Barristers

Wilson Leung

Wilson Leung

Serle Court, London

Position

Wilson is a dual-qualified barrister with more than 14 years of experience. He started his career at the Hong Kong Bar, where he practises from Temple Chambers (“‘undoubtedly the top set in Hong Kong”, Legal 500); he then cross-qualified at the English Bar in 2022 and joined Serle Court. He focuses on complex commercial and chancery litigation, with particular experience in insolvency, company, contract, trusts, probate, and banking disputes. He has been ranked as a leading commercial junior in Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal. Wilson has significant experience both as sole advocate and junior counsel (including multiple appearances at the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, and often appearing against silks), and has worked on some of the most high-profile cases in Hong Kong. In England, he is on the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and holds the Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from CIArb. In recent years, his work has taken on an increasingly international dimension, being instructed in proceedings in BVI, the Cayman Islands, and Jersey.

Career

Year of Call: 2008 (Hong Kong) 2022 (England & Wales).

Languages

Cantonese (native) and Mandarin (fluent).

Education

London School of Economics – BSc Philosophy (First Class) (ranked top four in year, across all departments)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology  – MSc Political Science (GPA 5.0 out of 5.0)

BPP Law School – GDL (Commendation)

University of Hong Kong -  Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (Distinction)

Mentions

London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior5
Wilson Leung   – Serle Court ‘Wilson has an exceptional ability to listen carefully and distil the relevant from the irrelevant and apply the law to the relevant facts. He is also an excellent advocate, with a calm, approachable and unflappable manner in court.’
London Bar

Insolvency

Leading junior4
Wilson Leung   – Serle Court ‘Wilson has a great knowledge of insolvency law, and is a clever and resourceful barrister.’