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Jeremy  Chan

Jeremy Chan

Career

Jeremy grew up in Hong Kong and was initially educated at German Swiss International School before heading off for Charterhouse in England. Coming from a family of lawyers Jeremy decided at a young age that he would eventually pursue a career at the Bar. After graduating from Charterhouse Jeremy went up to read Physics at New College, University of Oxford before studying law at the College of Law in London. He obtained his Postgraduate Certificate in Laws at The University of Hong Kong.

Jeremy has served as Tutor in Equity & Trust for LLB Undergraduates and as Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Law at The University of Hong Kong, and an occasional Civil Advocacy Tutor and Assessor for the PCLL. Jeremy is a Voting Member of The University of Hong Kong Foundation.

Jeremy has been a Member of the Bar Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association (2004/2005; 2009 – 2011) and various Special Committees of the Bar, including the Special Committee on Family Law (2008 – current; Vice-Chairman 2016 – current).

Jeremy sits as an Adjudicator on the Registration of Persons Tribunal (2013 – current), was on the Disciplinary Board Panel under the Land Survey Ordinance and was a Member of the Discussion Forum for Young People in the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Government.

Jeremy is a CEDR Accredited Mediator.

Jeremy enjoys a broad civil practice, concentrating particular emphasis upon private client work and Chancery matters, in particular matrimonial finance & family law, inheritance & probate, trust & administration, conveyancing & land disputes.

Memberships

Vice Chairman (2016-current) and Member (2006- current), Special Committee on Family Law

Adjudicator, Registration of Persons Tribunal (2013- current)

Member, Appeal Panel (Housing) (2018- current)

Member, Disciplinary Board Panel (Land Survey Ordinance) (2011-2015)

Member, Bar Council, Hong Kong Bar Association (2004/2005; 2009 – 2011)

Member, Charterhouse Hong Kong Board (2012- current)

Voting Member, University of Hong Kong Foundation (current)

Tutor in Equity & Trust, Department of Law, University of Hong Kong (2004-2005)

Honorary Lecturer, Department of Law, University of Hong Kong (2004-2005)

Member, Young Barristers’ Committee (previous)

Member, Discussion Forum for Young People, Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Government (previous)

Education

Charterhouse (1990-1995)

MA (Oxon), BA (Oxon), New College, University of Oxford (1995-1998)

CPE, College of Law (1998-1999)

PCLL, University of Hong Kong (1999-2000)

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