Temple Chambers

Praised as ‘the best set in Hong Kong’ for labour and employment law matters, Temple Chambers is home to Sara Tong SC, who represents both employers and employees in cases surrounding allegations of breach of employment contracts and restrictive covenants, as well as wrongful termination. Of recent note, Tong SC acted for the claimant, a former senior executive of Deutsche Bank AG, in Ghattas v Deutsche Bank, which centres around issues of the discretion of bonuses. Queenie Lau SC is lauded as ‘one of the very few silks in Hong Kong with deep expertise in employment law’, and she is representing the defendant in proceedings surrounding a former employee suing for bonuses upwards of HK$2.3m, as well as for damages for alleged breach of contract (Hui Grace Suk Han v Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited). Among its juniors, Byron Chiu is a notable and active name in this area.