Overview

Ross Go is an associate in the Construction Litigation practice in JSM’s Hong Kong office. He assists in both contentious and non-contentious construction related matters.

Experience

Contentious matters
  • Assisted in a successful judicial review by a private golf club challenging the Director of Environmental Protection’s decision approving an environmental impact assessment report concerning the proposed development of public housing in an ecologically-sensitive area with significant cultural heritage value. The decision is currently under appeal (Hong Kong Golf Club v Director Environmental Protection & Another [2024] HKCFI 1279, [2023] HKCFI 1946; [2023] HKCFI 2915).
  • Assisted in acting for numerous clients in appeals against the government authority for its handling of unauthorised building works.
  • Assisted in acting for a major construction company on building summonses relating to construction material quality in a high-profile residential development project.

Non-contentious and advisory matters
  • Assisted in advising a main contractor in relation to its dispute with the main contractor arising from the development of a residential building.
  • Assisted in advising a contractor in relation to upstream and downstream disputes arising from the development of a major infrastructure.
  • Assisted in advising a major developer on issues related to the potential insolvency of a main contractor.

Qualifications

Education

  • The University of Hong Kong, PCLL (Distinction)
  • The University of Hong Kong, BBA (Law) (Hon) & LLB (Hon)

Admissions

  • Hong Kong

Languages

  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin