Byron Chiu

Byron joined Chambers after completing his pupillage with Mr Bernard Man SC, Mr Derek Chan SC, Mr Laurence Li SC and Mr Keith Lam. He has a broad civil practice and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work. He is recognised as a “rising star” in the Commercial Disputes section in Legal 500 (2021) and cited as an “excellent counsel who gives clear and concise advice, and is familiar with a range of aspects of financial regulatory matters”.

Since commencing practice, Byron has appeared as an advocate (either in his own right or as a led junior) in the Court of Appeal, the Court of First Instance, the Competition Tribunal, the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, the Market Misconduct Tribunal and the District Court. He has also conducted civil trials (either in his own right or as a led junior) in English and Chinese.

Byron completed his Juris Doctor degree at the University of Hong Kong as the top graduate. He subsequently obtained his Bachelor of Civil Law degree at the University of Oxford. Byron won two international mooting competitions with the University of Hong Kong team, namely the Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot in 2016, in which his team also won the award for Best Written Memoranda, and the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot in 2014, in which he was also awarded the Sir Nicholas Pumfrey Award for Best Individual Mooter.