Pump Court Chambers

Carol Cheng practises in the civil team and accepts instructions in all areas, including the following:

• Breach of Contract
• Company and commercial disputes
• Consumer Credit Act 1974/PPI claims
• Credit Hire
• Debt recovery
• Employment
• Personal and Corporate Insolvency
• Personal Injury/RTA
• Property
• Sports Law

Carol is a qualified solicitor in Hong Kong (2018), England and Wales (2019) and the Republic of Ireland (2021) and previously practised as a solicitor in the banking department at Linklaters in both its London and Hong Kong offices (including 5 years as an associate solicitor). She has spent time in the Leveraged Acquisition Finance legal team at HSBC. She was also a Judicial Assistant to Mr Justice Calver and Mr Justice Jacobs in the High Court (Commercial Court).

Carol has been granted rights of audience before the Astana International Finance Centre (AIFC) Court in Kazakhstan and is included on various panels of arbitrators including the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA, London) and the Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC, Vietnam). She is a member of the Attorney General’s Junior Junior panel and the AIFC Academy of Law Academic Pool. She is also a member of the Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR), Chancery Bar Association (ChBA), Technology and Construction Bar Association (TECBAR), London Bar Association (LBA), Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) and Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA). She also previously coached the team representing the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) at the 25th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2020.

In addition to speaking fluent English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, Carol also speaks French and Spanish.

Carol read law at an undergraduate level (BA in law) at the University of Cambridge before going on to obtain a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) from the University of Hong Kong.

Called to the Bar (2022) Admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong (2018) Admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales (2019) Admitted as a Solicitor in the Republic of Ireland (2021) Panel of arbitrators – London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA, London) Panel of arbitrators – Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC, Vietnam) Rights of audience before the Astana International Finance Centre (AIFC) Court in Kazakhstan

Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR) Chancery Bar Association (ChBA) Technology and Construction Bar Association (TECBAR) The London Bar Association (LBA) Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA) Attorney General’s Junior Junior Panel Counsel AIFC Academy of Law Academic Pool

MA (Law), the University of Cambridge LLM, the University of Pennsylvania PCLL, the University of Hong Kong

Languages

English Cantonese (Chinese) Mandarin (Chinese) French Spanish

Carol loves spending time outdoors and staying active. She is a keen athlete, having completed three full marathons, and is enthusiastic about playing squash and attending the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Surfing in the summer and skiing in the winter is her idea of fun!

Carol is also a keen pianist and singer. She loves going to concerts and watching theatre and musicals.