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Edward Alder
Prince's Chambers 'Edward has an amazing eye for detail and is excellent at identifying core issues in a factually complicated commercial disputes. He is also a first class and persuasive advocate and respected by the Bench.'
Commercial disputes
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
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Toby Brown
Parkside Chambers ‘User-friendly, gets to the point, very responsive and presents well to the judiciary.’
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Bonnie Cheng
Temple Chambers ‘Bonnie is one of the most sought-after junior counsel. She is absolutely top-notch when it comes to handling difficult and complex cases. Her work is second to none, and is consistently of the highest standard. She is effective, thorough and articulate, both in oral and written presentation. She has great rapport with the court, which marks her as a perfect choice for junior counsel.’
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Julian Cohen
Resolution Chambers1
Earl Deng
Denis Chang’s Chambers ‘Earl is meticulous and detailed, conscientious and hard working, able to communicate in a non-professional language with lay clients, sees issues from lay client’s perspective, and succinctly sums up his advice in conference. His speaking style is courteous and his overall advocacy manner very much styled along the tradition of the Bar.’
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Sebastian Hughes
Prince's Chambers ‘Sebastian is able to digest voluminous authorities and educate the court on the correct law, where opponents have attempted to mislead the court. He has the rare ability to change the mind of judges.’
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John Hui
Des Voeux Chambers ‘John takes a macro view of the case and take a holistic approach to the strategy of the case. A safe and steady counsel. He has a good sense of what the court looks for in any particular application. Easy to work with.’
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Catrina Lam
Des Voeux Chambers 'Catrina is highly experienced advocate who is in tune with the needs of commercial parties and very user friendly.'
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Connie Lee
Des Voeux Chambers ‘Connie is smart and commercial. She is the most responsive counsel I have ever seen. She has excellent advocacy skills. She can always provide practical advice within a tight timeline.’
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Benny Lo
Des Voeux Chambers1
Vincent Lung
Parkside Chambers ‘Vincent is highly astute, very commercial and willing to invest his time to understand the client’s need. He is able to explain complex issues in a simple way to focus the bench on the main issue.’
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Tim Parker
Temple Chambers ‘He is intellectually outstanding: he is a superb lawyer and tactically smart beyond his years. He produces beautifully drafted documents, and excellent legal research, and he’s an absolute delight to work with. A total star.’
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Phillip Rompotis
Prince's Chambers ‘Phillip leaves no stone unturned. His advocacy is better than many senior counsel in Hong Kong and the witnesses of his opponents are rendered speechless in response to his questions in cross examination. Phillip is patient and calm to lay clients and instructing solicitors.’
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Clark Wang
Rede Chambers 'Clark has always been capable and helpful as a junior. He is able to provide comprehensive and detailed analysis both in law and on the facts.'
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Richard Yip
Denis Chang’s Chambers ‘It is only fair to say he is one of the top senior juniors - he is senior counsel material.’
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Paul Carolan
Prince's Chambers2
David Chen
Des Voeux Chambers2
Elizabeth Cheung
Temple Chambers ‘Elizabeth is extremely detail orientated. Whether she is leading a junior or being led by a senior counsel, Elizabeth will review all the papers which are put before her. This makes her an excellent advocate and very good on her feet when she is before the judge.’
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Val Chow
Temple Chambers ‘Val is one of the brightest and best advocates – he is highly intelligent, extremely knowledgeable, responsive and is on top of all aspects of client matters. He has a reputation among many as the brightest and the go-to for almost any legal question.’
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Justin Ho
Temple Chambers 'Justin is hardworking and you can tell from his confidence in court that he is always fully prepared. This makes him a reliable advocate who never dodges any difficult questions from the bench.'
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Martin Ho
Temple Chambers 'Martin is extremely diligent and knowledgeable. He is highly responsive and is very easy with work with.'
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Sabrina Ho
Des Voeux Chambers2
Lavesh Kirpalani
Prince's Chambers ‘Lavesh is smart and helpful. His advocacy is one of the best amongst the juniors at his seniority.’
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Tony Ko
Plowman Chambers ‘Tony’s advocacy skills are nothing short of exceptional, setting him apart as a true master of his craft. When presenting his arguments, he possesses a unique ability to distill complex legal concepts into clear and concise statements, ensuring that his message resonates powerfully with judges, juries, and opposing counsel alike. His delivery is marked by a perfect balance of confidence, persuasiveness, and professionalism. His attention to detail is unparalleled, allowing him to anticipate and address counterarguments with ease.’
