Prince's Chambers
Barristers
Eric Chim
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Position
Eric joined Chambers after completing his pupillage with Mr Jonathan Ah-Weng, Mr Jeffrey Chau, Mr Julian Lam, Ms Theresa Chow, and Mr Lee Yee Hung.
Prior to joining the Bar, Eric was a trainee solicitor at Withers and qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong, gaining substantial experience in matrimonial, trusts, and commercial disputes.
Eric has been involved in cases concerning a wide range of areas, including commercial, trusts, injunctive relief, company and shareholder disputes, arbitration, family and matrimonial, Chinese customary law, land law, and conveyancing.
During his studies, he received various scholarships and awards, including the Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme for his LLM studies at the University of Cambridge.
Career
Publications
• Company Law in Hong Kong: Insolvency, 2023 (Sweet & Maxwell) (Chapter 2: “Role and Status of Liquidators”)
• Equitable Severance of Joint Tenancy by Charging Orders: in Search of Justification” (2021) 85 Conv., Issue 1
• Hong Kong Family Law Reports, 2021 (LexisNexis)
Scholarships and Prizes
• Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme (2021)
• Champion Team and Best Written Pleadings, Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot (2019)
• Dean’s List (2018)
• JD Bronze Scholarship for Academic Merit 2017-2018 (2018)
• JD Gold Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Merit 2016-2017 (2017)
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Community Investment Award 2016-17 (2017)
Languages
English, Cantonese
Education
2022 LLM (1st Cl.), University of Cambridge
2019 PCLL, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2018 JD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2016 BA (1st Cl.), Durham University
Admissions
2023 Barrister, Hong Kong
2022 Solicitor, Hong Kong