2521 2616
Telephone (Office)
2845 0260
Fax
Address
14/F and Suite 4401, Tower 1, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Called to the Bar
Hong Kong, 2005
Languages
English
Cantonese
Mandarin
Areas Of Practice
Administrative and Public Law
Arbitration
Commercial Disputes
Construction
Departmental/Industrial Summonses
General Civil
Land and Property
Personal Injury/Medical Negligence
Regulatory/Securities
Called to the Bar in 2005, Lewis started his legal career in the Civil Litigation Unit of the Department of Justice, representing the HKSAR Government in major public law litigations and appearing as advocate in numerous disciplinary inquiries. He was Acting Assistant Principal Government Counsel before leaving the Department in 2015.
Since joining the private bar, Lewis has focussed on commercial disputes and land cases concerning laws of trust, building management and adverse possession. He also advises and represents clients on construction, defamation, personal injuries and other general civil cases.
On administrative law, Lewis is regularly instructed by applicants or respondents in judicial reviews, and by the Director of Legal Aid to advise on the merit of intended/ongoing proceedings.
Lewis continues to appear in various tribunals as adjudicator, legal adviser or counsel for parties, and is experienced in judgment-writing. He was appointed a Temporary Deputy Registrar of the High Court in August 2024.
Lewis takes up criminal prosecution and defence work involving regulatory offences.
Lewis is conversant with preparing legal documents in Chinese and fluent in Mandarin. Outside the practice of law, Lewis serves the community as a past president of Rotary Club and served as a committee member of HKU’s Ricci Hall Old Boys Association.
Qualification:
FCIArb, FHKIArb
BBA(Law), LLB, PCLL, LLM (HKU)
Professional Appointments:
Temporary Deputy Registrar, High Court (scheduled for August 2024)
Legal Adviser, Transport Tribunal (2021-Present)
Deputy Adjudicator, Small Claims Tribunal (2023)
Chairman, Buildings Appeal Tribunal (2018-Present)
Nomination Advisory Committee, Electoral Affairs Commission (2019-2021)
Legal Adviser, Fishermen Claims Appeal Board (Trawl Ban) (2017-2021)
Legal Adviser in disciplinary inquiries under Education Ordinance, Lifts and Escalators Ordinance, Prison Rules and Public Service (Administration) Order (2016-Present)
Member, HKSAR Passports Appeal Board (2017-2020) & Inland Revenue Board of Review (2016-2022)
Part-time Lecturer, City University of Hong Kong (2015-Present)
Judicial reviews, election law and other public law cases
Advising the Director of Legal Aid, different Government departments, public authorities and tribunals on statutory interpretation and administrative/election law issues
Fu Man Kit v Superintendent of Tai Lam Correctional Institution [2022] 5 HKLRD 699; [2022] 1 HKLRD 219 – statutory interpretation of the Prison Rules and habeas corpus
Tomorrow Finances Ltd v Director of Fire Services [2022] HKCA 531; [2019] HKCFI 3025 – challenge by mini-storage operator against constitutionality and other claimed public law errors of fire hazard abatement notices
Hung Chi Kit v Lee Yue Shun & Anor [2021] 6 HKC 615; [2020] HKCFI 1802 & 2968 – election petition concerning counting of vote and handling of ballot box
Jonnex International Limited v Town Planning Board [2018] 1 HKLRD 577 – challenge against TPB’s rezoning decision
Fu Hon Chin v Director General of Civil Aviation [2018] HKCFI 1366 – defending DGCA’s refusal to issue security area permit
Hussain Tasawar v Betty Kwan, Adjudicator (Torture Petitions) [2017] 2 HKLRD 567 – proper approach on reinstatement of administrative appeal
Public Inquiry into Excess Lead Found in Drinking Water (2015-2016)
Hong Kong Television Network Limited v Chief Executive in Council [2015] 2 HKLRD 1035 (as instructing solicitor) – defending a free television licence decision of the CEIC
