Denis Chang’s Chambers

Randy’s main areas of practice include criminal law, human rights and civil liberties, and public law.

While he regularly receives instructions to prosecute on behalf of the Department of Justice, Randy is mainly a criminal defence counsel.  Randy has a long and established track record for defending cases arising from protests, demonstrations and other high profile public order events, which frequently involve human rights and civil liberties dimensions.

Moreover, he is also experienced in handling conventional crime, white collar crime, SFC investigations, and serious crime, such as dangerous drugs, explosive offences, sexual offences and murder.  He has conducted trials and appeals in all court levels, both as led junior and on his own right. Randy particularly enjoys jury advocacy and is able to accept both private and legal aid instructions for trials in the Court of First Instance.  Randy is also experienced in handling and challenging expert forensic evidence including diverse areas such as explosives, clinical psychology, neurology, telecommunications, computer forensics, DNA, and video identification etc. He has also rendered advice on and is familiar with criminal legal issues concerning cryptocurrencies and digital assets.

On the civil side, his main area of practice is public and administrative law. Randy is experienced in advising and appearing in judicial review applications, election petitions, licensing and regulatory tribunals, disciplinary tribunals, and various administrative appeal tribunals.  He is particularly familiar with immigration and refugee matters and is regularly instructed to advise and represent non-refoulement claimants in judicial review applications, appeals to the Torture Claims Appeal Board and at the initial screening stage.

Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings Ordinance) (since 2021)

Member, Legal Aid Services Council (2018-2022)

Bar Council, Hong Kong Bar Association (2018 to 2021)

Hong Kong Bar Association, Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure

Hong Kong Bar Association, Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights

Tutor in Criminal Procedure, City University of Hong Kong PCLL (Part-time), 2013-2014

Election Committee of the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Legal Subsector (2011 – 2021)

Tutor in Matrimonial Practice and Procedure module, HKU PCLL, 2010-2016

Part-Time Lecturer in Law, St John’s College, HKU, 2009-2016

Post-graduate Certificate in Laws, University of Hong Kong

Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law, United Kingdom (Called: 1998, Middle Temple)

Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law, University College London, United Kingdom (with a Distinction in Art and Cultural Property Law)

Bachelor of Law (Hons), University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Bachelor of Arts in History and History of Art (Hons), University of Toronto, Canada