“KK is an outstanding advocate known for his exceptional intelligence, diligence and responsiveness. His impressive legal acumen and unwavering commitment to his clients make him highly respected.” “He’s very responsive and willing to work within a tight schedule. He gives good legal and practical advice.” (Chambers and Partners (2026))
“K.K. is an absolute star in the commercial disputes scene. Formerly a solicitor, K.K. is commercial, savvy, and hard working, and with his experience and maturity, he can provide useful strategic advice to clients.” (The Legal 500 (2026))
K.K. has a broad commercial and civil practice. He is routinely instructed for high value disputes. He has considerable experience in stock markets, private equity, venture capital and debt. He regularly appears for listed companies and their shareholders and directors, financial institutions, regulators as well as ultra-high net worth individuals at trials and appeals.
Alongside his practice as counsel in arbitration and related court proceedings, K.K. has been appointed as sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator. He is a member of the HKIAC List of Arbitrators and is also on the panel of other arbitration institutions in Asia.
Before coming to the Bar, K.K. practised as a litigation and arbitration solicitor from 2009 to 2015, following his training from 2007 to 2009. He was recognised by The Legal 500 (2015) as a “helpful and knowledgeable associate”.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Arbitration: Trust agreement in respect of substantial shareholding in a NASDAQ-listed PRC company; amount in dispute is over USD630 million
Arbitration: Representing a private equity fund to claim for redemption price; award worth approximately USD200 million
Arbitration: Represented the applicants in AAA v DDD, a leading case on related contracts with different arbitration clauses
Civil Fraud: Alleged fraudulent scheme involving an investment fund and a NASDAQ-listed company; urgent Mareva injunction; long trial; judgment worth approximately HK$500 million
Civil Fraud: Defending a state-owned enterprise in an alleged fraud in connection with the sale of a Hong Kong listed company; amount at stake is over HK$400 million
Commercial Dispute Resolution: Dispute over ownership and control of family business reportedly worth TWD80 billion
OTHER NOTABLE CASES
Administrative & Public Law
The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v The Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants [2020] HKCFI 2553, [2020] 5 HKLRD 262: Whether the judicial review became academic, principles of open justice in the context of disciplinary proceedings
Law Fei Shing v The Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accounts [2019] HKCA 770, [2019] 4 HKLRD 225: Judicial review of interlocutory process of disciplinary proceedings
Arbitration
HKIAC award, 12 June 2026: Costs (led by Norman Nip, S.C.)
HKIAC award, 10 March 2026: Shareholders agreement, redemption, class rights, award worth approximately USD200 million (led by Norman Nip, S.C.)
Appointed as sole arbitrator in 2026: Ad hoc arbitration, deed of mutual covenant
HKIAC interim award, 28 August 2025: Interim relief, anti-suit injunction (led by Norman Nip, S.C.)
AAA v DDD [2024] HKCFI 513, [2024] 1 HKLRD 1358, [2024] 3 HKC 399: Jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal, constitution of tribunal, Fiona Trust principles, centre of gravity
HKIAC award, 31 January 2024: US$20 million claim, whether a claimant should be allowed to assert a new claim in its reply, Money Lenders Ordinance, penalty
Appointed as co-arbitrator in 2023: 2018 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, US$10 million claim, 担保协议
Appointed as co-arbitrator in 2023: 2018 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, US$10 million claim, 担保协议
Construction Company v Guarantor [2021] HKCFI 2558: Enforcement of foreign arbitral award, whether it is open to a party to re-argue illegality and jurisdiction of arbitration tribunal after the supervisory court’s decision
Banking & Finance
Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited v Yip Shiu Cheong [2018] HKDC 593: Service and setting aside summary judgment
Chancery
