Albert was educated at Winchester College and read English at the University of Oxford. Before practising as a barrister, Albert was a journalist covering law and politics in Hong Kong. He has a broad practice with a particular focus on judicial review applications, human rights, media law, and privacy. He was formerly also a part-time lecturer in Law and Ethics at the School of Journalism and Communications at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Albert appeared in the judicial review proceedings resulting in the requirement of a judicial warrant before the search of a mobile phone, and regularly acts for persons in relation to search warrants and scope of police powers, including those under the Implementation Rules of the NSL.

He represented the “Occupy Trio” in the trial arising from the 2014 Occupy movement and acted for the Hong Kong Journalists Association in an application challenging the police handling of the press during public order incidents.

He has also represented the Commissioner of Police in resisting a challenge to the constitutionality of the “Letter of No Consent” regime under sections 25(1) and 25A of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455) and has acted for Kim Dotcom in Hong Kong.

Albert also has experience in matters relating to extradition, restraint orders, disciplinary and regulatory proceedings, contempt of court, and general civil proceedings. He has acted for the Prosecution and the Defence in criminal trials.