Profile
Profile
A Bar Scholar, Kevin joined chambers upon completion of his pupillage with Mr. Jenkin Suen SC, Mr. Christopher Chain SC, Mr. John Hui, and Mr. Jonathan Ah-weng. He has a broad civil and commercial practice spanning all levels of Court, and he regularly handles bankruptcy & insolvency, company law, commercial fraud and debt enforcement / asset-recovery, and public law matters. He is also developing an active practice in arbitration and in employment-related matters.
Kevin also has a keen interest in international and comparative law. He consulted for the Department of Justice in the process of Hong Kong’s accession to the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Further, in 2023, he was seconded to the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) in Rome as a Legal Officer.
Kevin’s other appointments include sitting as a Deputy Presiding Officer at the Labour Tribunal (2025) and Deputy Adjudicator at the Small Claims Tribunal (2024), stints on the Bar Association’s Young Barristers Committee and International Law Committee, and appointments as part-time tutor and moot coach at the University of Hong Kong (until 2025).
Prior to joining chambers, Kevin graduated with first-class LLB and BBA (Law) degrees from the University of Hong Kong, and also obtained his LLM (first-class in all subjects and first-class overall) from the University of Cambridge.
- Deputy Presiding Officer, Labour Tribunal [2025]
- Deputy Adjudicator, Small Claims Tribunal [2024]
- Committee Member, International Law Committee of the Hong Kong Bar Association [2023-present]
- Committee Member, Young Barristers Committee of the Hong Kong Bar Association [2019-2024]
- Lecturer (Non-clinical), HKU [2017-2021], teaching the Law of Contract and Equity & Trusts
- Lecturer (Non-clinical), HKU [2019-2025], Coach for Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot
- Bar Scholarship [2016]
- Queens’ College Foundation Scholarship [2016]
- Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship [2015]
- Des Voeux Chambers Junior Scholarship [2015]
- Mayer Brown JSM Scholarship for LLB Students [2014]
- LLB Subject Prizes in: (1) Legal Systems, (2) Business Associations, (3) International Law (Duke University, as exchange student) and (4) Equity & Trusts
- Dean’s Honour List
- Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong: Immigration Ordinance (Cap.115) (Contributing editor)
- Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong: Crown Proceedings Ordinance (Cap.300)(Contributing editor)
- Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong: Misrepresentation Ordinance (Cap.284)(Contributing editor)
- CPD-accredited lecture: Contracts, KYC and Data Protection for Hong Kong Start-ups
- CPD-accredited lecture: Introduction to Blockchain: Legal issues and Challenges
- CPD-accredited lecture: Pre-action Discovery & Access to Documents in Related Proceedings
Injunction / Receivership
- Zhong Ji Longevity Science Group Ltd v Oriental Patron Asia Ltd (HCMP 2715/2024) – application to restrain presentation of winding up petition (as sole advocate)
- Yau Pak Cheung and Yan Ho Fung t/a Kow Tung Tyre Company v Kow Tung Tyre Company Ltd (HCIP 62/2024) – application to restrain trademark infringement and passing off (as sole advocate)
- Relevant employees whose shares in China Shanshui Investment Company Limited were held by Zhang Caikui on trust v Zhang Caikui – taxation of receivers’ bills; interim payment in favour of receivers; specific discovery of documents from receivers in support of taxation [2021] HKCFI 893 (led by Mr. José Maurellet SC and with Mr. Alexander Tang)
- Leader Screws Manufacturing Company Limited v Huang Shunkui – post-judgment appointment of receivers by way of equitable execution [2021] HKCFI 2828 (as sole advocate)
- Chen Hongqing v The Persons whose Names are set out in the Second Column of the Schedule Hereto – anti-suit injunction and jurisdiction challenge [2019] HKCFI 2123 (led by Mr. José Maurellet SC and with Mr. Alexander Tang)
Commercial Fraud and Asset Recovery
- Black Marble Securities Ltd v Rabie, Abou Bakr Mahmoud [2025] HKCFI 5487 – trial of conspiracy claim by securities firm and counterclaim for securities firm’s financial mis-selling and unauthorised trading; legal issues on conspiracy and contributory negligence (as advocate, with Ms. Candice Lau)
- Middlesex Gases & Technologies Inc v Flyals Ltd [2025] HKCFI 2798 – proprietary and Mareva injunctions for online fraud (as sole advocate)
- Holinail H.K. Ltd v Matthias Pou [2025] HKCFI 2511 – domestic and global Mareva injunctions for fraudulent competition by former employees (as sole advocate)
- Wang Shuliang v Pan Daming [2025] 2 HKC 482 (CFI) – striking out of proprietary and personal claims for fraud; proper approach to constructive and Quistclose trust claims; limitation defences (with Mr. Adrian Lai)
- Schutz, Gilles Yves Rene v Hai Cloud Exchange (HK) Ltd [2023] HKCFI 387 – Norwich Pharmacal order; leave to use disclosed materials to bring foreign action (as sole advocate)
Insolvency / bankruptcy
