

Bachelor of Laws - Laws - University of Hong Kong (1993-01 - 1993-12)