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Abraham Chan SC
Temple ChambersTemple Chambers boasts significant ‘experience of key senior and junior members who are at the forefront of the new competition regime’, and the set is home to Abraham Chan SC, who is active in a large volume of the competition matters that reach the Competition Tribunal, and he frequently represents both the Competition Commission and respondents in enforcement actions and investigations. Chan SC represented a respondent in Competition Commission v Linde HKO Limited, Tse Chun Wah and Linde GMBH, which was the first case brought by the Competition Commission that alleged the abuse of market power contrary to section 21 of the Competition Ordinance. Eva Sit SC is another notable member of the team, in addition to Byron Chiu and Joshua Chan, the rising stars of the set.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Temple is the natural choice for support. They work very well with each other as a team and have a clear, crisp approach to guiding clients through litigation.'
- 'Temple Chambers is the natural first-choice set for competition matters given its combined strengths in public and commercial law, and the experience of key senior and junior members who are at the forefront of the new competition regime.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
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Charles Hollander KC
Temple Chambers2
Eva Sit SC
Temple Chambers ‘Eva continues to be at the top of the Bar for competition tribunal matters. She is painfully sharp for any adversary and delivers prescient and reliable advice every time.’
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Tim Parker
Temple Chambers ‘Tim combines outstanding technical ability and legal knowledge in the area of competition law with his strong capabilities as an advocate. His written and oral submissions are first-rate.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Joshua Chan
Temple Chambers ‘Joshua is the standout junior in the Hong Kong Bar for competition matters. He has forensic attention to detail, is incredibly smart, and delivers clear and concise advice.’
Byron Chiu
Temple Chambers