Wayne Walsh
‘Wayne's advice is clear and user friendly. His experience as former DPP gives his advice on criminal law and practice great authority.'
Parkside Chambers
More informationParkside Chambers boasts a number of highly experienced barristers with strong criminal and white-collar crime practices. Head of chambers Wayne Walsh SC frequently represents a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, financial institutions, and government departments, in financial crime prosecutions and regulatory compliance investigations. Amongst the juniors, Osmond Lam is of note for his well-established criminal practice, and he represented the appellant in HKSAR v Lung Siu Chuen, a case concerning a police superintendent charged with two counts of fraud after he was granted a house and mortgage loans valued at $6m. Benson Tsoi is notable for his defence work regarding allegations of organised or white-collar crime, as is demonstrated by his representation of a defendant in HKSAR v Tsai Lu Chin Lin, and their subsequent acquittal of a wide conspiracy to commit money laundering under the pretence of international shipping and trading. Insider dealing and market misconduct inquiries are strengths of Bernard Mak.
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Testimonials
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- 'Parkside is a well-respected set of chambers.'
- 'Wide-ranging practice with talented individuals.'
- 'Parkside Chambers is a mixed commercial, family and criminal set. It has a strong white-collar crime practice.'
- 'Parkside Chambers is one of the top commercial crime chambers in Hong Kong.'
- 'They have excellent Juniors.'
- 'Parkside Chambers offers a wide range of skill sets that can cover both criminal and civil needs.'
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.
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.
Benson Tsoi
‘Benson is the leading junior at the Hong Kong Bar. Legally resourceful, a powerful advocate, and intensely committed in all he does.'
Bernard Mak
'Bernard is very experienced in insider dealing and market misconduct cases. He is a pleasure to work with, he is known for his ability to come up with an extremely persuasive argument that no one else could think of, and he can turn bad cases into good ones.'
Jonathan Ah-Weng
‘Jonathan is a sophisticated counsel who impresses with his ability to dissect and handle complex cases to achieve good outcomes for his clients. He is a thorough criminal litigator and his mixed practice in civil matters gives him an edge in defending commercial crimes.'
Osmond Lam
'Osmond is extremely experienced and very well-thought of as a barrister. He knows more about his area of the law than most other barristers in Hong Kong, including Silks, and he is a very hard worker and he keeps up-to-date with the latest authorities.'
Leading Juniors
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.
Benson Tsoi
‘Benson is the leading junior at the Hong Kong Bar. Legally resourceful, a powerful advocate, and intensely committed in all he does.'
Bernard Mak
'Bernard is very experienced in insider dealing and market misconduct cases. He is a pleasure to work with, he is known for his ability to come up with an extremely persuasive argument that no one else could think of, and he can turn bad cases into good ones.'
Jonathan Ah-Weng
‘Jonathan is a sophisticated counsel who impresses with his ability to dissect and handle complex cases to achieve good outcomes for his clients. He is a thorough criminal litigator and his mixed practice in civil matters gives him an edge in defending commercial crimes.'
Osmond Lam
'Osmond is extremely experienced and very well-thought of as a barrister. He knows more about his area of the law than most other barristers in Hong Kong, including Silks, and he is a very hard worker and he keeps up-to-date with the latest authorities.'