Leon Chua

Partner

Commercial, Dispute Resolution

Leon Chua is a highly accomplished solicitor with over a decade of experience in the legal field.

Since qualifying as a solicitor in 2010, he has developed a sophisticated corporate and commercial practice, complemented by significant dispute resolution expertise that enhances his effectiveness in transactional matters.

Leon specialises in complex corporate transactions and commercial arrangements across multiple jurisdictions. His corporate practice encompasses cross-border transactions, advising on international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings, with particular experience in UK-Asia transactions. He also advises on capital markets and IPOs, conducting comprehensive due diligence for companies pursuing listings on international exchanges, including the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

His practice further covers corporate governance, advising boards and senior management on compliance frameworks, directors' duties, and corporate best practices; commercial contracts, structuring and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements, including distribution arrangements, supply agreements, and licensing deals; and corporate finance, advising on debt and equity financing, shareholder arrangements, and investment structures.

Leon has provided complex legal advice relating to joint ventures, shareholders' agreements, terms of business, and franchising to numerous overseas clients as well as UK-based businesses. His corporate work is characterised by commercial pragmatism, technical precision, and a keen understanding of clients' strategic objectives.

What distinguishes Leon's corporate practice is his substantial background in dispute resolution, including arbitration, mediation, and litigation. This experience provides him with unique insight into how corporate transactions and commercial agreements perform when tested by conflict. By anticipating potential areas of dispute, Leon structures transactions with built-in safeguards that protect his clients' interests and minimise litigation risk.

His notable corporate experience includes advising on international joint ventures between UK and Chinese companies, corporate restructurings for technology and manufacturing businesses, cross-border M&A transactions in the technology and industrial sectors, corporate governance frameworks for multinational businesses, and complex shareholder arrangements and investment structures.

His litigation background includes significant cases such as R (on the application Of Wang & Anor) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 679 / [2023] UKSC 21 and R (on the application of Lee Ling Low & Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 4.