Year of Call
Call: 2019 (HK)

Education
2017: LL.B., the University of Hong Kong
2018: P.C.LL., the University of Hong Kong

Languages
English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Contact
Email: joanneszeto@gmail.com
Tel: (852) 2983 2298
Fax: (852) 2983 1288

Practice Profile
Joanne has a broad civil and commercial practice with a focus on company and insolvency matters, contractual and tortious disputes, trust and land/property disputes, as well as cross-border dispute resolution. She regularly appears in courts both as sole advocate and as led junior. Her notable cases in company law and insolvency include China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Tianjin Branch & Ors v Pan Sutong & Silver Starlight Limited (HCB 6548/2021 & HCCW 295/2021). She has also been involved in cross-border and offshore litigation—including matters in the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands—and has provided legal opinions for these proceedings. Since 2021, Joanne has served as a council member of the International Youth Legal Exchange Association, an organization dedicated to promoting legal and cultural exchanges among young people.

Notable Cases

  • Re Pan Sutong (潘蘇通) [2024] HKCA 580 (led by Mr. Anson Wong SC and with Mr. Alex Fan)
  • China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Tianjin Branch & Ors v Pan Sutong (潘蘇通) & Silver Starlight Limited [2022] HKCFI 2076 (led by Mr. Anson Wong SC and with Mr. Alex Fan)
  • Silver Starlight Limited v China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Tianjin Branch & Ors [2021] HKCA 1248 (led by Mr. Anson Wong SC and with Mr. Alex Fan)
  • Re Li Xiaoming [2022] HKCA 142 (led by Mr. Paul Lam SC and with Mr. Alex Fan)
  • 苏州高新文旅集团有限公司 v 電競國際集團有限公司 [2025] HKCFI 1015
  • Appotech Ltd v 深圳今日芯科技有限公司 [2025] HKCFI 2485

Published Works

  • Contributor – Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong, Vol. 45 Social Welfare and Services (2024)
  • Annotator – The Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong – Gambling Ordinance (Cap. 148) (2021)