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Eugene Kwok
Prince's Chambers 'Eugene is perfect in providing the comprehensive legal advices after intensive perusal of the available documents. His advocacy in the court and interaction with the opponents is highly recommended.'
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Jacky Lam
Plowman Chambers 'Exceptionally knowledgeable in legal procedures, sound legal advice and compelling arguments. He is particularly skilled at presenting cases persuasively, cross examining witnesses effectively and is able to deliver impactful arguments.'
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Julian Lam
Temple Chambers2
Keith Lam
Temple Chambers2
Kenneth Lam
Jason Pow SC’s Chambers 'Kenneth is a dedicated barrister. He has excellent client management and a robust foundation in his knowledge of the law, which are unfailingly demonstrated in his consistently prompt, articulate and effective responses to client and the legal team. He also has a quick turnaround time for paperwork despite time constraints. He often backs his practical advice and observation for the case with realistic expectation management when addressing client's queries and concern.'
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Kerby Lau
Des Voeux Chambers ‘Very astute and quick to assimilate large quantities of information, insightful at getting to the heart of the issues; able to present his case, and difficult points of law or facts, in an engaging and comprehensible manner.’
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Jacqueline Law
Des Voeux Chambers2
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Tara Liao
Denis Chang’s Chambers 'Tara is extremely industrious, experienced and her work is consistently of a very high quality. She always delivers high-quality advice in a short amount of time, and we have had a great time working together.'
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Bernard Mak
Parkside Chambers2
James Man
Temple Chambers 'James is a highly thoughtful advocate and gives serious consideration to lay-clients hopes for outcomes. He is prepared to argue cases across various merits bases in order to achieve the outcome. His advocacy skills are excellent and he is well able to persuade arbitrators of his views - even in circumstances where the legal position may be less than favorable.'
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Patrick Siu
Des Voeux Chambers2
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Simon Wong
Denis Chang’s Chambers2
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Thomas WK Wong
Denis Chang’s Chambers 'His compelling advocacy skills are particularly impressive in addition to strategic thinking and leadership qualities as a civil practitioner. He has always been able to formulate and deliver pragmatic solutions to tackle critical challenges. '
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James Wood
Denis Chang’s Chambers 'Knowledgeable, detailed, very up to date with legal developments and case law.'
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Colin Wright
Gilt Chambers ‘Unflappable, diligent, experienced and clever counsel who is an extremely safe pair of hands. Good in court and has the ear of the judges.’
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Jason Yu
Des Voeux Chambers ‘Jason is a smart, strategic barrister, who is responsive and approachable. His advocacy is sharp and measured at the same time. A very strong member of Hong Kong’s Bar.’
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Astina Au
Temple Chambers ‘Astina is responsive and diligent, yet practical. She has rich experience in both simple and complex cases. She delivers quality advice and advocacy at reasonable rates. She is my go-to senior junior barrister.’
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Albert Chan
Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers3
Jeffrey Chau
Parkside Chambers ‘His strengths are a very high degree of analytical skill as a lawyer on complex cases, a high interest in the law and a rarely-matched assiduousness.’
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Lawrence Hui
Liberty Chambers3
Justin Ismail
Rede Chambers ‘Justin is hardworking and a fine advocate. His written and oral submissions and legal opinions are thorough, concise, focused, persuasive and forceful. He has an excellent command of the facts and the law. He is a firm but courteous advocate and opponent.’
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Martin Kok
Des Voeux Chambers 'Top notch junior barrister. Highly sought after. Excellent and easy to work with.'
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Benjamin Lam
Parkside Chambers 'Benjamin is extremely user-friendly and commercially sensible. Despite facing complex factual patterns, his ability to locate the underlying interests of the parties is impressive and exceptional. Benjamin also enjoys a good reputation of his client care skill, which always allow clients to achieve their commercial objective.'
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K.K Lau
Rede Chambers ‘KK is exceptionally smart, very well organised and a pleasure to work with. He is very in demand these days for good reason.’
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Deanna Law
Parkside Chambers 'A very compelling and measured advocate who always fights hard for her clients. Detail focused and able to bring clarity to highly complex and difficult issues. A true team player who is very easy to work with and instils confidence in clients.'
