Des Voeux Chambers is home to a number of ‘top notch barristers‘, who are widely described as ‘excellent and easy to work with.’ Insolvency is a particular strength for members of the set, with senior barristers José-Antonio Maurellet SC and Rachel Lam SC leading on a number of high value insolvency matters. At the junior end, Catrina Lam is acting in many complex commercial disputes, dealing with developments of law in a range of contract and company law matters. Connie Lee and Cherry Xu possess strength in liquidation matters. Lee successfully led in Yeung Man v. New Winning Finance Company Limited, handle a series of enforcement and recovery actions. Kerby Lau continues to broaden his practice, often acting unled in a range of complex commercial matters. Frances Lok SC took May 2024, recently leading in the matter of In re Shimao Group Holdings Limited acting for China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited.
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‘I have always been impressed by Des Voeux Chambers and most of the members I have instructed there. The Chief Clerk Elaine Chan is always a pleasure to deal with and is highly responsive.’
‘DVC is the leader. From the most junior barrister to experienced silks, they provide effective and commercial legal solutions and are overall extremely strong advocates.’
‘Highly respected Chambers with strength in depth at all levels’
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Temple Chambers
Temple Chambers continues to enjoy an established reputation at the commercial Bar in Hong Kong. At the most senior end, Charles Manzoni SC – who is also a member of 39 Essex Chambers in London – has a busy and varied practice, acting mainly in matters concerning international litigation, arbitration and mediation across a broad spectrum of commercial work, predominantly focused on construction and technology. Bernard Man SC, a fluent Putonghua speaker, possesses a wide commercial disputes practice. Abraham Chan SC is acting for multiple defendants in Real Estate Finance Fund v Alan Sun & Others a complex and large scale commercial and liquidator recovery action, and Alexander Stock SC’s practice includes arbitration, banking, company law, insurance, professional negligence (auditors, solicitors, banks, brokers) and shareholders disputes. Queenie Lau SC took silk in the 2024 round.
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‘Temple is the best – strongest resources to draw from, even if Senior Counsel is busy, the silks are able to pull in strong juniors to support.’
‘Outstanding and leading Chambers in Hong Kong, crammed full of exceptional talent and some of the finest legal minds in Hong Kong.’
‘Temple Chambers are highly regarded in Hong Kong.’
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Denis Chang’s Chambers
Denis Chang’s Chambers holds a notable presence at the Hong Kong commercial Bar, with the ‘remarkably dedicated’ Denis Chang SC as head of chambers, who possesses an established reputation in the full range of commercial disputes and civil matters. Richard Yip and Simon Wong are key juniors for company matters and financial disputes. Anson Wong Yu Yat continues to develop a broad commercial disputes practice, acting in high value and complex matters.
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‘Denis Chang’s Chambers is a well-established and highly regarded set of Chambers which is routinely instructed to represent clients in complex commercial disputes.’
‘Members are experienced and highly skilled in their practice areas. Very respectable members in the profession, and yet very approachable and friendly.’
‘I think Denis Chang’s Chambers is an all encompassing comprehensive chambers. It has the best counsels in Hong Kong and it offers a variety of services stemming from civil to criminal law. The space in the chambers is spacious offering a comfortable experience for clients and solicitors who visit. They also provide rooms as mediation spaces helping to facilitate the conciliation process.’
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Parkside Chambers
Parkside Chambers is home to a number of key barristers in the commercial disputes space, praised for providing clients with ‘firm and effective advocacy’. ‘Exceptionally bright and client friendly‘ Mark Strachan SC frequently engages in matters concerning fraud, acting for numerous corporations, financial institutions, banks and government bodies. Toby Brown is a key junior, acting in complex commercial disputes and holding particular expertise in recoveries in large scale frauds. Jeffrey Chau frequently acts complex litigations, appeals and arbitrations. Nigel Kat SC and Vincent Lung are also recommended.
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‘We instruct a variety of barristers at Parkside and find them all helpful and insightful.’
‘Parkside Chambers has a great team of barristers, all very approachable and experts in their own rights.’
‘Parkside Chambers places excellence and client satisfaction as their utmost priority. I have confidence in instructing members from this set which has decades of rich history in providing a wide range of comprehensive legal services. Their team consists of well-respected barristers whose outstanding track record and impeccable reputation have earned them a reputable standing in the legal field.’
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Prince's Chambers
Members of Prince's Chambers cover the full range of commercial disputes, including company law and shareholder disputes, insolvency matters, and commercial arbitration proceedings. Jeremy Bartlett SC holds particular expertise in insolvency and arbitration. At the junior end, Edward Alder and Philip Rompotis are specialist commercial dispute practitioners and arbitrators, alongside Eugene Kwok. Kevin Lee, a notable junior, is highly active in insolvency and commercial disputes matters. Sebastian Hughes and Lavesh Kirpalani is also recommended.
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‘Prince’s Chambers are a preeminent arbitration chambers in HK with a good mix of seasoned veterans and young barristers.’
‘The whole set is good in commercial matters.’
‘The set is unique in Hong Kong. Although not many of them are senior counsel, the quality of their work is the same if not better than counsel at some of the larger names.’
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Rede Chambers
Rede Chambers are widely praised for being ‘very strong‘ in commercial disputes, housing a number of members who deal with complex financial matters. Horace Wong SC and Ambrose Ho SC are key members, Ho SC has a broad civil and commercial practice, recently acting in probate action and interlocutory injunction matters. Norman Nip SC continues to progress his practice, recently acting in a judicial review case concerning PRC real estate investment. At the junior level, Clark Wang has a broad commercial disputes practice, acting in cross-border litigation and arbitration proceedings, focusing on contractual, company and investment disputes and family matters. Thomas Lee is well-regarded for dealing with varied and complex commercial disputes, both in the context of litigation and arbitration.
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‘A diverse group of individuals, each with their own strengths. Being a relatively new set, they understand the need to evolve in light of the changing society and climate. ‘
‘Rede is a new set but already proving it is a market leading set.’
‘Rede are a fantastic addition to the HK Bar landscape. They are entrepreneurial and progressive in their approach and obviously have a stable of fantastic counsel. A breath of fresh air.’
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Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers
Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers has a well-regarded presence at the commercial Bar of Hong Kong. Andrew Mak holds significant expertise in property and commercial litigation, and Albert Chan has a broad commercial practice, acting in litigation matters concerning property rights, shareholder and company disputes and employment.
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‘Although Sir Oswald’s Chambers is renowned for its Chancery practice in the area of land, trust and probate, some members also have practiced in commercial law including complex corporate disputes This is especially so in the case of the senior members of the Chambers who used to have junior members of the Chambers to act as their juniors.’
‘Sir Oswald Cheung’s Chambers is the oldest and well established civil and commercial set of chambers. Its members had been well known, having served chairperson of the Bar Association and also highly significant public service positions including members of the Court of Final Appeal or Legislative Council. A truly leading set.’
‘Sir Oswald Cheung’s Chambers is among the most reputable and resourceful pool of advocates in commercial and property litigation and arbitration, playing active part in Hong Kong and the region. The Chambers is evolving with the local legal market, calling for more use of information and communication technology in offering its services.’