Ample Sky Holdings Limited v Trillion Wide Credit Finance Limited [2020] HKCFI 2862: Whether a loan agreement created an equitable mortgage or equitable charge, relevance of parties’ subsequent conduct
Commercial Dispute Resolution
Wu Yechong v Kwok Sze Yiu Gordon [2026] HKCFI 3379: Pallant v Morgan equity, authenticity
Liao Chen Toh v Loyal International Enterprises Co. Ltd. [2025] HKCFI 3812, [2025] 5 HKLRD 153, [2025] 6 HKC 193: Practice Direction 5.7 on long cases, definition of close of pleadings, counterclaim to counterclaim
Sunrich Traders Limited v Kumar Vaswani [2024] HKCFI 3033: Leave to adduce expert evidence on font, subject matter condition, pleading forgery
King Victory Investment Limited v Chan Hon Wing [2024] HKCA 849: Application to the Court of Appeal for stay of execution
Chan Kon Fung v Gallop Pioneer Limited [2024] HKCFI 2119: Costs of counterclaim and contribution notice
Chan Kon Fung v Gallop Pioneer Limited [2024] HKCFI 1766: Fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, measure of damages
Zhang Jizhi v Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited [2024] HKCA 464: Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal
Zhang Jizhi v Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited [2024] HKCA 302: Identity of party to contract, admissibility of parol / extrinsic evidence, Companies Ordinance on buy-back of shares, election of alternative modes of performance, unjust enrichment, failure to transfer title
OCI Capital Limited v Lanhai International Trading Limited [2023] HKCFI 2892: Pleading oral agreement, weight of hearsay statement, Stamp Duty Ordinance, incomplete agreement, without prejudice privilege, estoppel by convention, pleading agency, late discovery and admissibility of evidence for particular purpose
King Victory Investment Limited v Chan Hon Wing [2023] HKCFI 2992: Stay of execution pending appeal to Court of Appeal
King Victory Investment Limited v Chan Hon Wing [2023] HKCFI 2292: Summary judgment, promissory estoppel, Money Lenders Ordinance (led by Victor Dawes, S.C.)
OCI Capital Limited v Lanhai International Trading Limited [2023] HKCFI 1804: Late amendment of pleading, agency, actual authority, apparent authority, video conferencing facilities
Creative Property Services Consultants Limited v The Incorporated Owners of Peace Building [2022] HKDC 888: Trial
Multifor Enterprise Development Limited v Ho Chow Ping Danny Trading As Billion Success Consultant Company [2022] HKCFI 737: Appeal against summary judgment, forgery and fraud
Zhang Jizhi v Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited [2022] HKCFI 308: Late affidavit, amendment of pleadings after summary judgment, waiver by election, title to shares, unjust enrichment, admissibility of extrinsic evidence for identifying contracting party, post-agreement conduct, rectification of contract (led by Ambrose Ho, S.C.)
Creative Property Services Consultants Limited v The Incorporated Owners of King Ming Court [2022] HKCFI 163: Quistclose trust, concession before trial, agent's liability to account, adverse inference from failure to call witness
Leung Chin Sing Rabo v Ko Chun Hay Kelvin [2021] HKCFI 2242: Sale of listed company, oral agreement and credibility, carry on a business in a regulated activity in contravention of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (led by Jason Pow, S.C.)
Yuanta Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited v Ng Yin Lam [2021] HKCFI 435: Construction of entire agreement clause, employee or independent contractor (led by Jose Maurellet, S.C.)
Key Step Ventures Limited v Fuguiniao Group Limited [2020] HKCFI 1087: Whether default interest rate is relevant for the purpose of sections 24 and 25 of the Money Lenders Ordinance, whether interest rate of 59% is extortionate
Hong Dau Construction Company Limited v The Incorporated Owners of Garden Vista HCA 2290/2016, 8 September 2017: Admissibility of third party's conviction of conspiracy in civil proceedings, rule in Hollington v Hewthorn considered
Ma Wai Chiu v Ng Kin Fai Richard HCA 61/2017, 20 January 2017: Whether to grant injunction restraining the defendants from dealing with income generated from alleged diversion of business (led by Victor Dawes, S.C.)
