Awards & Recognition
Litigation Star, Commercial & Transactions
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
2025
Recommended Lawyer of Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR (Commercial Litigation)
Lexology Index
2024
Recommended Lawyer, Commercial Litigation
Lexology Index
2024
Litigation Star, Commercial & Transactions
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
2024
Recommended Lawyer of Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR (Commercial Litigation)
Who's Who Legal
2023
Litigation Star, Commercial & Transactions
Benchmark Litigation
2023
Over 30 years of broad ranging commercial litigation experience enables me to meet all your needs in this field.
Barry Hoy qualified in England in 1983, was admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in 1985 and joined Robertsons in 1990. He was made a Partner of the firm in 1991 and now heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution Department.
Barry’s own areas of practice are in Commercial Litigation, Commercial Fraud and Tracing Claims, Employment Law, Corporate, Regulatory (Securities and Futures Commission / The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong) Inquiries and Tribunals, International Arbitrations and urgent interlocutory applications and remedies, including Mareva and Anton Piller Injunction Orders.
As a litigator, Barry has been regularly identified and recommended for litigation in Hong Kong publications such as “Who’s Who of the Law”. He is a Contributing Editor to the Hong Kong Supreme Court Practice (White Book), was appointed to a Specialist Law Society appointed Committee advising on Civil Procedure Reforms in Hong Kong, an appointed Panel-Prosecutor for the Law Society of Hong Kong in Disciplinary Proceedings brought against members of the profession, and he has for several years and continues, to lecture in Contract law and the law of Torts, part time at the University of Hong Kong and was recently recognised and appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences by the University for the school years of 2023 to 2025.
Testimonials
Barry Hoy is a first-rate practitioner in Hong Kong, with peers and clients describing him as “an accomplished and forceful litigator”.
Lexology Index
Barry Hoy earns widespread acclaim amongst sources and is recognised as a seasoned litigator in employment and investigations-related cases.
Lexology Index
Barry Hoy brings extensive capabilities in commercial litigation, fraud claims, employment law, and regulatory inquiries.
Benchmark Litigation
Barry Hoy provides valuable legal counsel and representation to clients, ensuring their interests are protected and their objectives are pursued effectively.
Benchmark Litigation