Senior Counsel Appointment – Eugene Yim
It is with great pleasure to share that Eugene Yim who joined Bernacchi Chambers in 2002, will be appointed Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong SAR on 16 May 2026. Eugene obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Hong Kong and a …
AGM of the Hong Kong Bar Association
Members of Bernacchi Chambers wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to Eugene Yim for serving the Bar Council for the past six years, with three years as Deputy Honorary Secretary and three years as the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, having stepped down from his position …
HKSAR v Chu Ka Lok (朱家樂) [2025] HKCA 951; [2025] 5 HKLRD 1054 (Brian Tsui, Agnes Kwok)
Brian Tsui and Agnes Kwok represented the Applicant in HKSAR v Chu Ka Lok (朱家樂) [2025] 5 HKLRD 1054; [2025] HKCA 951. The complainant ran and owned a company which traded sport shoes. He constantly purchased sport shoes for his business from the defendant, who …
Mighty China International Ltd v China Resources and Transportation Group Ltd [2025] HKCFI 4969; [2025] 6 HKC 1038 (Lydia Leung)
Lydia Leung represented the Plaintiff in Mighty China International Ltd v China Resources and Transportation Group Ltd [2025] 6 HKC 1038; [2025] HKCFI 4969. The plaintiff company commenced proceedings in the Court of First Instance against the defendants. The 3rd and 4th defendants raised the …
U.K. Prolific Petroleum Group Company Limited v 鑫都集團有限公司 [2025] HKCFI 4769; [2025] 6 HKC 966; [2025] 5 HKLRD 982 (Jeff Yau)
Jeff Yau represented the Plaintiff in U.K. Prolific Petroleum Group Company Limited v 鑫都集團有限公司 [2025] 6 HKC 966; [2025] 5 HKLRD 982; [2025] HKCFI 4769. A memorandum executed in January 2015 (2015 Memorandum) between, among others, UKPPGC and X. The memorandum stated that X had …
China Evergrande Group (中國恒大集團) (In Liquidation) v Hui Ka Yan (許家印) & Ors (No 4) [2025] HKCFI 4327; [2025] 6 HKC 623 (Vincent Chen)
Vincent Chen represented the 1st defendant in China Evergrande Group (中國恒大集團) (In Liquidation) v Hui Ka Yan (許家印) & Ors (No 4) [2025] 6 HKC 623; [2025] HKCFI 4327. China Evergrande Group (CEG) was ordered to be wound up, with joint and several liquidators appointed. …
NCKP v CMY [2025] 6 HKC 559, [2025] HKCA 850 (Fiona Chong)
Fiona Chong represented the Petitioner in NCKP v CMY [2025] 6 HKC 559, [2025] HKCA 850. The respondent wife applied for leave to appeal against the Family Court’s order requiring her to repay HK$5.6 million to the petitioner husband under s 23 of the Matrimonial …
New Member
We are delighted to welcome Sanjay Sakhrani as a new member of Bernacchi Chambers. Sanjay was admitted to the Bar in 1995 and has practised both as a barrister and as a solicitor advocate (2011-2013) in Hong Kong. He has a mixed civil practice and …
LN v Commissioner of Police [2025] 5 HKLRD 578, [2025] HKEC 4031, [2025] HKCFI 3604 (Albert N. B. Wong)
Albert N. B. Wong represented the applicant in LN v Commissioner of Police [2025] 5 HKLRD 578, [2025] HKEC 4031, [2025] HKCFI 3604. X arrived in Hong Kong on a flight from India, and was arrested at the airport here upon 1.4145 kg of cocaine …
Chen Simon Guomin v Chan Choi Har Ivy [2025] 5 HKC 1002, [2025] HKCA 730 (Jeff Yau)
Jeff Yau represented the 3rd and 4th defendants in Chen Simon Guomin v Chan Choi Har Ivy [2025] 5 HKC 1002, [2025] HKCA 730. The plaintiff claimed against the defendants in the Court of First Instance to enforce a loan agreement and three guarantees (Guarantees), …