FG Hemisphere Associates LLC v Democratic Republic of the Congo (2011) 14 HKCFAR 95 & 395 (as instructing solicitor) – state immunity and referral to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
Corporate, commercial and general civil cases
Lau Chui Fei & Anor v Au Chi Hoe Admund & Anor [2023] HKCFI 1468 – illegality of real property investment agreement
Li Sau Mui v Man Wai Cheong [2023] HKDC 620 & 995 – defending a libel claim made by a village representative over handling of local affairs
Li Ah Keung & Anor v Lee Kwok Chung & Anor [2023] HKCA 449; [2022] HKDC 846 & 1181 – adverse possession
中紀投資有限公司 v青山道國際工業大廈業主立案法團 [2023] 1 HKLRD 1073; [2021] 5 HKLRD 457; [2021] HKLDT 2; [2020] 4 HKLRD 14; [2020] HKLDT 5&25 – adducing new evidence and joinder of party on appeal; whether the management committee of Incorporated Owners has power to waive particular breach of deed of mutual covenant by resolution
Chow Luen Fat v Wong Yat Kong [2022] HKDC 453 – appeal against Master’s decision on summary judgment regarding identity of lender
Lai Hon Tim v Lai Tsz Nang Wilson [2022] HKCA 382; [2020] HKCFI 2793 – common intention constructive trust between father and son
Brilliant (Man Sau) Engineering Ltd v Brilliant Steel Engineering Ltd & Anor [2021] HKDC 252 – appeal against setting aside of default judgment; interpretation of ss.43C and 43F of the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57)
Ng Hin Chung & Anor v Mok Poon Kwong & Anor [2019] HKCFI 1334 – resisting a striking-out application against particulars of libel pleadings
Re Luen Ford Industrial Co Ltd [2018] HKCFI 1772 – interplay between winding-up petition and the Legal Practitioners Ordinance
Ming Tak Motor Vehicles Ltd v Water Motors Group Ltd & Anor [2018] HKCFI 741 – commercial dispute arising from taxi licences trading
GMI Technology Inc v East China Digital Technology Ltd & Anor [2017] HKCFI 1433 – voting right in creditors’ meeting
Uber (Asia) Limited v Ho Pan Kuen & Ors (DCCJ 3388/2016) – injunction against trespass and nuisance
Re Asia Television Limited (HCCW 39/2016) – leave to commence proceedings against company with provisional liquidator appointed
Clare Montgomery, QC [2013] 3 HKLRD 240 – admission of overseas counsel
Ongoing: representing a real estate developer in a High Court action based on breach of share transfer agreement, settling its pleadings, commenting on PRC law expert reports and arguing relevance/admissibility of further expert evidence
Settling the pleadings and commenting on the expert report in a nuisance claim concerning excessive noise
Advising a vendor in a property transaction on whether the deposit should be forfeited and related issues of due diligence; settling the pleadings of construction claims
Personal injuries cases
Wong Hon Wai v SJ [2011] HKCFI 131
羅亮勝訴張偉榮及另二人 [2009] HKCFI 1904
Advising plaintiffs/defendants in different personal injuries actions concerning construction sites safety, employment relationship, bullying at school, safety of leisure facilities and traffic accidents
Advising and settling the pleadings of a professional negligence claim arising from solicitors’ conduct of an employees’ compensation and personal injuries claims
Regulatory offences and Disciplinary proceedings
HKSAR v Chow Shing Kee Investment Co Ltd [2019] HKCFI 2343 – interpretation of Buildings Ordinance
香港特別行政區訴名樂會有限公司 [2017] HKCFI 2105; HKSAR v Tang Tsz Yan & Leung Yiu Hoi (TWS 3174-6/2016) – whether caravans should be regarded as guesthouses under the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance (Cap. 349)
Prosecuting police officer, barrister and defending registered dentists in disciplinary inquiries
Advising disciplinary board/officers in inquiries into conducts of civil servants, registered lift/escalator contractors and engineers
Drafting judgments for statutory and adminitrative tribunals
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