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 …
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 …
Mighty China International Ltd v China Resources and Transportation Group Ltd [2025] 6 HKC 1038; [2025] HKCFI 4969 (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] 6 HKC 966; [2025] 5 HKLRD 982; [2025] HKCFI 4769 (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 …
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (a firm) v Sunshine Success Global Inc [2026] 1 HKLRD 83; [2025] HKCFI 4567 (Vincent Chen, Timothy Lam)
Vincent Chen and Timothy Lam represented the 1st and 2nd defendants in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (a firm) v Sunshine Success Global Inc [2026] 1 HKLRD 83; [2025] HKCFI 4567. S were solicitors for D1 and D2. By this originating summons, S sought the taxation …
PFX v XKJ (Foreign Divorce: Financial Relief Jurisdiction) [2026] 1 HKLRD 599; [2025] HKFC 154 (Eugene Yim, Fiona Chong)
Eugene Yim and Fiona Chong represented the Respondent in PFX v XKJ (Foreign Divorce: Financial Relief Jurisdiction) [2025] 6 HKC 559, [2025] HKFC 154. H and W married in Chongqing, the Mainland (the PRC) in 2008, where they were born. At all material times during …
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 (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. …