Joanna Chin

Associate

Email: Joanna@boasecohencollins.com
Phone: (852) 3416 1756

Overview

Joanna studied for her law degree in the UK at the University of Lancaster, where she was member of the Chinese Society and Culture Society, attending Japanese and Korean classes via the latter and volunteering as a language teacher in her spare time. After graduating in 2014, she worked in legal administration – including an extended period with BC&C – before completing her Postgraduate Certificate in Laws at the University of Hong Kong in 2021.

After working as a Trainee Solicitor, Joanna returned to BC&C as a Paralegal in 2023. She stays in touch with her university colleagues as a committee member of the Lancaster University Hong Kong Alumni Group and in her leisure time enjoys hiking, running, yoga and photography.

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24 Nov 20

Beauticians and their duty of care

By Teresa Leung Hong Kong, 20 November 2024: Can you sue a beautician if your treatment goes wrong? The answer – as you might expect, given that Hong Kong’s “medical beauty” industry remains largely unregulated – is hardly straightforward, but is worth exploring. After all, our city is seeing an increasing number of criminal prosecutions […]

24 Nov 19

Carrian saga provides a trip back in time

Hong Kong, 19 November 2024: The biggest corporate corruption case in Hong Kong’s history, the Carrian Scandal, was revisited when our Senior Partner Colin Cohen gave an entertaining talk to the Rotary Club of Wanchai. His presentation offered the audience a first-hand account of how Carrian, a rags-to-riches conglomerate, collapsed in 1983 amid revelations of […]

24 Nov 13

Old habits and an escalating problem

Hong Kong, 13 November 2024: In a fast-moving world, Akshinthala Seshu Babu has made his name by being anything but. The tenacious Indian holds the world record for remaining motionless, clocking a remarkable 35 hours without twitching a muscle, all while dressed up as his hero Mahatma Gandhi. “I want to spread Ghandi’s message about […]

24 Nov 11

Focus on AI at Gold Coast gathering

Hong Kong, 11 November 2024: The impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession was examined when our Senior Partner Colin Cohen and Managing Partner Alex Liu attended Ally Law’s Asia Pacific Conference in Australia’s Gold Coast. Themed “AI & Authenticity”, the gathering examined how the rapid advance of AI is now helping law firms […]

24 Nov 7

Window of opportunity for insurers

By Jeffrey Chan, Leann Au and Waverly Chan Hong Kong, 7 November 2024: The plight of tenants living in subdivided units (“SDUs”) has long been a pressing problem in Hong Kong. Currently, some 220,000 people reside in the city’s 110,000 SDUs, many of which offer undesirable living conditions, including limited space, inadequate fire safety and […]

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