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Bronco BUT
Consultant

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Mr Bronco BUT has been practicing and is practicing Hong Kong law for over 30 years out of which he had been a partner of a prestigious local solicitors firm (with a history of over 60 years) for over 26 years. He graduated from the University of London; obtained his Master of Laws Degree from the University of Hong Kong and Renmin University of China in 1993 and 1998 respectively.

Bronco was admitted as a solicitor in three jurisdictions namely Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales of Australia in 1990, 1991 and 1995 respectively. Furthermore, he has passed the Greater Bay Area Lawyers Examination held in July 2021 and has been entitled to advise on PRC law in Greater Bay Area since November 2022. He has been appointed as the China Appointed Attesting Officer by the Ministry of Justice, PRC since 2003.

In recent years, Bronco was appointed as the Panel Lawyer of Guangdong Province Panel of Elite Lawyers involved in handling foreign-related matters; he has also been appointed as the Mediator by various accredited organizations including but not limited to the Law Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Ltd.; the International Accredited Professional Mediator by International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI); Mediator of Intellectual Property and Commercial Mediation Center of Hubei Province Free Trade Zone; Mediator of People's Court of Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation District; Mediator of Shenzhen Futian District Hetao International Commercial Mediation Center; Mediator of “The Belt and Road” Connection Mediation Commission; Mediator of  “The Belt and Road” International Commercial Mediation Center. He has also been appointed as the Arbitrator of Guangzhou Arbitration Commission and Huizhou Arbitration Commission respectively.

He has also been appointed by the Chief Justice of Hong Kong as the Practising Solicitor Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel.

Bronco has acquired substantial experience in insurance related dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration and litigation throughout his over thirty-three years legal practice with special focus on claims relating to employees’ compensation and personal injuries (including traffic, work-related and construction sites accidents), property damage, medical negligence as well as professional negligence. He advises insurer clients on the proper construction of policy wordings and policy related disputes with insured parties and other insurers including but not limited to employees compensation policies, third party motor vehicles policies, building owners’ corporation third party policies, contractors’ all risks insurance policies, as well as re-insurance treaties.

Bronco has worked closely with twenty three insurance companies including international, Hong Kong and mainland insurers; intermediaries and regulators since 1990. The legal services range from defending insurers and insureds in large claims, to advising on regulatory issues and policy documentation.

Besides insurance, Bronco has focused on dispute resolution involving cross-border mutual recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards and judgments. Disputes involved include those arising from commercial contracts, joint-venture agreements, cooperation agreements, sale and purchase of shares, finance and investment transactions and international sale and purchase of goods.

Bronco is the former External Examiner of “Personal Injury Litigation” of PCLL Elective Course of The University of Hong Kong (September 2017 to September 2021) and Alternate External Examiner of “Personal Injury Litigation” of PCLL Elective Course of The University of Hong Kong (October 2017 to June 2023). Furthermore, he is the External Examiner of Alternate Dispute Resolution Course of Law Faculty of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also a committee member of The Law Society of Hong Kong Personal Injuries Committee. Besides, The Law Society of Hong Kong assigned him to be the speaker in the “Law Week Community Talk” to deliver a talk on “Industrial Accident Compensation and Personal Injury Claim” in 2020 and 2021 respectively.



Education

1987 Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of London
1988 Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), The University of Hong Kong
1993 Master of Laws, The University of Hong Kong
1997 Master of Laws in Chinese and Comparative Law, City University of Hong Kong
1998 Master of Laws, Renmin University of China


Professional Qualifications


1990 to present  Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong
● 1991 to present  Solicitor of Senior Courts of England & Wales
● 1991 to present  Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
● 1995 to present Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia
● 2003 to present  China Appointed Attesting Officer
● 2010 to present  Accredited Mediator of the Law Society of Hong Kong
● 2011 to present Accredited Mediator of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
● 2013 to present  Accredited Mediator of Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Ltd.
● 2018 to present  Arbitrator of Huizhou Arbitration Commission
● 2020 to present International Accredited Professional Mediator of International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI)
● 2020 to present  Hong Kong Lawyer of Foreign Lawyers Talent Pool of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in Guangdong Province
● 2020 to present  First Batch of Mediator of Intellectual Property Mediation Centre of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
● 2020 to present  Guangdong Province Panel of Elite Lawyers involved in handling foreign-related matters
● 2020 to present  Mediator of Intellectual Property and Commercial Mediation Center of Hubei Province Free Trade Zone
●2021 to present  Accredited Mediator of “The Belt and Road” Connection Mediation Commission & “The Belt and Road” International Commercial Mediation Center
● 2021 to present  Arbitrator of Guangzhou Arbitration Commission
●2021 to present  International Accredited Professional Mediator of International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institution (IDRRMI)
● 2021 to present  Guangdong Province Law Society(Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan)  Legal Research Institute Appointed Legal Expert on Hong Kong Law
● 2022 to present  Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
● 2022 to present  Lawyer of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
● 2022 to present  Mediator of Changsha Xiangrong International Commercial Legal Service Center
● 2023 to present  Mediator of People's Court of Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation District
● 2023 to present  Mediator of Shenzhen Futian District Hetao International Commercial Mediation Center


Community Services

● Vice President of Federation of Hong Kong Hubei Association
Legal Advisor of Federation of Hong Kong Hubei Association
Vice President of Legal Professional Committee of Council for the Promotion of Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Cooperation
Vice President of Peking University Law School Hong Kong Alumni Association
Committee member of the Law Society of Hong Kong Personal Injuries Committee
Practising Solicitor Member of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel
External Examiner of “Personal Injury Litigation” of PCLL Elective Course of Law Faculty of The University of Hong Kong
Alternate External Examiner of “Personal Injury Litigation” of PCLL Elective Course of Law Faculty of The University of Hong Kong
External Examiner of Alternative Dispute Resolution Course of Law Faculty of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Co-founder of Hong Kong Coalition
Vice Chairman of Expert Committee of China Association for Trade in Services
Legal Advisor of United Labour Chi Hong Association
Honorary Legal Advisor of Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association
Honorary Legal Advisor of Tetraplegics and Paraplegics Association
Honorary Legal Advisor of Parkinson’s Disease Association
Honorary Legal Advisor of Hong Kong Pain Society
Honorary Legal Advisor of Shatin Baptist Church


Principal Areas of Practice

Cross-border enforcement of arbitral awards and judgments, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Arbitration, Insurance litigation, Personal Injury, Employment, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Family Law, Probate & Will, China Attestation


Languages

Cantonese, Mandarin and English