Company
Re Luk Fai Holdings Company Limited [2023] HKCFI 2268: Unfair prejudice, valuation of shares
Re MSB International Limited [2022] HKCFI 3751, [2023] 1 HKLRD 386: Just and equitable winding-up, breach of fiduciary duties, settlement, cross-examination of solicitors (led by Victor Dawes, S.C., with Jonathan Fung)
Re Torien Group Limited [2021] HKCFI 3742: Inspection of company's documents, discovery in unfair prejudice proceedings
Chen Hongqing v China Shanshui Investment Company Limited [2021] HKCFI 699: Injunction restraining allotment of shares (with John Hui)
Re Techluxe Industries Limited [2019] HKCFI 3014: Whether relief for non-compliance with the Companies Ordinance should be granted where the auditor expressed a qualified opinion
Construction
HKIAC award 12 April 2024: HKIAC Domestic Arbitration Rules, implied contract, pay when paid bonus, loss of interest
Family / Matrimonial
CWK v YCHS [2018] HKFC 52, [2018] HKFLR 242: Costs order nisi and functus officio
Financial Services
Zheng Yonghui v Securities and Futures Commission SFAT 8/2025, 26 June 2026: Restriction notice, SFC’s powers of intervention, investigation, discretion as to information to be disclosed, withdrawal of application to Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, costs (led by Norman Nip, S.C.)
Grade One Limited v Chow Chin Yui, Angela [2025] HKCA 1051, [2026] 1 HKLRD 1331, [2026] 1 HKC 429: Admission of fresh evidence on appeal, judgment allegedly obtained by fraud, threshold test of reasonable prospect of success (led by Laurence Li, S.C.)
Securities and Futures Commission v Au Yeung Ho Yin [2024] HKCFI 2573: Disqualification order, duties of chief financial officer (led by Horace Wong, S.C.)
Securities and Futures Commission v Zhou Ling [2024] HKCFI 2484: conflict of interest, misleading announcements, business judgment of directors, Re H, disqualification order (led by Ambrose Ho, S.C.)
Grade One Limited v Chow Chin Yui, Angela [2024] HKCFI 49: Stay of execution, delay in application for leave to adduce new evidence on appeal, “some other reason” for trial, statutory demand and serious deleterious effect
Grade One Limited v Chow Chin Yui, Angela [2022] HKCFI 2328: Misrepresentations, Money Lenders Ordinance, contract tainted by illegality, leave to adduce further evidence (led by Ambrose Ho, S.C.)
Ms Leung Yuk Kit v Securities and Futures Commission SFAT 4/2021, 25 April 2022: Ramp and dump, interpretation of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, scope of the SFC's powers to freeze assets by restriction notice (led by Norman Nip, S.C.)
Delta Wealth Finance Limited v Chan Wai Sun [2020] HKDC 147: Money Lenders Ordinance, delay in application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal
Re Yorkshine Holdings Limited 27 February 2020: Stock Exchange proceedings, breaches of Listing Rules
Securities and Futures Commission v Mo Shau Wah [2018] HKCA 370, [2018] 3 HKLRD 356: Test for variation of Mareva injunction opposed by intervener
Hong Kong Asset Management Limited v The Registrar of Companies HCMP 2177/2017, 10 November 2017: Whether time for registration of share charge should be extended
Securities and Futures Commission v Mo Shau Wah HCA 353/2013, 25 July 2017, [2017] 4 HKLRD 347: Whether assets subject to injunction should be released to the defendant to pay legal expenses
Fraud: Civil
Lee Ka Man v Ng Tsz Man [2026] HKDC 323: Costs, High Court scale, increase of jurisdictional limit, indemnity costs for fraud and dishonesty, sanctioned offer, enhanced interest rate
Lee Ka Man v Ng Tsz Man [2025] HKDC 1241: Fraudulent misrepresentation, deceit
MSB International Limited v Sally Joanna Elaine Bower [2025] HKDC 1083: Variation of costs order nisi
Real Estate and Finance Fund (In Liquidation) v Sun Cheuk Pak Alan [2025] HKCFI 2478: Pleading unlawful means conspiracy, whether knowledge of unlawfulness essential to establish blind-eye knowledge, whether conspiracy to defraud qualifies as unlawful means, damages “at large” in conspiracy claims, whether shadow directors owe fiduciary duties, dishonest assistance, whether there is logical or necessary connection between seriousness and probability, whether adverse inference should be drawn for party's absence at trial, attribution of knowledge and actions to company (led by Victor Dawes, S.C., with Jonathan Fung)
MSB International Limited v Sally Joanna Elaine Bower [2025] HKDC 487: Tort of causing loss by unlawful means, deceit, intention to cause loss, striking out (led by Victor Dawes, S.C.)
