Principal Partner


Dennis Ho

Principal Partner

Dennis is a solicitor, a mediator and a part-time lecturer.  He has been a lawyer for over 30 years.  He has solid experience in various areas of practice such as family law, company law, employment law and commercial law. He is the Chairman of the Family Law Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong and he also chaired the Domestic Violence Subcommittee and Enforcement of Maintenance Subcommittee. He is a member of the Judiciary’s Family Proceedings Court Users’ Committee.  He has given lectures and talks on Family Laws for over 15 years to lawyers, social workers and students. He was a part-time lecturer on Family Laws to Juris Doctorates in the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Juris Doctorates in the Hong Kong City University. He is an adjunct professor to the Hong Kong Shue Yan University from 2010 to 2020 and adjunct professor to the Hong Kong City University for 2017 – 2019. He is an expert member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Experts’ Group on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements in family disputes involving children since August 2015. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, this is a worldwide association of practising lawyers who are recognized by their peers as the experienced and skilled family law specialists in their respective countries. He is appointed as one the non-official member of the Commission on Children of Hong Kong with effect from 1 June 2018. He is also one of the first group of trained practitioners for Collaborative Practice in Hong Kong, another Alternative Dispute Resolution to resolve family disputes and he is a trained Parenting Coordinator. He was a member of the Chief Justice’s Working Party on Family Procedure Rules (March 2012 to May 2015), member of  the Judiciary’s Working Group on Children and Ancillary Relief in Family Proceedings (April 2010 to November 2017) and member of the Judiciary’s Family Court Users’ Committee (27 November 2006 to 30 November 2017).

Professional Qualifications:

  • Solicitor of the High Courts of Hong Kong
  • Accredited general and family mediator
  • Collaborative Practitioner
  • Parenting Co-Ordinator

Present Positions:

  • Chairman of the Law Society Family Law Committee
  • Member of the Judiciary’s Family Proceedings Court Users’ Committee
  • Expert member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Experts’ Group on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements in family disputes involving children
  • Member of the Panel of Parenting Co-Ordinator of the Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Non-official member of the Commission on Children
  • Council Member of ReSource The Counselling Centre Ltd
  • Executive Member of Hong Kong Committee on Children’s Rights
  • Member of the Working Group on the Follow-up Actions Relating to the Law Reform Commission Report on Child Custody and Access under the Social Welfare Advisory Committee (SWAC)
  • Member of the Law Society Employment Law Committee
  • Member of the Law Society Legal Aid Committee

Languages:

English and Chinese