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 Liu Wing Ting Stephen (Debtor) [2025] 2 HKLRD 744, [2025] HKCFI 1434 (Lydia Leung)
Lydia Leung represented the petitioner in Re Liu Wing Ting Stephen (Debtor) [2025] 2 HKLRD 744, [2025] HKCFI 1434. In May 2024, the petitioner (P) issued a statutory demand against the debtor (D). There was no dispute that $2 million in loans was advanced from …
SQW v LPC [2025] 2 HKLRD 649, [2025] HKFC 56 (Esmond Wong)
Esmond Wong represented the respondent in SQW v LPC [2025] 2 HKLRD 649, [2025] HKFC 56. This was an application by a moneylender, X, for joinder in matrimonial proceedings. X had granted loans to the husband (H) prior to the institution of divorce proceedings by …
Leader Screws Manufacturing Co Ltd v Huang Shunkui [2025] 2 HKLRD 485, [2025] HKCA 276 (Jason Wong, Esmond Wong)
Jason Wong and Esmond Wong represented the defendant in Leader Screws Manufacturing Co Ltd v Huang Shunkui [2025] 2 HKLRD 485, [2025] HKCA 276. P was a Hong Kong company and D was P's accounting clerk. P alleged that D had practised supplier fraud from …
Lui Yau Tak (雷有得) & Anor v Melofield Nursery and Landscape Contractor Ltd (經緯園藝有限公司) [2025] 3 HKC 721, [2025] HKCFI 1037 (Lydia Leung, Belinda Law)
Lydia Leung and Belinda Law represented the plaintiffs in Lui Yau Tak (雷有得) & Anor v Melofield Nursery and Landscape Contractor Ltd (經緯園藝有限公司) [2025] 3 HKC 721, [2025] HKCFI 1037. The 1st plaintiff, then director of the defendant company, and the 2nd plaintiff, a shareholder …
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 …
HKSAR v So Tsun Fung [2025] 2 HKLRD 111, [2025] HKCFI 916 (Jason Szeto)
Carter Chim, Yvonne Leung, and Jason Szeto represented the appellant in HKSAR v So Tsun Fung [2025] 2 HKLRD 111, [2025] HKCFI 916. The National People's Congress issued the Decision on Improving the Electoral System of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the HKSAR) on …