Commercial Litigation & Dispute
Resolution
Criminal
  Family Law  
Private Clients
email: gnbooth@haldanes.com
 
Title
Partner, Criminal & Commercial Litigation
Civil Celebrant of Marriages
Admitted to Haldanes' Partnership:
1988
 
Jurisdictions:

Hong Kong (practising)
England & Wales, Victoria (Australia) (non-practising)

 
Principal Service Areas:
Geoffrey's areas of practice include commercial and contractual litigation, employment litigation, family litigation, criminal defence and prosecution work and he has been a member of many professional working parties on legislative issues. Geoffrey believes that mediation can in many cases offer a time and cost effective alternative to litigation, and wishes to see it fully promoted and utilised.
 
Experience:

Geoffrey has been practising law in Hong Kong since 1979 and has been a Notary Public since 1991. He has been a partner at Haldanes since 1988.

 
More about Geoffrey:

Geoffrey has completed an Advanced Mediation Course organised by the HKIAC. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators through its Fellowship Course.

Present and Former Professional Positions

  • Chairman of the Law Society ADR Committee
  • Member of MC Mediation Council of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Chairman of Commercial Mediation Sub Committee
  • Member of Law Society of England & Wales
  • Member of Law Society of Hong Kong, its Human Rights Committee, Practitioners' Affairs Committee; Chairman of Criminal Law & Procedure Committee
  • Member of International Bar Association
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Honorary Lecturer of Hong Kong University
  • Member of Solicitors Disciplinary Panel
 
Languages:
English
 

   
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