Author: Lydia Leung

Lydia Leung and Christopher KH To represented the defendant in The Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corp Ltd (香港平民屋宇有限公司) v Fung Tak Lok (馮德樂) [2025] 3 HKC 441, [2025] HKDC 261. On 30 November 2023, a notice of termination was served by the plaintiff on the …

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 …

Ashok K. Sakhrani represented the plaintiff in Ali Muhammad Razzaq v Hung Tai Engineer Co Ltd [2025] 3 HKC 129, [2025] HKDC 125. The plaintiff suffered injuries due to a fall during which his buttock hit on a bucket and then he landed on the …

Joyce Lee represented the petitioner and Fiona Chong represented the respondent in YWS v SJ (Ancillary Relief: Variation of Maintenance) [2025] 2 HKLRD 921, [2025] HKFC 10. The parties married in 1994. They had one child, a daughter (the Daughter) born in 1997. In 2005, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Lydia Leung and Christopher To represented the defendants, Kwan Wai Kin, Tam Wai Lan, Wong Kwai Wing Mango, and Fung Tak Lok, respectively in DCCJ 5509/2023, DCCJ 5614/2023 and DCCJ 39/2024, in Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corp Ltd (香港平民屋宇有限公司) v Yan Kwok Yip (甄國業) & …

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, …

Steven Kwan, Albert NB Wong, Jason Ko, and Yvonne Leung represented the applicant in Ma Chun Man v Commissioner of Correctional Services [2025] 1 HKLRD 305, [2024] HKCFI 3531. The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (the SNSO) (Instrument A305) which came into force on 23 March …