Temple Chambers

Temple Chambers ‘is unrivalled in the administrative and public law field’, and its members are sought after by governmental authorities and public bodies, professional organisations, and commercial parties, as well as private individuals, for representation in judicial review proceedings, statutory tribunals, and public inquiries. ’Specialist in public law‘ Abraham Chan SC is a key silk for both respondents and claimants in judicial reviews, and he has appeared before the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. Of recent note, he acted for Tam Sze Leung and three others against the Commissioner of Police in a judicial review surrounding the police’s ’no consent regime’ and its legality and constitutionality in regards to freezing assets in bank accounts. Jin Pao SC is another key silk at the set and ‘is highly sought after for the most consequential and difficult public law matters’, especially those with an international element. Cases involving national security law are a key area for Anthony Chan SC, who is lauded as ‘extremely hardworking and very meticulous’. Turning to the juniors, Bonnie Cheng is praised as ‘undoubtedly the most successful and highly regarded junior’ in this area, with expertise in judicial review proceedings surrounding constitutional and human rights, administrative law matters, and immigration-related mandates. Cheng represented the Secretary of Justice in a case surrounding questions over the constitutionality of the government’s non-provision for adoption by same-sex married couples. ‘Fantastic counsel’ Tim Parker SC was elevated to silk in 2025.