Member Rankings in Chambers and Partners 2024: Greater China Region Guide
Congratulations to Robert Whitehead SC, Philip Dykes SC, Richard Todd KC, Eugene Yim and Madeleine Booth who have all been recognised in the Chambers and Partners 2024: Greater China Region Guide across three areas of practice. Robert Whitehead SC is recognised in the Commercial Dispute …
Mason Group Holdings Ltd v Tam Joseph Wing On (譚榮安) [2024] 1 HKLRD 601, [2023] HKCFI 3305
Jeff Yau represented the 4th defendant in Mason Group Holdings Ltd v Tam Joseph Wing On (譚榮安) [2024] 1 HKLRD 601, [2023] HKCFI 3305. P1-2 (Ps) belonged to the same group of companies. Ps' claim concerned two lots of shares the group had purchased in tandem from D5 …
Marc Corlett KC and Sebastian Leung Give CPD Seminar on Crypto-Litigation
On 13 December 2023, Marc Corlett KC and Sebastian Leung delivered a CPD seminar on “Crypto-litigation: Navigating the Current Landscape in Hong Kong and New Zealand” to provide solicitors with both legal updates and practical insights based on experience. Sebastian first covered the regulatory framework in Hong Kong, focusing …
New Members
We are delighted to welcome Jason Szeto, Donald Ting and Victor Lui who have joined Bernacchi Chambers as new members. Jason served pupillage with Mr Hectar Pun SC, Mr Valentine Yim, Mr Steven Kwan, Mr Douglas Kwok, Mr Randy Shek and Mr Carter Chim. Jason …
Kim J. McCoy Spoke at Inaugural Hong Kong Pro Bono Week
On 23 November 2023, Kim J. McCoy was invited to speak at the inaugural Hong Kong Pro Bono Week's Law Students & Junior Lawyers Sharing Session organised by probonohk together with PILnet, and hosted by Linklaters Asia. During the session, Kim led the discussion by sharing the cases that he …
Member Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
Congratulations to Robert Whitehead SC, Richard Todd KC, Ashok K. Sakhrani and Madeleine Booth who have all been recommended in the newly released The Legal 500 (Legalease) Asia Pacific 2024 guide. Robert Whitehead SC and Ashok K. Sakhrani have been recommended as a Leading Silk and a Leading Junior respectively in …
Secretary for Justice v Persons Conducting in Acts Prohibited Etc [2023] 5 HKLRD 675, [2023] HKCFI 2741
Gladys Li SC, Steven Kwan, Albert NB Wong and Yvonne Leung represented the applicant (Ms Chow Hang Tung) in Secretary for Justice v Persons Conducting in Acts Prohibited Etc [2023] 5 HKLRD 675, [2023] HKCFI 2741. The Secretary for Justice (the SJ) commenced proceedings and sought an injunction to …
Re Estate of Chan Fook Lai (Deceased) [2024] 1 HKLRD 29, [2023] HKCA 1177
Lydia Leung represented the plaintiff / respondent, and Jeff Yau represented the defendant / appellant, in Re Estate of Chan Fook Lai (Deceased) [2024] 1 HKLRD 29, [2023] HKCA 1177. P, a son of the Testator and his executor, obtained summary judgment pronouncing for the force and validity …
Chan Siu Lung v Yip Kam Shui (t/a Ying Tung Engineering Co) [2023] 5 HKLRD 710, [2023] HKCA 1144
Ashok K. Sakhrani successfully represented the plaintiff (appellant) in Chan Siu Lung v Yip Kam Shui (t/a Ying Tung Engineering Co) [2023] 5 HKLRD 710, [2023] HKCA 1144. In this appeal, P, a plumber who was performing welding work in a building under construction and who …
Madeleine Booth attends South Eastern Circuit Tim Dutton CBE KC Advanced International Advocacy Course
Bernacchi Chambers member Madeleine Booth recently had the opportunity to attend the South Eastern Circuit Tim Dutton CBE KC Advanced International Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford. Aimed at developing the highest standards of advocacy and attended by practitioners from all over the globe, the …