- Re Chui Tak Keung Duncan [2025] 1 HKC 995 (CA) – challenge to debtor’s individual voluntary arrangement (led by Mr. Johnny Ma SC)
- Fu Qike v China First Capital Group Ltd [2025] 2 HKLRD 750 (CFI) – substitution summonses in winding-up proceedings; bondholders’ locus standi to present winding-up petition (led by Frances Lok SC)
- Joint and Several Liquidators of Wan Hin and Company Limited v Chung Chun Keung [2021] HKCFI 369 – setting aside default judgment; locus of liquidators to pursue s.60 CPO claims; limitation period for s.60 CPO claims (led by Mr. José Maurellet SC and with Mr. Alexander Tang)
- Lio Weng Tong v Fundpark Limited [2020] HKCFI 2540 – setting aside statutory demand; trade insurance dispute; recourse receivables and non-recourse receivables (as sole advocate)
- Re Hua Han Health Industry Holdings Limited [2019] 4 HKLRD 286 (CA) – resisting appointment of provisional liquidators over listed company (with Mr. Christopher Chain, now Christopher Chain SC)
- So Sheung Hin Ben v Chubb Life Insurance Co Ltd [2018] 5 HKC 47 (CA) – setting aside statutory demand; implied term as to good faith (with Mr. John Hui)
Company
- Super Talent Technology Ltd v Registrar of Companies [2025] HKCFI 5178 – application to rectify entries in the Companies Registry (s.42 of the Companies Ordinance) (as sole advocate)
- Bright Blooming Capital Ltd v CSC Securities (HK) Ltd (HCA 1327/2025) – striking out of action for want of authority / capacity; offshore company struck off and dissolved (as sole advocate)
- Leung King Lun Danny v Louie Kwok Kuen [2025] HKCFI 1583 – striking out of unfair prejudice petition (as sole advocate)
- Platinum Century Ltd v Sunfund Asia Capital Holdings Co Ltd [2022] HKCFI 3334 – common law derivative action; proprietary and Mareva injunctions; tracing dissipation of assets (led by Daniel Fung SC)
- Zhang Caikui v China Shanshui Investment Co Ltd and Others [2018] HKCFI 1184 – Convening of EGM; injunctive relief based on unfair prejudice petition (led by Mr. Simon Westbrook SC, and with Mr. Alexander Tang and Ms. Sharon Yuen)
Public Law and Judicial Review
- ABC v Law Society of Hong Kong (HCAL 1215/2023) – judicial review; Law Society’s professional misconduct complaint procedures (with Mr. John Hui)
- Fortune Friend Ltd v Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) [2024] 3 HKLRD 640 – successful judicial review of decision of Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) to strike out appeal against Building Order; quality of expert evidence required (as sole advocate)
- Wong Wing Wah v Collector of Stamp Duty – judicial review; constitutionality of Buyer’s Stamp Duty [2021] 1 HKLRD 649 (CFI) (with Mr. Gary Lam, now HHJ Gary CC Lam)
- Kwok Wai Fun, Franco v Lau Siu Lai [2020] 2 HLKRD 1395 (CFI); (2020) 23 HKCFAR 338 – election petition; material irregularity in nomination process for LegCo By-election (led by Mr. Johnny Mok SC)
Land
- Good View Development Group Ltd v Hi-Speed Supply Chain Ltd (HCA 2419/2024) – injunction to enforce right of way and restrain blockage of road (as advocate, with Ms. Fontanne Chu)
- Holake Hong Kong Lifts Ltd v IO of Tung Fat Building Block D Kam Ping Street [2023] HKDC 938 – trial; enforcement of contracts entered into by prior IO (as sole advocate)
- IO of Gough Plaza v Wong Ching Kong [2020] HKDC 799 – trial; breaches of DMC; identification of common parts; account of profits and gain-based remedies (as sole advocate)
- Mohinisons Co Ltd v Koonex Technology Ltd [2019] HKLdT 57 – trial; seeking possession of land; damages for failure to keep premises in good and tenantable repair and condition (as sole advocate)
Employment
- Gurung, Sanjaya Man v Deliveroo Hong Kong Ltd [2025] 1 HKLRD 88 – striking out of employees’ compensation claim on the basis that Deliveroo rider was not an employee but rather an independent contractor (as sole advocate)
- Re Manulife Financial Asia Ltd – advice on enforceability of non-compete covenants
- The Princeton Review Hong Kong Limited v Au-Yeung Yun, Mark (HCA 1384/2020) – former employees’ unlawful competition and misuse of confidential teaching materials; “imaging” Anton Piller order; obtained order allowing forensic computer experts to make copies / images of contents of electronic devices found on premises and cloud storage accounts of defendants (with Mr. John Hui)
Arbitration
- Arbitration under HKIAC domestic arbitration rules – construction arbitration; right to enforce name-borrowing arbitration clause (as sole advocate)
- T v W [2022] 1 HKLRD 610 (CA) – stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration; whether negotiable instrument (cheque) issued pursuant to contract caught within arbitration clause in contract (with Mr. Adrian Lai)
- Arbitration under HKIAC administered arbitration rules – breach of contract; interpretation of contractual clauses referring to Mainland regulatory authorities; trial of PRC law expert evidence on status and powers of Mainland regulatory authorities (with Mr. Adrian Lai)
- Arbitration under HKIAC administered arbitration rules –breach of buy-back provision in contract; existence of implied term; estoppel by convention (with Ms. Catrina Lam, now Catrina Lam SC)