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Michael Lok
Des Voeux Chambers 'Michael is expectedly strong in technical skills. He is a confident and effective advocate. He is great at guiding the court through complex legal and factual issues in his written and oral submissions. In addition, he has a sensitive commercial mindset enabling him to truly understand the commercial objectives of the client.'
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Andrew Mak
Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers ‘Andrew is consistently known for his careful and well-researched preparation and is a frequent advocate in cases involving novel and effective arguments. He is attentive for detail and experienced in the practice and procedure of litigation and arbitration, including arbitration involving Mainland parties. He has been highly remarked by judges of the court, for first instance trials and appeal matters.’
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Ernest Ng
Parkside Chambers ‘Very bright, hardworking and practical. The judges speak highly of his skills and advocacy.’
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Ronald Pang
Pantheon Chambers 'Ronald possesses a profound understanding of legal principles across various domains. His ability to dissect complex issues and provide innovative solutions is unparalleled.'
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Roger Phang
Rede Chambers 'Roger is a very knowledgeable junior and able to dissect complex legal issues. He is also very responsive and user friendly and gives sound, practical advice. On his feet, Roger comes across as a confident and forceful advocate. He is well prepared and delivers well thought through arguments.'
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Carol Wong
Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers 'Carol is particularly strong in sorting extremely complex commercial matters. She is diligent in perusing enormous amounts of documents and is sharp in identifying the key issues and formulating effective advocating strategies.'
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Martin Wong
Parkside Chambers3
Anson Wong Yu Yat
Denis Chang’s Chambers ‘Anson is a hardworking counsel whose legal knowledge is impressive. He is willing to test different arguments and go the extra mile for clients. His advocacy is excellent.’
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Cherry Xu
Des Voeux Chambers ‘Cherry is extremely responsive, efficient and hard-working in her high-quality work. In particular, as one of the relatively few HK barristers with native Mandarin capabilities both spoken and written, she is in a unique position to act for Mainland clients in cross-border arbitration and litigation cases.’
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Isaac Yung
Pantheon Chambers3
Richard Zimmern
Des Voeux ChambersRising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Tiffany Chan
Des Voeux Chambers 'Tiffany is diligent, hardworking, incredibly bright and very easy to work with. She is a joy for instructing solicitors.'
Jasmine Cheung
Des Voeux Chambers 'Jasmine stands out for her exceptional legal acumen and thorough understanding of a wide range of legal disciplines. Her adeptness in navigating intricate legal frameworks, especially in high-stakes environments, ensures that all procedural and substantive legal aspects are comprehensively addressed. Furthermore, her clear and concise drafting skills have consistently facilitated effective communication with the courts and all parties involved.'
Keith Cheung
Denis Chang’s Chambers 'Keith is knowledgeable and commercially astute and he can present arguments clearly and persuasively. Keith can readily understand complex facts and legal principles and explain them to lay client in a simple and clear manner.'
Tommy Cheung
Des Voeux Chambers ‘Tommy is extremely efficient. His work demonstrates that he deeply understands the areas of law we are working on. At trial, he could always astutely respond to the questions raised by the Court. The submissions prepared by him are thorough and comprehensive. Equally, he understands very well the issues about costs.’
Peter Dong
Temple Chambers ‘Peter is very strong technically and he gets the issues very quickly. He is sharp and quick-witted and is always able to provide timely advice when needed. Peter also tends to adopt a commercial mindset which is something that the clients appreciate as well.’
Jason Ko
Denis Chang’s Chambers 'Jason is sharp, detail-oriented and very reliable. Jason has provided comprehensive and pragmatic advice and solutions to clients often within very tight deadlines. He is a very capable advocate and is excellent to work with.'
Danny Tang
Temple Chambers 'Incredibly incisive, offers strong legal analysis and submissions, and has a tremendous work ethic. Danny adds high value to cases, and is incredibly sought after in the market. A true rising star.’
Valerie Tang
Denis Chang’s Chambers 'Valerie is quick-witted, articulate in her advocacy and very knowledgeable with a sharp legal intuition. She is definitely a rising star in the legal industry and one to look out for.'
Jennifer Tse
Sir Oswald Cheung's ChambersHoward Wong
Des Voeux Chambers 'Howard is quick and efficient. He is meticulous and focus not only on the legal but also factual aspects of the case. He is also effective and succinct in his advocacy.'