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 …
Re China Zenith Chemical Group Ltd (中國天化工集團有限公司) [2025] 2 HKLRD 308, [2025] HKCA 253 (Jeff Yau)
Jeff Yau represented the supporting creditor Gu Yandong (respondent) in Re China Zenith Chemical Group Ltd (中國天化工集團有限公司) [2025] 2 HKLRD 308, [2025] HKCA 253. C was a limited company listed in Hong Kong. Between 2013 and 2015, C issued and a large number of investors …
HKSAR v Tam Tak Chi (2025) 28 HKCFAR 122, [2025] HKCFA 4 (Philip Dykes SC)
Philip Dykes SC, Jeffrey Tam, and Ernie Tung represented the appellant in HKSAR v Tam Tak Chi (2025) 28 HKCFAR 122, [2025] HKCFA 4. D was charged, inter alia, with seven charges of uttering seditious words to the public contrary to s.10(1)(b) in Pt.II of …
HKSAR v Tang Ngok Kwan (2025) 28 HKCFAR 29, [2025] HKCFA 3 (Robert Pang SC, Albert NB Wong, Esmond Wong)
Robert Pang SC, Albert NB Wong, and Esmond Wong represented the 1st and 2nd appellants in FACC 10/2024 in HKSAR v Tang Ngok Kwan (2025) 28 HKCFAR 29, [2025] HKCFA 3. Ds, who were office-bearers of an organisation called the Hong Kong Alliance in Support …
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 …
HKSAR v Li Cheung Choi (李長再) (2025) 28 HKCFAR 1, [2025] HKCFA 1 (Tien Kei Rui)
Phil Chau SC and Tien Kei Rui represented the appellant in HKSAR v Li Cheung Choi (李長再) (2025) 28 HKCFAR 1; [2025] HKCFA 1. D was convicted of murdering his wife after trial before a Judge and jury. He did not give evidence at the …
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, …