Catrina enjoys a broad and robust civil practice covering a wide range of commercial disputes, as well as competition, securities and public law.

Catrina has considerable experience in handling competition law matters. She has been advising and appearing in Competition Commission v Nutanix Hong Kong Ltd & Ors, the first case commenced before the Competition Tribunal after the Competition Ordinance came into effect in December 2015. She has advised major telecommunications companies on licensing and competition issues. She appeared on behalf of PCCW-HKT in two of the first cases in Hong Kong on competition law before the then Telecommunications (Competition Provisions) Appeal Board (led by Sir Peter Roth QC, currently The Hon Mr Justice Roth of the High Court of England and Wales and the President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in the United Kingdom). In January 2016, she was appointed to the Competition Commission’s Panel of External Counsel and has advised as well as appeared on behalf of the Competition Commission. She is also a member of the Hong Kong Bar Association’s Special Committee on Competition Law. In October 2016, she was selected by the Hong Kong Bar Association as one of four counsel to undertake a secondment at Monckton Chambers, a leading set specialising in competition law in London.

Catrina has also advised and appeared on behalf of individuals, corporations and the SFC in market misconduct and related disciplinary proceedings. She acted for SFC in successfully obtaining a HK$997m Mareva injunction against Hontex International Holdings Co Ltd under s.213 of the Securities Futures Ordinance, and for Jun Du in successfully varying a Mareva injunction to reduce the value of frozen assets. She has appeared before the Insider Dealing Tribunal in a 35-day inquiry against China Apollo Holdings Limited, and in a preliminary application in an insider dealing inquiry against HKCB Bank Holding Co Ltd and Lippo China Resources Ltd. She has also appeared in various disciplinary proceedings before the Securities and Futures Appeal Panel.

Other case highlights include acting for China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited in the 67-day commission of inquiry into excess lead found in drinking water; Chan Chun Chuen Tony in committal proceedings for the forgery of the late Mrs Nina Wang’s will, proceedings to set aside payments totalling HK$2.064 billion made by Mrs Nina Wang on the ground of undue influence and an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against property and profits tax assessments totalling HK$330m; Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited in respect of Cathay Pacific’s route license applications to fly from Hong Kong to Shanghai, Beijing and Xiamen; Turbo Top Limited (a subsidiary of Cheung Kong) for an injunction to restrain dock workers from entering Cheung Kong Center and protesting at its surrounding open space; Trustee of the Ho Family Trust in respect of a Mareva injunction application in the Akai Holdings Limited liquidation; as well as the Hong Kong Housing Authority in opposing a high-profile judicial review against the public listing of Link REIT.

Catrina has also advised and represented Government officials and public bodies including the Chief Executive in Council, Communications Authority, Lands Department, Housing Authority, the Town Planning Board as well as private litigants, in her public law practice.