Des Voeux Chambers

Catrina is a senior counsel with a versatile practice encompassing all aspects of commercial disputes, including both domestic and international arbitrations, competition and regulatory matters, and administrative and constitutional law.

Prior to taking silk, she consistently held a “Band 1” ranking for Commercial Dispute Resolution in Chambers & Partners and a “Tier 1” ranking in Commercial Disputes, Competition, and Administrative and Public Law in Legal 500. She is recognised as a Recommended Global Leader in Who’s Who Legal: Competition and a Thought Leader in Competition in the Lexology Index.

Catrina has extensive experience in handling complex and high-value disputes, often involving technical evidence or novel legal issues. Independent legal directories have described her as “an outstanding advocate” and “a great technical lawyer” with “incredible attention to detail”, noting her “sharp legal mind”, “meticulous preparation”, “outstanding courtroom presence”, and “quickness on her feet”. She has been recognised as a practitioner who “thinks outside the box and always tests the limits of the evidence” (Chambers & Partners, Who’s Who Legal).

In competition law, she is noted for commanding “particularly high esteem for her accomplished competition law practice” and as the “go-to competition barrister in town” (Chambers & Partners, Lexology Index). She has been described as “the most experienced and well-rounded competition counsel in Hong Kong” with “second-to-none knowledge of Hong Kong competition law and litigation” (Lexology Index, Who’s Who Legal).

She has acted in many of the first landmark cases on competition law in Hong Kong including Competition Commission v Nutanix Hong Kong Ltd & Ors (CTEA 1/2017), the first enforcement case brought by the Competition Commission; Taching Petroleum Company Ltd v Meyer Aluminium Ltd (CTA 1/2018), the first case in which a contravention of competition rules was raised as a defence to a civil claim; Competition Commission v Quantr Ltd & Ors (CTEA 1/2020), the first enforcement case brought following a successful leniency application; Competition Commission v ATAL Building Services Engineering Ltd & Ors (CTEA 2/2022), one of the largest cartel cases in monetary value brought in Hong Kong; and Competition Commission v Midland Realty International Ltd & Ors (CTEA 3/2023), involving four of Hong Kong’s largest real estate agencies. She has also appeared on behalf of PCCW-HKT in an abuse of dominance case and in an appeal concerning the sharing of essential facilities before the then Telecommunications (Competition Provisions) Appeal Board (led by Sir Peter Roth QC, former President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in the United Kingdom).

Catrina regularly appears as counsel in arbitrations and related court applications. She also serves as an arbitrator in a wide range of commercial disputes and is a member of the arbitrator panels for the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the Shanghai International Arbitration Centre, and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration.

Beyond her practice, Catrina is active in public service. She has served as a Temporary Deputy Registrar of the High Court and as a Deputy District Judge. She has also been appointed by the Hong Kong Government to various statutory appeal boards and tribunals. Since 2009, she has been served as the Secretary of the Middle Temple Society in Hong Kong and, in recognition of her contributions, was appointed an Honorary Member of The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 2018.

Catrina speaks English, Cantonese and Putonghua (conversational), and is a CEDR-accredited mediator.

English, Cantonese, Putonghua (conversational)

Judiciary

Temporary Deputy Registrar, High Court of HKSAR [May 2018] Deputy District Judge, District Court of the HKSAR [September 2014]

Statutory board/tribunal and other appointments

Council Member, Hong Kong Metropolitan University [2025 – present] Chairman, Appeal Board under the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap 592) [2025 – present] Chairman, Licensing Appeals Board under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap 132) [2018 – present] Deputy Chairman, Education Appeal Boards Panel under the Education Ordinance (Cap 279) [2019 – present] Deputy Chairman, Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Appeal Board and Rules Committee [2023 – present] Member of the Torture Claims Appeal Board [2023 – present] Member, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Disciplinary Panel A [2017 – 2023] Member, Inland Revenue Board of Review Panel [2016 – 2022] Chairman, Buildings Appeal Tribunal [2015 – 2021] Member, District Cooling Services Appeal Board Panel [2018 – 2021] Secretary and Advisory Board, The Middle Temple Society of Hong Kong [2012- present] Honorary Member, The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple [2018 – present]

Arbitration Related

List of Arbitrators, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre [2021 to present] Panel of Arbitrators, Shanghai International Arbitration Centre [2021 – present] Panel of Arbitrators, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration [2022 – present] Panel of Arbitrators, South China International Arbitration Centre Member, Committee on Arbitration, Hong Kong Bar Association

Competition related

Elected First Vice President, International League of Competition Law (Ligue Internationale de Droit de la Concurrence) [2024 – present] Elected Vice President, International League of Competition Law (Ligue Internationale de Droit de la Concurrence) [2022 – 2023] Chairman, Committee on Competition Law, Hong Kong Bar Association [2020 – present] Founder and Chairman, International League of Competition Law, Hong Kong Chapter [2024 – present] Founder and Vice Chairman, International League of Competition Law, Hong Kong Chapter [2019 – 2023] Vice Chairman, Committee on Competition Law, Hong Kong Bar Association [2018 – 2020] Non-Governmental Adviser to the International Competition Network [2018 – 2021] External Counsel to the Competition Commission [2016 – present]

Hong Kong Bar Association

Member, Bar Council [2026 – present] Member, Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights, Hong Kong Bar Association [2020 – present] Member, Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association [2024 – present] Member, Committee on Equality and Diversity, Hong Kong Bar Association [2022 – present] Member, Bar Council [2013]

LLB, University College London (1998) PCLL, University of Hong Kong (1999) PgD in EU Competition Law, King's College London (2016) MA in EU Competition Law (Distinction), King's College London (2018) PgD in Economics for Competition Law, King's College London (2021)