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Giles Surman See their rankings with commentary here Tanie Toh 'Tanie is a very competent family practitioner who always gives client very practicable and reasonable advice. She is very updated on recent developments and judgments, she can always advise on strategies based on the client’s unique circumstances, and she also has strong advocacy skills and is always willing and able to persuade the court to consider her submission and rule in favour of the client.' See the comp

See our full rankings with commentary here Tony Ko 'Tony is very good at digesting a large amount of information very quickly and getting to the heart of a matter fairly succinctly. He is a good tactical strategist and very commercial, he has been very impressive and persuasive both in his written and oral advocacy, and he has made often factually difficult cases much more digestible to judges and arbitral tribunals.' See his rankings with commentary here Jacky Lam 'Jacky ex

The Appellant, a renowned photographer, was charged with and convicted of a charge of indecent assault at the Eastern Magistrates’ Court. The appeal grounds were as follows: (1) the Magistrate erred in allowing the Prosecution to cross-examine the Appellant based on matters which infringed his right to silence; (2) the Magistrate erred in assessing the credibility and reliability of prosecution witnesses; and (3) the Magistrate erred in law by taking judicial notice of photos

Plowman Chambers is delighted to announce that the newly released 2026 edition of Lexology Index (formerly known as Who’s Who Legal) has ranked our members as “Thought Leaders” and “Recommended Barristers” across multiple practice areas such as business crime defence, and commercial litigation in the Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR or individuals’ chapter. Business Crime Defence & Investigations - “Global Elite Thought Leader” Derek Chan SC   “Derek Chan SC is a p

Plowman Chambers is delighted to announce that the newly released 2026 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Greater China guide ranks Plowman Chambers in the top tier (Tier 1) of barristers chambers in the Regulatory, Investigation and Crime category. We are committed to providing legal services of the highest calibre to all of our clients, and are grateful for the continued support of both our clients and the profession. See our full rankings with commentary at: https://ww

In Hong Kong’s first prosecution brought under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap 575) - otherwise known as the“Dragon Slayers”(屠龍小隊) case ( HKSAR v Lee Ka Tin, Christian  (D4) and others  HCCC 164/2022  & HCCC 255/2023), Priscilia Lam (as Priscilia Lam SC then was) and Ching Him Ho successfully secured unanimous acquittals for D4, who was charged with (1) conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects, (2) conspiracy to cause explosion, (3) co

In HKSAR v Wu Kwan Shing  HCCC 67/2023, Priscilia Lam SC and Ching Him Ho secured an acquittal for the Defendant who was charged with rape.  The prosecution alleged that the Defendant raped a domestic helper in a hotel room in Causeway Bay.  The prosecution relied on admissions allegedly made by the Defendant upon his arrest that he knew she was unwilling to have sex and expressed regret for his actions.  The Defendant challenged, amongst others, that the alleged admissions

In the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (the “ Tribunal ”) case of Re Yam Kin Fung, also known as Kevin Yam   (the “ Respondent ”), Priscilia Lam SC, leading Kasper Fan were instructed by the Law Society of Hong Kong as to act as Prosecutors for the Law Society to prove the complaint made against the Respondent. The Law Society’s complaint alleged that the Respondent’s conduct namely, his testimony made at the United States Congress’ Congressional-Executive Committee on China

In HKSAR v. Ho Cheuk-wai   & 7 Others  (HCCC 186/2022), Ronny Leung and Ms Denise Or acted for the 3 rd  Defendant, who was charged with conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects under section 11B of the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap. 575) (“ UNATMO ”) and, as an alternative charge, conspiracy to cause an explosion. This case was one of the first cases brought under the UNATMO to go to trial. The Defendants were accused of conspiring to comm