Tim Parker SC
‘Aside from being very smart and commercial, Tim has great advocacy skills.’
Temple Chambers
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Temple Chambers is ‘one of the best sets in Hong Kong, with a deep bench of talent at all seniority’ with commercial practices spanning disputes over shareholder agreements, securities, and banking and finance, to name a few areas. Charles Manzoni SC is a dual member of 39 Essex Chambers based in London, and he is ’super at cross-examination‘ with a primary focus on disputes surrounding the construction and technology sectors. Fluent Mandarin speaker Bernard Man SC ’is extremely knowledgeable with the law and is also brilliant on his feet’, and his practice includes advocacy in cases surrounding commercial, banking, company, and insolvency disputes. The ‘very intelligent’ Abraham Chan SC frequently represents both individuals and institutions in complex commercial matters spanning trade, insurance, and the financial services. Alexander Stock SC is ’a persuasive advocate‘ who has recently been active in novel cryptocurrency-related mandates, as is demonstrated in his role in Mantra DAO Inc v Mullin and Others, which concerns a dispute over the ownership of cryptocurrencies between the founders of a business. Queenie Lau SC is ’great on her feet‘, and is especially strong in defamation and professional negligence claims. A dual silk in both Hong Kong and London, Victor Joffe SC’s practice encompasses corporate insolvency and injunctions, and of recent note, in the case of Chu Kong v Lau Wing Yan, he represented the latter; this case concerned the parting of two business owners, from which questions arose concerning the ownership of various companies and issues regarding declaration of trusts.
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Testimonials
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- 'Temple Chambers is the preferred chambers for substantial commercial matters with strength in depth. You can often trust a junior junior and work with them, as they have excellent lawyers right from the most junior.'
- 'Temple Chambers rank the best in the market for any civil matters.'
Lawyers
2025 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Charles Hollander KC
'Charles brings to the market an exceptional amount of experience at the top levels of the Hong Kong and London legal markets combined. His range as an advocate stands out, as does his speed and incisiveness of mind.'
Charles Hollander KC
'Charles brings to the market an exceptional amount of experience at the top levels of the Hong Kong and London legal markets combined. His range as an advocate stands out, as does his speed and incisiveness of mind.'
Victor Joffe SC
Bernard Man SC
'Bernard is the complete package; he is extremely knowledgeable with the law and is also brilliant on his feet. He is very strategic and is always able to get the desired result for clients.'
Charles Manzoni SC
'Charles grasps the key issues, legal, factual, and technical, very quickly and effectively, so he brings great focus to a case and is not distracted from key issue by irrelevant arguments and submissions. He is very user friendly in that he is firm and decisive but very charming at the same time.'
Paul Shieh SC
Rimsky Yuen SC
Victor Dawes SC
‘Victor is one of the leading members of the Hong Kong Bar. Popular and always in demand, he is well liked by the judiciary.’
Abraham Chan SC
'Abraham is very intelligent, a very good advocate and deals with queries from the bench comfortably.'
Alexander Stock SC
‘Alex is very good on paper in particular. He is commercial, understands the law and gives practical advice.’
Jonathan Chang SC
'Jonathan is knowledgeable, responsive, has a good ability to understand the commercial issues at hand, and is a real problem solver. His advocacy skills are exceptional, his oral submissions are thorough and to the point, and his advice is detailed and practical.'
Laurence Li SC
Jat Sew-Tong SC
Eva Sit SC
'Eva is extremely sharp, quick and a no-nonsense counsel. She gets straight to the critical points of the case and deals with them, and on her feet, Eva fearlessly fights for the client without being aggressive.'
Richard Khaw SC
Jin Pao SC
Sara Tong SC
'Sara is an top-notch advocate who is sharp and incisive in her written and oral arguments. She is able to distill the thrust and gist of each matter quickly and deliver the arguments effectively and persuasively to the tribunal.'
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Queenie Lau SC
'Queenie is strong technically and a highly responsive lawyer. She is very reliable and you can trust that you are in good hands with her involvement, and she is open to engaging in in-depth discussions about issues, which makes working on a case with her a very pleasant experience.'
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Bonnie Cheng
'Bonnie is a smart, mature and confident counsel, who always provides measured and practical advice. She is also highly versatile and has experience in different types of cases, and she is an eloquent and effective advocate.'
Astina Au
'Astina is detailed-minded, has a solid foundation in legal knowledge and provides advice that suits client's commercial needs. Astina always comes to hearings and meetings well-prepared, showing her professionalism, she is strong, calm and structured when making oral submissions in court, and she can be trusted as a sole advocate and during challenging situations.'
Elizabeth Cheung
'Elizabeth demonstrates strong advocacy. She has extremely good legal knowledge, litigation sense and client management skills.'
Val Chow
'Val is an experienced commercial barrister and a safe pair of hands for even the most complex disputes. His mastery of the materials and the law, combined with cogent and no-nonsense submissions in court, make Val a highly effective advocate.'
Justin Ho
'Justin is extremely bright and able, is a joy to work with, and has exceptional talent, meaning he is destined to become a leading senior counsel in the future. Building an enviable reputation as a go-to mid rank senior junior on the cusp of promotion to SC .'
Martin Ho
'Martin is prompt in responding, good on his feet when making submissions and able to deal with complex matters and situations.'
Julian Lam
'Julian is an exceptional lawyer and a leading junior counsel, widely recognised for his diligence and outstanding capabilities. He consistently demonstrates exemplary advocacy skills and approaches each matter with thorough preparation, and he utilises a practical approach to problem-solving, ensuring that his advice is always tailored to the specific needs of his clients.'
Keith Lam
'Keith is an exceptionally strong advocate whose extraordinary skill and strategic brilliance is pivotal in cases surrounding complex professional negligence matters in particular. His unparalleled ability to thoroughly dissect intricate facts and legal precedents, combined with his sharp intellect, enables him to craft compelling and precise arguments.'
James Man
'James is an extremely thorough and forensic barrister, and his analysis and presentation skills are second-to-none. He is an extremely useful junior, and in terms of advocacy, he has been able to turn around cases that seemed like they had little hope of success.'
Thomas Wong
'Thomas is excellent at advocacy; he is very good at addressing judges' concerns and is straight to the point is his submissions. He also does not hold back in terms of trying to achieving the best outcomes for the client.'
Danny Tang
'Danny has strong technical legal skills and is readily available to discuss matters or answer questions. He is very responsive to queries and reliable.'
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Peter Dong
Jennifer Fan
'Jennifer excels at drafting and simplifying complex legal concepts to present viable solutions to clients. Specifically, she is able to provide practical solutions rather than just academic viewpoints.'
Esther Mak
'Esther is strong technically, responsive, and diligent. She is very user-friendly and has good drafting skills, and she is definitely one of the brightest and most hardworking junior counsel.'
Jonathan Ng
'Jonathan is a go-to person on commercial litigations, and he is highly responsive and technical. He also exercises great judgement, a quality that is rare for someone at his seniority, and you can always rely on him to offer quick guidance whenever you need to make any judgement call or strategic decision in a case.'
Natalie So
'Natalie has is fully prepared for hearings, is a very hands-on barrister, and her advocacy is very effective. She always carefully considers what would be the best and most effective way to communicate with the particular judge hearing the applications in questions.'