The Lawyer Network is delighted to announce that Marcus Dearle of 'Withersworldwide' has joined the Lawyer Network. Marcus has joined the Lawyer Network as our exclusive Family member in Hong Kong.
Marcus is managing partner of the Withers' Hong Kong and Singapore offices. He advises on all areas of family law, in particular in complex international and cross border cases often involving international trust structures, and in cases concerning children. He advises husbands, wives, and unmarried partners, as well as representing trustees in international trust cases. He is an expert in dealing with pre- and post-nuptial agreements and in Surrogacy Law. He represented Helen Beasley in the landmark cases in England of W v H (Child Abduction: Surrogacy) (No 1) [2002] 1 FLR 1008; [2002] Fam Law 345 and W v H (Child Abduction: Surrogacy) (No 2) [2002] 2 FLR 252; [2002] Fam Law 501.
Marcus is a fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial lawyers. He is also a member and international committee member of Resolution (formerly the Solicitors' Family Law Association in England) as well as a member of the Hong Kong Family Law Association. As the head of the Withers Hong Kong office, he has led the team which has been named by Asian Legal Business in January 2010 as one of the top 10 firms to watch out for in Asia in 2010 in terms of business growth: the firm has launched the world's first international family practice in 2010, providing clients with advice on pre-nups, divorce and dynastic trust planning. In 2011, the firm won the Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Hong Kong Law Awards.
Marcus is listed as an expert in Legal Business' 'Legal experts'. He also has been mentioned in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2012 as ‘the first of his kind in that he is able to blend family law expertise with wealth planning’. In 2011, he formed the firm's Wealth Preservation Group (WPG), the first of its kind in Asia.
He represented Florence Tsang in the recent landmark Hong Kong divorce case in which Ms Tsang was awarded a record HK$1.22billion.
Publications and speaking engagements
Marcus regularly lectures on family law issues, writes articles in the national press and legal periodicals and is a frequent commentator on national and international TV news programmes. He wrote the Freezing Injunctions/Search Orders and Divorce and Trusts chapters in the publication, 'International Aspects of family Law,' 3rd edition published in 2009. He also wrote the chapter on Divorce and Trusts in Sweet & Maxwell's 2010 publication 'Family Law and Practice in Hong Kong'.
Memberships
Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial lawyers
Member of International Bar Association (Family Law Committee - International Liaison Officer)
Member and International committee member of Resolution
Member of Hong Kong Family Law Association
Distinguished Professional Mentor, Chinese University of Hong Kong
If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with Marcus directly or with the Lawyer Network committee:
Marcus's Profile
info@thelawyer-network.com
We welcome Marcus to the network and look forward to working with him on future transactions.
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