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 …
Henry Shing Him Chow v Ling Kam Tong Victor (No 2) [2026] 2 HKC 813; [2026] HKCA 72 (Richard Todd KC)
Richard Todd KC (England & Wales) represented the 1st and 2nd defendants in Henry Shing Him Chow v Ling Kam Tong Victor (No 2) [2026] 2 HKC 813; [2026] HKCA 72. A family trust (Trust) was established under a deed of settlement (Settlement Deed) made in …
HSC v T (Parental Order: Surrogacy in Mainland China) [2026] 2 HKC 829; [2026] HKCFI 770 (Alison Choy)
Alison Choy represented the 1st and 2nd Applicants in HSC v T (Parental Order: Surrogacy in Mainland China) [2026] 2 HKC 829; [2026] HKCFI 770. The applicants husband and wife had been married for 33 years. They had been infertile with a failed in-vitro fertilisation attempt years …
Wan Ming Sun v Wong Hoi Kwan [2026] 1 HKLRD 1473; [2026] HKCA 91 (Kelvin K. H. Liu)
Kelvin K. H. Liu represented the plaintiff (respondent) in Wan Ming Sun v Wong Hoi Kwan [2026] 1 HKLRD 1473; [2026] HKCA 91. D1-2 as vendor entered into a provisional agreement for sale and purchase (the PASP) with P as purchaser for the sale of …
Cheng Yiu Tong (鄭耀棠) v Commissioner of Police [2026] 2 HKC 754; [2026] HKCFI 227 (Albert N B Wong, Jason Szeto)
Albert N. B. Wong and Jason Szeto represented the applicant in Cheng Yiu Tong (鄭耀棠) v Commissioner of Police [2026] 2 HKC 754; [2026] HKCFI 227. The Commissioner of Police had withheld consent in relation to the applicant’s bank accounts, and refused to consider the issue …
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 …
Re Liu Wing Ting Stephen (廖榮定) (Debtor) (No 2) [2026] 1 HKLRD 1100; [2025] HKCFI 6003 (Victor K. T. Lui)
Victor K. T. Lui represented the Creditor in Re Liu Wing Ting Stephen (廖榮定) (Debtor) (No 2) [2026] 1 HKLRD 1100; [2025] HKCFI 6003. A bankruptcy petition presented by the Creditor against the Debtor was dismissed by the Judge on the ground of defective service …
Hansom Finance Ltd (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) v Yang Haoying [2026] 1 HKLRD 855; [2025] HKCFI 5278 (Alison Choy)
Alison Choy represented the defendant in Hansom Finance Ltd v Yang Haoying [2026] 1 HKLRD 855; [2025] HKCFI 5278. P, a licensed moneylender and the wholly-owned subsidiary of a listed company, was in creditor's voluntary liquidation. It suffered loss of $799 million because five loans …
HKSAR v Chu Ka Lok (朱家樂) [2025] 5 HKLRD 1054; [2025] HKCA 951 (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 …
Yeung So Lai (楊素麗) v Art Excel Ltd [2026] 1 HKLRD 427; [2025] HKCA 957 (Vincent Chen)
Vincent Chen represented the respondent in Yeung So Lai (楊素麗) v Art Excel Ltd [2026] 1 HKLRD 427; [2025] HKCA 957. In December 2022, the Lender loaned money to a company (the Borrower), with X as one of the guarantors (the Loan Agreement). The loan …