Belinda K.Y. Ma

Full Curriculum Vitae

Belinda is called in 2012.  She practises civil and criminal matters and conducts trials regularly.  She is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and has elementary level of French.

Practice Areas

• Civil – probate, arbitration and mediation, building and construction, commercial disputes, family, banking and finance, commission of inquiry
• Criminal – mentions, trials (including jury trials), appeals, legal visits for white-collar and general crimes

Experience

• HCCC 194/2012 HKSAR v Mok Kwok Wai, Ericis: murder (prosecuting)
• HCCC 229/2013 HKSAR v Chan Chun Sing: rape (prosecuting)
• Arbitration – dispute between the main contractor and the sub-contractor for the construction of a building for an organ of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China 
• Advising a major party to the Commission of Inquiry into the Construction Works at and near the Hung Hom Station Extension under the Shatin to Central Link Project (SCL Contract 1112)
• ACLS v HSB(T)L [2013] 2 HKLRD 444: successfully resisted an appeal at the Court of Appeal to seek interim maintenance from an estate
• Law Chun Wai t/a Fu Tat Finance Co v Chu Suk Har & Anor [2016] 1 HKLRD 224: obtained an order for sale of a property under the Partition Ordinance for a financing institution that had a half share interest in the property
• DCCC 891/2014 HKSAR v Yip Ka Ming: fraud (defending)

Memberships

• HKMAAL accredited general mediator since 2014
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) since 2016

Education and Pupillage

• Bachelor of Laws with options in Economics (Honours), University of Aberdeen, UK (2009)
• Juris Doctor, City University of Hong Kong (2010)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, City University of Hong Kong (2011)
• Pupillage with Mr John Reading SC, Mrs Audrey Campbell-Moffat SC (now the Honourable Mrs Justice Campbell-Moffat of the High Court), Mr Albert Yau and Mr Tim Wong (2011-2012)

Professional Activities

• Contributing Editor: Hong Kong Civil Procedure (since 2017)
• Trainer: Training Programme on Enforcement and Prosecution, Planning Department, Hong Kong Government (2012, 2015 & 2019)