Author: Lydia Leung

Robert Pang SC leading Steven Kwan and Ernie Tung represented the applicant/respondent in Re Owen KC [2022] 5 HKLRD 726, [2022] HKCA 1689. T, an overseas King's Counsel, sought admission as a barrister of Hong Kong on an ad hoc basis for the purpose of …

Robert Pang SC leading Steven Kwan, Albert NB Wong and Samantha Lau, represented the plaintiff/applicant in Lai Chee Ying v Commissioner of Police [2022] 5 HKLRD 205, [2022] HKCA 1574. (1) Within the framework of the NSL, the Implementation Rules were delegated legislation made pursuant …

Albert NB Wong and Samantha Lau represented the plaintiff in Lai Chee Ying v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2022] 5 HKLRD 617, [2022] HKCFI 3003. In a search and arrest operation that took place on 10 August 2020, the police seized from P's residence …

Philip Dykes SC and Robert Pang SC leading Timothy Parker, Albert NB Wong and Geoffrey Yeung represented the applicant in HCAL 1915/2019 (respondent in CACV 645/2020) in Chan Kung Shun v Commissioner of Police [2022] 5 HKLRD 20, [2022] HKCA 1359. During 2019, the Commissioner of …

Timothy Lam represented the 2nd and 4th defendants in Joyful Delight Ltd v Active Access Holdings Ltd [2022] 5 HKLRD 1, [2022] HKCFI 2623. As purchaser, P entered into an agreement with the first and third defendants as Vendors and the second and fourth defendants …

Philip Dykes SC leading Steven Kwan, Albert NB Wong, and Samantha Lau, represented the plaintiff/applicant in Lai Chee Ying v Commissioner of Police [2022] 4 HKLRD 582, [2022] HKCFI 2688. Upon a search of X's residence (on the strength of a warrant), the police seized …

Philip Dykes SC, leading Albert NB Wong, represented the applicant in Chow Hang Tung v Secretary for Justice [2022] 4 HKLRD 183, [2022] HKCFI 2225. X, together with three others, were charged with one count of "incitement to subversion". The prosecution sought a committal of …

Steven Kwan, with Charlotte Chan, represented the defendant in HKSAR v Chan Tai Sum [2022] 4 HKLRD 154, [2022] HKDC 815. D was charged with one count of inciting others to take part in an unlawful assembly (Charge 1), and three counts of doing an act …

Andrew Mak and Jeff Yau represented the plaintiff in Hong Kong Golden Development (Holdings) Ltd v Chan Ma Choi [2022] 6 HKC 257, [2022] HKCFI 2281. The plaintiff alleged, in the Writ of Summons filed in 2015, that it lent money to the defendant pursuant to a …

Madeleine Booth, led by John Scott SC, represented the respondent in GM-SA aka DG, M-S v DDPJ [2022] 3 HKLRD 767, [2022] HKCA 870. H and W were French nationals and long-term residents in Hong Kong. Shortly before their marriage in France, they entered into …