Year Of Call
Qualifications
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), since 2019
Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIARB), since 2016
Member, List of Arbitrators, Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA), since 2017
Member, Panel of Adjudicators, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, since 2021
Chinese Commercial Mediator, since 2017
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, eBRAM COVID-19 Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Scheme, since 2020
Engaged as an arbitrator of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), and included in the SCIA Panel of Arbitrators with a term of three years (from 21 February 2022 to 20 February 2025)
Languages
Profile
Athena has been a practising barrister in Hong Kong since 2013. She was also admitted as an attorney in New York in 2016. She initially graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Law.
Her practice focuses on cross-border commercial, criminal and family cases. Before practising as a barrister, she specialised in negotiating pricing and commercial terms for international firms, including Coca-Cola and Hutchison Telecommunications.
In 2019, she was invited to write a book review for the law book Emden’s Construction Law Hong Kong. Further, she was a co-author of the chapter on Hong Kong law for the law book Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review, the 1st and 2nd edition.
Athena was appointed as Temporary Deputy Registrar of the District Court in late year 2023 and as Deputy Adjudicator of the Small Claims Tribunal in mid-year 2019 and mid-year 2021 respectively. She has experience in adjudicating disputes in various areas.
Notable Cases
Appointments, Achievements and Awards
AWARDS / ACTIVITIES
2013 Middle Temple Scholarships for Advocacy Training
2009 Marshalling, Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA)
2008 Rowlinson Award, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University
2008 McDonough Prize, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University
2007 President, Oxford University Debating Society
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
Temporary Deputy Registrar, District Court (2024.12.05 – 2025.01.28)
Temporary Deputy Registrar, District Court (2023.10.30 – 2023.12.01)
Deputy Adjudicator, Small Claims Tribunal (2021.07.05 – 2021.09.03)
Deputy Adjudicator, Small Claims Tribunal (2019.05.20 – 2019.08.30)
COMMITTEES
Member, Adjudication & Construction Committee, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb), since 2018
Member, Legal Committee, Hong Kong Chambers of Commerce, since 2018
Member, Arbitration Committee, Hong Kong Bar Association, since 2020
Member, Advisory Panel on Licensing of Hotels and Guesthouses, 2022.12.01 to 2026.11.30
Member, Disciplinary Committee Panel of Social Workers Registration Board, 2023.01.16 to 2026.01.15
Chairman, Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings), 2024.12.01 – 2027.11.30