DAVID ASHLEY SOUTHERNHong Kong admissions · FCIArb
COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCEHong Kong perspective. Thailand understanding.
Hong Kong solicitor admission · 2011Hong Kong Bar call · 2014FCIArb · THAC & AIAC arbitrator panelsTHAC & ICC counsel experience
Start with the matter. Find the right next step.
A business relationship, a transaction or a dispute rarely sits neatly within one jurisdiction. David’s experience connects commercial objectives with the contractual and procedural issues that matter.
This site welcomes enquiries from businesses, individuals and instructing professionals concerning Hong Kong matters and international work connected with Thailand.
David focuses on international commercial matters connecting Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, Thailand and Southeast Asia. He works with Thai-qualified lawyers to provide Thai-law support and local representation where required.
Experience as counsel, rather than as the arbitrator deciding these disputes.
THAC · BANGKOK
International sale of goods
Counsel for a New York company in a dispute with a Thai supplier. The arbitration proceeded through a full hearing, including remote witness evidence. The publicly described award included damages and interest.
Counsel in a further international sales-of-goods arbitration involving a Dubai trading company. Experience included contractual analysis and the presentation of a commercial claim in institutional arbitration.
ICC · LOS ANGELES
International commercial arbitration
Lead counsel in an international sales-of-goods dispute under ICC rules in Los Angeles, involving a contract governed by Californian law.
Selected matters are described without client names or confidential documents. Past outcomes do not predict the result of another matter.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Experience in the matters that count.
Selected matters from David’s legal career, involving international businesses, overseas parties and cross-border disputes.
Hong Kong litigation, advisory & employment
High Court · Shareholder dispute
Acted for an international company in Hong Kong High Court discovery proceedings involving a shareholder dispute.
District Court · Alleged wire-transfer fraud
Acted for an overseas company in District Court interlocutory proceedings involving alleged wire-transfer fraud.
Civil fraud · Cryptocurrency
Advised a multinational cryptocurrency business on a Hong Kong civil fraud claim involving offshore entities.
Employment · Senior expatriate employees
Represented senior expatriate employees in wrongful dismissal and whistleblowing-related employment disputes.
Criminal matters · Inland Revenue prosecutions
Advised on Inland Revenue prosecutions relating to failure to file profits tax returns.
International arbitration
ICC · Los Angeles
Represented an international trading company in an international sales-of-goods arbitration under ICC rules, governed by Californian law, with a hearing seated in Los Angeles.
THAC · New York company
Represented a New York company in an international sales-of-goods dispute under THAC rules.
TAI · Renewable energy
Represented an Austrian company in a renewable-energy dispute in proceedings before the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI).
THAC · Dubai trading company
Represented a Dubai trading company in a THAC arbitration concerning international sales of goods.
Descriptions concern prior experience and do not identify clients. Acceptance of a new engagement is subject to confirmed availability and the relevant professional arrangements.