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Geoffrey Yeung

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Career

Geoffrey was called to the Bar in 2018. He served pupillage with Mr. Philip Dykes SC, Mr. Chan Chi Hung SC, Mr. Randy Shek, Mr. Keith Lam and Mr. Jeffrey Tam. He is a Bar Scholar and a Rhodes Scholar.

Geoffrey has a broad practice in general civil and commercial litigation, with a particular interest in constitutional and administrative law and cases with public law dimensions. He has acted in various civil and commercial matters ranging from shareholders’ disputes to adverse possession cases, and has conducted civil trials (both as led junior and as sole advocate) in English and Chinese. He also has experience in advisory work in relation to regulatory investigations and compliance obligations, including in the contexts of securities, competition and anti-money laundering legislation. He accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ practice.

Geoffrey is ranked as a “Rising Star” in Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022, Hong Kong Bar, Administrative and Public Law. He has experience in a wide range of public law matters, including high-profile constitutional litigation, equality and civil liberties, and commercial judicial reviews (involving, for example, regulatory powers to freeze assets).

Geoffrey graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Master of Philosophy in Law, both with Distinction. His MPhil thesis was on the subject of discrimination laws. Prior to that, he studied at the University of Hong Kong, where he obtained First Class Honours for his Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws. He was a recipient of various awards for his academic performance, including the Maxwell Law Prize and the Hong Kong Trustees Association Prize in Equity and Trusts.

Geoffrey speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and can read and draft in English and Chinese.

Memberships

Part-time Lecturer, Department of Law, University of Hong Kong (2019-2022)

Member, Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) (2021-present)

Chairman, Standing Committee on Young Barristers, HKBA (2021-2023)

Chairman, Standing Committee on Mental Health and Well-being, HKBA (2022-present)

Vice Chairman, Standing Committee on Equality and Diversity, HKBA (2022-present)

Member, Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights Committee, HKBA (2021-present)

Member, Standing Committee on Continuing Education, HKBA (2021)

Education

MPhil in Law (Distinction), University of Oxford

BCL (Distinction), University of Oxford

LLB (First Class Honours), University of Hong Kong

BBA (Law) (First Class Honours), University of Hong Kong