Kot See For v Kung Ho Yin [2025] HKCFI 483: Striking out, duplicity of proceedings, tracing
Real Estate and Finance Fund (In Liquidation) v Sun Cheuk Pak Alan [2023] HKCFI 1580: Conspiracy, security for costs, litigation funding (led by Victor Dawes, S.C., with Jonathan Fung)
Chan Benjamin Ki-wood v Young Won Ken [2023] HKCFI 240: Unlawful means conspiracy, striking out, PRC Judgments as evidence, finality of PRC Judgments, issue estoppel, abuse of process (led by Jonathan Chang, S.C., with Sik Chee Ching)
Kot See For v Lam Man Cheung [2021] HKCFI 1902: Application for leave to appeal against an exercise of discretion
Kot See For v Lam Man Cheung [2021] HKCFI 1029: Striking out, totality of evidence approach, restitution and constructive trust
Insurance
Hoyden Holdings Limited v CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited [2022] HKDC 651: Indemnity costs
Hoyden Holdings Limited v CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited [2022] HKDC 336: Interpretation of surety bond given by insurer to developer
Partnership
Lam Siu Sun Dennis v Cheung Tak Man Desmond [2022] HKCFI 78: Partnership Ordnance, inspection of books and records of the partnership, general discovery
Personal Injury
郭生琼作為2015年8月5日法庭命令委任為死者馬黑皮的遺產代表人 v 黃文俊 [2019] HKCFI 909: Whether the registered owner of vessel is liable under the Occupiers Liability Ordinance and whether the settlement agreement should be set aside for misrepresentation, duress or undue influence
Private Client
Lam Ying Kuen v Lam Chor Kuen [2023] HKCFI 1747: Common intention constructive trust, resulting trust, evidence of subsequent conduct, wills and probate
Chuen Ming and Co Ltd v Li Mun Hok Steven [2020] HKLdT 14: Promissory estoppel, pleadings in Lands Tribunal proceedings, jurisdiction of Lands Tribunal to grant declaratory relief or equitable compensation
Professional Discipline
The Practice Review Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Ng Kay Lam [2023] HKCA 645: relevance of suggested sanctions in the guideline to disciplinary committee issued by regulatory body, delay in handing down decision
Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Yui Hang [2022] HKCA 1555: Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal
Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Yui Hang [2022] HKCA 805: Appeal against case management decision and sanctions, indemnity costs
The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Yui Hang [2022] HKCA 517, [2022] 2 HKLRD 1101: Adjournment of disciplinary proceedings on medical grounds
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Ng Kwok Ching [2022] HKCA 447: Application for leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Ng Kwok Ching [2021] HKCA 1821: Professional judgment of disciplinary committee, whether costs to be taxed on an indemnity basis
The Practice Review Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Ng Kwok Ching [2020] HKCA 672: Whether leave should be granted to adduce new evidence on appeal due to alleged procedural irregularity of disciplinary proceedings
The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Yui Hang [2020] HKCA 59: Admission of fresh evidence of adjournment and illness
Re Dr Cheng Ming Chun MC 14/012 & MC 16/273, 17 September 2019: Disciplinary inquiry into prescription of drugs
The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Cheung Yiu Hung [2018] HKCA 463: Appeal from sanctions imposed by disciplinary committee
The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Bing Chung [2018] HKCA 158: Appeal by engagement quality control reviewer against disciplinary committee's finding and sanctions
The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v X CACV 244/2016, 20 October 2017, [2017] 5 HKLRD 568: Natural justice and costs of disciplinary proceedings (led by Horace Wong, S.C.)
