Doyle’s Guide: Leading Family & Divorce Law Barristers – Hong Kong 2025
Congratulations to the members of Bernacchi Chambers who have been featured in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide of Leading Family & Divorce Law Barristers in Hong Kong: Senior Counsel (Leading): Richard Todd KC Junior Counsel (Leading): Eugene Yim, Madeleine Booth Junior Counsel (Recommended): Peter Barnes We …
New Members
We are delighted to welcome June Cheung and Peter Barnes as new members of Bernacchi Chambers. June was called to the Bar in 2000. She joined the Department of Justice as Government Counsel in 2001 and was promoted to Senior Government Counsel in 2008. She …
WMH v LCY (Ancillary Relief) [2025] 1 HKLRD 1096, [2025] HKCA 92 (Timothy Lam)
Timothy Lam represented the respondent in WMH v LCY (Ancillary Relief) [2025] 1 HKLRD 1096, [2025] HKCA 92. The respondent husband (H) sought leave to appeal from the Court of Appeal against an Order allowing the claim by the petitioner wife (W) for ancillary relief …
N v Secretary for Security [2025] 1 HKLRD 807, [2025] HKCFI 206 (Tasman Tam)
Kay KW Chan and Tasman Tam represented the applicants in both cases in N v Secretary for Security [2025] 1 HKLRD 807, [2025] HKCFI 206. N and M, as foreign domestic helpers, faced exploitation by their employer and employment agency in Hong Kong. They were …
TKY v YSGA [2025] 1 HKLRD 977, [2024] HKCA 1197 (Madeleine Booth)
Madeleine Booth represented the respondent in TKY v YSGA [2025] 1 HKLRD 977, [2024] HKCA 1197. On 7 September 2023, the Family Court made two orders in favour of W. One was an interim maintenance order for the children. The other was a legal costs …
Foz & Ors v Director of Immigration [2025] 2 HKC 766, [2024] HKCFI 3504 (Peter Barnes)
Peter Barnes acted for the applicants in Foz & Ors v Director of Immigration [2025] 2 HKC 766, [2024] HKCFI 3504. The applicants were members of a Coptic Christian family of Egyptian origin, being the adult parents and their four children. They were illegal immigrants, …
Ma Chun Man v Commissioner of Correctional Services [2025] 1 HKLRD 305, [2024] HKCFI 3531 (Steven Kwan, Albert NB Wong)
Steven Kwan, Albert NB Wong, Jason Ko, and Yvonne Leung represented the applicant in Ma Chun Man v Commissioner of Correctional Services [2025] 1 HKLRD 305, [2024] HKCFI 3531. The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (the SNSO) (Instrument A305) which came into force on 23 March …
Re Ma Ting Hoi Albert (馬廷海), Ex Parte Chen Angela (陳慧芳) [2025] 2 HKC 547, [2024] HKCFI 3460 (Vincent Chen, Jeff Yau)
Vincent Chen and Jeff Yau represented the debtor in Re Ma Ting Hoi Albert (馬廷海), Ex Parte Chen Angela (陳慧芳) [2025] 2 HKC 547, [2024] HKCFI 3460. The petitioner presented a bankruptcy petition against the debtor on 1 February 2024 based on an unsatisfied statutory …
HKSAR v Ng Gordon Ching Hang (吳政亨) & Ors (No 2) [2025] 1 HKC 480, [2024] HKCFI 3298 (Robert Pang SC, Pauline Leung, Albert Wong, Esmond Wong, Jason Szeto)
Robert Pang SC, Winnie Li and Max Chan represented the 7th Defendant, Albert Wong and Hayley Wong represented the 9th Defendant, Albert Wong represented the 13th Defendant, Pauline Leung represented the 22nd Defendant, Albert Wong and Jason Szeto represented the 44th Defendant, and Esmond Wong …
Lam Wai Kong (林偉光) v Lam Ying Kit (林英傑) [2025] 2 HKC 247, [2024] HKCFI 3181 (Valentine Yim, Myranda Lai)
Valentine Yim and Myranda Lai represented the plaintiff in Lam Wai Kong (林偉光) v Lam Ying Kit (林英傑) [2025] 2 HKC 247, [2024] HKCFI 3181. The defendant applied for an extension of time for his handwriting expert to examine the alleged will and for the …