Jeevan Hingorani

Background

About Jeevan Hingorani

Jeevan is the founder and head of Pacific Chambers, a barristers chambers set up 30 years ago in Hong Kong. Jeevan is vastly experienced in both criminal and civil work, having been called to the Bar in England (1978), BVI (1980) and Hong Kong (1982).After 12 years at the criminal bar, during which he was involved with numerous high-profile, complex cases, including murder and commercial fraud, a number of which went to the Privy Council in England, he moved to civil practice where he has been firmly entrenched for over 27 years. Jeevan is the consummate cross-examiner, having been recognised as such on a number of occasions in the Asian Legal 500.Jeevan currently focuses on commercial litigation, company law, trusts, probate, regulatory compliance and partnership disputes. He has also recently returned to criminal work, addressing juries ex tempore.Expert Opinions – Regulatory ComplianceJeevan has a background in medicine and has also been involved with UK-based Centres of Scientific Excellence, including Dstl, Porton Down, in the development of various technologies in relation to food, healthcare, security, authentication and nanotechnology.As such, he has been regularly instructed to provide expert opinion on the regulatory compliance of companies in the medical, bio-medical and bio-technology space which have subsequently listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited. Jeevan has particular interest if offering his services as a non-executive director to companies operating in these areas.Listed companies to which Jeevan has provided expert opinion includeMiricor Enterprises Holdings LimitedFameglow Holdings LimitedWonderscape Holdings Limited Opus Capital LimitedNotable CasesPacific Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd v Harmutty & OrsCommerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (Hong Kong) v Peregrine Fixed Income Ltd (in liquidation)Tin Tin Yat Pao (International) Ltd v Ho Sai Chu & OrsMateograssi SpA v The Airport AuthorityDennis Chiu Tat Shing v Queen (privy Council)