Sandy Cho

Sandy Cho

Partner Hong Kong, Hong Kong

T: +852 2848 6344

F: +852 2848 6333

E: Sandy.Cho@kennedyslaw.com

Profile

Sandy is a Partner in the Healthcare Team of the Hong Kong office and is qualified in Hong Kong (2001). She specialises in areas covering clinical negligence claims, disciplinary investigations, clinical related criminal proceedings, medical professional insurance related matters, inquests, Data Privacy Commissioner investigations, Consumer Council investigations, Equal Opportunity Commissioner investigations, healthcare regulatory matters and mediation. Major clients include the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Medical Protection, medical professional indemnity insurers, doctors, private hospitals, allied health professionals, dentists, and nurses.

Sandy Cho (and Christine Tsang) stand out. Both are mature lawyers who understand what has to be done in the case forensically, in managing client’s expectations, and in dealing professionally with insurers so that they are on board. Both are engaged in the areas in which I am briefed by the firm.

Private practitioner

The team [Sandy Cho and Christine Tsang] is top-notch, with high quality legal analysis and preparation. One can always count on insightful discussions on the legal, factual or medical issues at hand. They are a hard working team and they train their juniors well. Nothing to dislike about working with them. Their service matches the best I have dealt with in Hong Kong, including international firms.

Counsel

Market recognition

  • A Recommended Lawyer for 'Dispute Resolution (Hong Kong)'
    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016
  • A Recommended Lawyer for 'Dispute Resolution (Hong Kong)'
    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015
  • A Recommended Lawyer for 'Insurance (Hong Kong)'
    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015

Work highlights

  • Defending a wide range of clinical negligence claims including high value cerebral palsy, patients in vegetative state and obstetric claims (with largest claim pleaded over HK$100 million)
  • Successfully defended a general practitioner in the Medical Council Inquiry (MC13/205, decided on 9 March 2019), and a physiotherapist in the Physiotherapists Board Inquiry (decided on 10 June 2019) against charges of professional misconduct, and assisted a number of physicians and allied health professionals to have their cases dismissed at the PIC stage
  • Handled the discount rate trial decided in January 2013 Chan Pak Ting v Chan Chi Kuen [2013] HKEC 202 setting out 3 discount rates for future needs
  • Representing clients in patient’s complaints, mediation, coroner’s inquests (involving the death of a local tycoon whose family engaged 3 Counsel to represent them at the inquest) and disciplinary inquiries
  • Providing strategic and procedural advice on a wide range of health law issues, policy issues and disciplinary matters
  • Advising insurer clients on policy related issues including professional indemnity policies, public liability policies and contractors’ all risks policies and advising governmental/statutory bodies in employees’ compensation policies
Market recognition

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    Recommended Lawyer

    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016

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