East Asia - Hong Kong Bar
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Labour and employment

Denis Chang’s Chambers

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Denis Chang’s Chambers is praised as ‘one of the most renowned chambers in Hong Kong’, and its employment and personal injury practice boasts sought after counsel who frequently represent large companies, organisations, and high-profile individuals in proceedings before the Labour Tribunal. Simon Wong acts for both employers and employees, and his broad practice encompasses employment contract disputes, employees’ entitlement mandates, and accidents at work claims. Earl Deng is skilled at handling discrimination matters, as well as constructive dismissal cases, misconduct issues, and immigration-related employment mandates. Deng represented the plaintiff in Kamalawathi v Ng Fan Ying, a case concerning a foreign domestic helper who suffered from paranoia and hallucinations resulting in hospitalisation after being forced to work excessive hours in locations outside of her contracted premises. Rising star Flora Lam is also of note, and she specialises in personal injury cases.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Denis Chang's Chambers offers very comprehensive legal services and has a wide array of talents. A true one-stop shop for litigants.'
  • 'Denis Chang's Chambers is a very established and well-known chambers, and one of the most renowned chambers in Hong Kong. They also have a culture of nurturing young barristers.'
  • 'The members of the Denis Chang's Chambers offer a wide variety of expertise.'
  • 'Denis Chang's Chambers is an outstanding set with a number of very experienced and reputable counsel. Their counsel are friendly and of very high standards.'
  • 'Denis Chang's Chambers are certainly an outstanding set for employment disputes. It houses many capable junior counsel.'
  • 'A reliable set for employment matters.'
  • 'First-tier chambers.'
  • 'They are helpful and knowledgeable in employment law. They also offer useful newsfeeds.'

Silks

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.
Simon Wong
Denis Chang’s Chambers
 'Simon is very thorough and a very safe pair of hands. He is very responsive and always meet deadlines, he has a practical approach and always helps to find solutions before advising clients to go to trial, and his advocacy skills are excellent.'
Earl Deng
Denis Chang’s Chambers
 'Earl is strong in thinking outside the box while being comprehensive in his legal research, avoiding the risk of tunnel vision in the field, which often hampers effectiveness of some public interest lawyers. Because of his research skills and comprehensiveness, he is a brilliant junior.'
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.
Flora Lam
Denis Chang’s Chambers
 ‘Flora is very detail-oriented and creative in formulating legal arguments. As for advocacy, she can make good use of the evidence to strengthen her client’s case and to impress the judges.’

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