The first law firm in the U.K. to be wholly owned by Chinese and Hong Kong-qualified lawyers launched in London this week.

YangTze Law Firm, which opened for business on Monday, is owned by Hong Kong lawyer Steve Ng and Shenzhen lawyer Winston Gao. The firm is part of the YangTze Law Network, a referral network launched 20 years ago by Ng that has now over 40 member firms in China and more than 3,000 lawyers, according to a statement.