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Marina O. K. Fung

Insurance

“Marina Fung has notable experience in litigation, with particular expertise handling personal injury claims. She is also skilled in handling employee compensation and public liability mandates.”
Chambers Asia Pacific

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Corporate clients turn to Marina Fung for her experience in handling personal injury and insurance litigation. Marina advises on all aspects of insurance litigation, including policy-related issues and defense of claims involving Motor Liability, Employees' Compensation, Contractors' All Risks and Public Liability. She represents and defends premises’ owners and construction companies in cases involving serious personal injury and fatal claims.

Corporate clients including banks, power companies and land developers turn to Marina for help handling claims. She also advises on insurance-related mediations and arbitrations.

Marina has served clients including Leighton, Dragages, Maeda, Gammon, Chun Wo, Paul Y., Nishimatsu, and Shui On.

Expérience

  • Successfully defended a global insurer in a Court of Appeal case which involved a suspicious work injury claim resulting in dismissal of the claim and substantial recovery of costs against the Applicant [Wan Jingyi v. Hoo Chun Wing t/a Kai Chun Good Well and Another, CACV No. 105 of 2016] (Court of Appeal's decision on 21 February 2017).
  • Acted for an electric company in numerous work injury claims in the Lamma Ferry incident which resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries.
  • Acted for a quasi-governmental body in an HK$80 million claim involving a motor vehicle accident that rendered a 16-year-old girl a paraplegic, and achieving an amicable settlement following the landmark decision on new discount rate for multipliers in Li Ka Wai v. Hospital Authority HCPI 671 of 2007 (following the recent changes in the UK law following the Privy Council's decision of Dylan Simon v. Manuel Paul Helmot by his next friends and guardians [2012] UKPC 5).

Compétences et Secteurs liés

Domaines de compétences

Secteurs

Distinctions

  • Leading Individual - Insurance: Contentious (International Firms), China – Chambers Greater China Region and Chambers Asia Pacific 
  • Recognised Practitioner - Insurance: Contentious (International Firms), China – Chambers Asia Pacific
  • “Marina Fung has notable experience in litigation, with particular expertise handling personal injury claims. She is also skilled in handling employee compensation and public liability mandates.” – Chambers Asia Pacific

Formation

  • University of London, LLM
  • The University of Hong Kong, PCLL
  • The University of Hong Kong, LLB (Hons)

Inscription au Barreau

  • Hong Kong

Langues

  • Anglais
  • Cantonais

Engagement professionnel et communautaire

  • Approved Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association
  • Member of Chinese Underwriter’s Club
  • Acted as one of the judges of the International ADR Mooting Competition 2013 upon invitation by the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong
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