Real Estate Litigation
Kwok Choi Ngo as the next friend of Lui Lin Shun v Sheen Man Lun [2024] HKDC 1961: Adverse possession
So Hon Ming Francis v Cheung Lau Shau Chun [2021] HKDC 1494: Meaning of “good tenantable repair”
Harriman Management Services Limited v Lam Chi Keung [2021] HKLdT 52: Breach of deed of mutual covenant, whether mandatory injunction should be granted
黃德忠 v 黃炳城 [2021] HKCFI 1647: Partition Ordinance, stay of writ of possession, restricted application order
Libra Summer Limited v Derecho Limited [2021] HKCFI 702: Meaning of “Government lease”, whether purchaser was entitled to know the terms and conditions contained in offer letter, Crown Rights (Re-entry) Ordinance 1870, real risk of successful assertion of encumbrance on title, whether vendor answered requisitions satisfactorily
好順利大廈業主立案法團 v Wealth Gear Limited [2020] HKCA 1086: Whether the incorporated owners had locus standi to sue, construction of section 18 of the Building Management Ordinance, acquiescence, construction of deed of mutual covenant (led by C.Y. Li, S.C., with Avery Chan)
鄧添柱 v 潘德俊 [2020] HKCA 479: Application to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal, issue estoppel
Leung Kiu Yip and Tong Huijian v Kwan Wa Oi, Administratrix of the Estate of Yip Shik Pui, Deceased [2020] HKDC 74: Adverse possession, admissibility of affidavit and witness statement under hearsay rule at trial
鄧添柱 v 潘德俊 [2019] HKCFI 2536: Whether leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal is required
鄧添柱 v 潘德俊 [2019] HKCFI 1806: Striking out conspiracy claim relating to sale of land by managers of tso/tong
The Incorporated Owners of Garden Vista v Chen Jin Ru Catherine [2018] HKDC 827: Whether proceedings commenced by originating summons should be converted to writ action due to allegations of bid-rigging and conspiracy
Ardis International Kindergarten Limited v Tang Kai Ming, Kenneth [2018] HKDC 531: Application for leave to appeal from District Court judgment
Ardis International Kindergarten Limited v Tang Kai Ming, Kenneth DCCJ 4649/2015, 17 November 2017: Landlord's covenants of non-derogation from grant and quiet enjoyment
Lam Cheuk Ting v Lai Kwok Leung LDBM 297/2015, 20 September 2017: Whether the applicants should have costs of the proceedings discontinued after a respondent gave and complied with his undertaking to Court
陳錦棠 v 翠湖花園業主立案法團 LDBM 35/2015, 18 August 2017: Whether the inspection of documents applied for is for a proper purpose
Restructuring / Insolvency
Well Tech Engineering & Construction Company Limited v U-Tech Engineering Company Limited [2026] HKCFI 3710: Injunction to restrain presentation of winding-up petition, procedure, originating summons, general form or expedited form, interim injunction
Re Joint Silver Limited (In Liquidation) [2025] HKCFI 2203: Control of liquidator's powers, leave for cross-examination of deponents, conversion of proceedings to writ action (led by Norman Nip, S.C.)
Re Trillion Glory Limited [2025] HKCFI 1456: Dismissal of creditor's winding-up petition for absence of free assets and absence of any other interest; necessity to plead the need for investigations
Re 鄧添柱 [2022] HKCA 721: Appeal against bankruptcy order, adducing fresh evidence on appeal
Re Hong Kong Genghis Khan Group Limited [2021] HKCFI 1790: Breach of unless order and relief from sanction, whether a “declaration” amounts to an affidavit, bona fide dispute as to debt
Re 鄧添柱 [2021] HKCFI 216: Pending litigation, whether a bankruptcy order should be made
Call: 2016
Standing Committee on Investment, Hong Kong Bar Association (2024-)
Standing Committee on International Practice, Hong Kong Bar Association (2023-2025)
Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group (2022-)
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (2021-)
Committee on Arbitration, Hong Kong Bar Association (2019-2024)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2018-)
Standing Committee on Professional Development, Hong Kong Bar Association (2017)
Sweet & Maxwell Prize (2006)
University of London Awards for Academic Achievement (2005)