Denis Chang’s Chambers

Vivien is a recommended barrister in the Doyle’s Guide for Leading Family & Divorce Law Barristers – Hong Kong, 2023 & 2024.

Vivien has over 15 years of experience in commercial litigation and matrimonial disputes. She began her legal career as a commercial litigation solicitor before specializing in matrimonial law in 2016.  Since joining the Bar in 2020, Vivien has been receiving instructions on a vast array of commercial and matrimonial matters.

Vivien advises on all aspects of matrimonial finance and children’s matters and has particular experience in handling divorce cases with a cross-border or international element. She is a member of the Committee on Family Law of the Hong Kong Bar Association.

With her background in commercial litigation, Vivien regularly receives instructions on divorce matters involving aspects of fraud and international assets tracing, avoidance of dispositions, injunctions, third party interests, trusts, business valuations and post-separation accruals. She advises on relationship agreements, including pre and post nuptial agreements.

She is also experienced in handling children’s matters, including matters involving issues of child abduction and Hague proceedings, relocation applications, custody and care arrangements. She is experienced in handling high conflict divorce matters, including non-molestation injunctions.

Vivien is a HKMAAL accredited family mediator. She is a member of the Hong Kong Mediation Council – Family Interest Group.

In her probate practice, Vivien regularly advises on claims under involving the validity of a Will, issues of mental capacity and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Ordinance (Cap. 481).

She has acted for private clubs in internal disciplinary proceedings and club members in challenging the constitutional provisions of the club and invoking the Court’s supervisory jurisdiction.

She is also regularly instructed on commercial, fraud, company, insolvency, trusts and land disputes. She advises victims of international commercial frauds in the recovery of funds, including obtaining worldwide injunction and disclosure orders and working with overseas lawyers and experts in international assets tracing.

Vivien graduated with First Class Honours in Law and Commerce from The University of Sydney, which she attended on a full scholarship.

English, Cantonese, Putonghua

Member, Committee on Family Law of the Hong Kong Bar Association

Secretary, Hong Kong Mediation Council – Family Interest Group

Volunteer mediator, Hong Kong Family Welfare Society

Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Finance & Econometrics) and Bachelor of Laws, The University of Sydney (2007) (1st Class Honours)