Madeleine Booth Attended 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 …
HKSAR v Lui Sai Yu (呂世瑜) (2023) 26 HKCFAR 332, [2023] HKCFA 26 (Robert Pang SC, Jay Koon)
Robert Pang SC, Joe Chan, Yvonne Leung and Jay Koon represented the appellant in HKSAR v Lui Sai Yu (呂世瑜) (2023) 26 HKCFAR 332, [2023] HKCFA 26. D pleaded guilty to incitement to secession, contrary to art.21 of the National Security Law (NSL). D admitted being one …
HKSAR v Lau Chi Fung [2025] 1 HKLRD 208, [2023] HKCA 975 (Steven Kwan, Pauline Leung)
Steven Kwan and Pauline Leung represented the applicant in HKSAR v Lau Chi Fung [2025] 1 HKLRD 208, [2023] HKCA 975. D was convicted of one count of riot, concerning protests that took place in Wong Tai Sin in October 2019. D called one defence …
HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying (黎智英) (Unauthorised Assembly) [2023] 4 HKLRD 484, [2023] HKCA 971 (Philip Dykes SC)
Philip Dykes SC and Chris Ng represented the 2nd applicant and the 5th applicant, and Robert Pang SC, Geoffrey Yeung, Simon Kwok and Velda Yau represented the 6th applicant and the 7th applicant, in HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying (黎智英) (Unauthorised Assembly) [2023] 4 HKLRD 484, [2023] …
Velda Yau Coached CUHK Team to IBA ICC Moot Competition Semi-Finals
Bernacchi Chambers member Velda Yau, the first alumni coach for The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s International Criminal Court (ICC) moot team, recently took the team to compete at the annual IBA ICC Moot Court Competition held in The Hague, Netherlands in June 2023. Co-organized …
Re X & Y (Surrogate Children: Transfer of Proceedings) [2023] 4 HKLRD 306, [2023] HKFC 146 (Philip Dykes SC)
Philip Dykes SC represented the petitioner wife in Re X & Y (Surrogate Children: Transfer of Proceedings) [2023] 4 HKLRD 306, [2023] HKFC 146. Two children (X and Y) were born by surrogate mothers pursuant to two surrogacy agreements commissioned by the parties, who were …
Re Leading Holdings Group Ltd (領地控股集團有限公司) [2023] 4 HKLRD 71, [2023] HKCFI 1770 (Vincent Chen)
Vincent Chen represented the Petitioner in Re Leading Holdings Group Ltd (領地控股集團有限公司) [2023] 4 HKLRD 71, [2023] HKCFI 1770. This application concerned whether the petitioner (P), who was an investor of a global note, had the standing to present a winding-up petition against the issuing …
Lui Ming Lok (雷明樂) v Ng Im Fong Loretta (伍艷芳) [2023] 4 HKLRD 37, [2023] HKCA 865 (Robert Pang SC, Jeff Yau)
Robert Pang SC, leading Jeff Yau, represented the defendant in Lui Ming Lok (雷明樂) v Ng Im Fong Loretta (伍艷芳) [2023] 4 HKLRD 37, [2023] HKCA 865. In the context of claims under rival wills, the High Court struck out P's pleading that the mental …
New Member
We are delighted to welcome Richard Todd KC to Bernacchi Chambers as a new member. A King's Counsel specialising in relationship generated disputes, particularly relating to high value matrimonial finance and trust structures, Richard has a considerable international practice centred on Hong Kong. He is top-ranked …
Celebrating the Expansion of Bernacchi Chambers
On 9 June 2023, Bernacchi Chambers was delighted to welcome over 300 guests at our reception celebrating the new expansion of Chambers. It was a wonderful occasion to spend together with the legal community, and to commemorate the expansion of the breadth of legal services …