Brenda Lee-Gallant

Managing Partner

Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department

Tel : +852 2825 2509
Fax : +852 2845 9294
Email : brendalee@gallantho.com
Address : 5/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Education and Qualifications

LL.B. (Hons.) University of Hong Kong
Solicitor of Hong Kong (1985)
Solicitor of England and Wales (1989) (non-practising)
Barrister & Solicitor of A.C.T., Australia (1991) (non-practising)
Advocate & Solicitor of Singapore (1994) (non-practising)
Civil Celebrant of Marriages (2006)
Notary Public (2006)
Accredited General Mediator of The Law Society of Hong Kong (2009)
Mediator of the Lands Tribunal Building Management Cases (2009)
Mediator of the Land (Compulsory Sale For Redevelopment) Ordinance Pilot Mediation Scheme (2011)
Mediator of the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (2012)
General Mediator of the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (2013)

Practice Areas

Experience

Extensive experience in litigation, especially in personal injuries and insurance related litigation
Wide experience in acting for insurance companies, insured parties and victims in personal injury claims, including claims arising from different types of disaster cases
Acting for insurers and insured parties in professional and medical negligence claims
Acting for statutory bodies in both appeal and final appeal cases on the interpretation of statutory provisions
Advising both insurance companies and insured parties in relation to disputes involving policy terms and conditions
Advising statutory bodies on applications from uninsured workers for payment from statutory funds
Advising and acting for cyber crime victims in making reports to the relevant authorities and in bringing civil proceedings for recovery of the misappropriated funds
Advising and acting for building owners to apply to the Government for withdrawal of declaration of proposed monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
Advising and acting for clients in arbitration cases
Advising and acting for executors in administration actions
Acting as Mediator in cases involving personal injury, financial dispute, building management dispute and matrimonial causes

Languages

Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) and English

Public Services

Member of the Civil Litigation Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel (2001 - 2010)
Member of the Panel of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance) (2008 - 2013)
Member of the Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2009 – Jan 2015)
Adjudicator of the Immigration Tribunal (2003 – 2009)
Panel Member of Counsel to Issue Certificate under Section 26A of the Legal Aid Ordinance, Cap. 91
Ex-Member of the Judicial Working Party To Review Personal Injuries Litigation Practice Directions
Member of The Hong Kong Mediation Council
Member of the Appeal Panel (Housing)
Member of the Working Party on Enforcement in Civil Proceedings, The Law Society of Hong Kong