Derek Chan SC
'Derek is one of the best criminal senior barristers in Hong Kong. There are no legal issues he cannot resolve and he is very good with clients with excellent advocacy skills before all judges.'
Plowman Chambers ‘has established itself as one of the leading and most respected chambers in the field of regulatory, investigations, and criminal law’. It is home to Derek Chan SC, ’one of the best criminal senior barristers in Hong Kong‘; his practice includes representation in cases surrounding commercial crime, corruption, and market misconduct, and of recent note, he acted for the prosecution in the first large-scale securities market manipulation prosecution taking place in the Court of First Instance. Maggie Wong SC is another key silk at the set. Turning to the juniors, Jacky Lam ’works extremely hard‘ for his clients and is particularly adept in securities regulatory mandates, while Stephen Siu, who ’demonstrates exceptional strength as a criminal barrister through his quick and precise responses to the court‘, is a key practitioner in cases surrounding violent crimes and allegations of sexual offences, as well as cases of fraud. The latter strength is demonstrated by his acting for the defendant in a case surrounding allegations of conspiracy to defraud the Lands Department with 142 indigenous villagers.
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Testimonials
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- 'Plowman Chambers is one of the leading criminal sets of chambers with a large collection of barristers who specialise in white-collar crime and regulatory matters. Plowman Chambers also has the largest collection of commercial crime silks in Hong Kong.'
- 'It is a set of chambers specialised in criminal litigations and white-collar crimes, well-known within the market.'
- 'This is one of the top sets in Hong Kong. It has strength at all levels and there are first-rate senior counsel.'
- 'Plowman is now the best set of criminal chambers in Hong Kong, with leading criminal silks. They are all very popular.'
- 'Plowman Chambers is a very strong criminal set.'
- 'They have the most senior counsel (criminal) which gives them the set ability to cover all range of criminal work and also provide quality junior work to their junior chambers.'
Lawyers
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.
Martin Hui SC
'Martin has exceptional advocacy skills and with his background from the Department of Justice, he is very good at presenting a defence case.'
Maggie Wong SC
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.
Tony Ko
Jacky Lam
'Jacky is reliable, resourceful, well organised and works extremely hard. His written advocacy is top-notch, and the way he handles the bench with his calm demeanour means that you can trust him to appear and handle the matter as junior counsel when his leading counsel is unavailable.'
Lawrence Pang
‘Lawrence is very knowledgable in the law and has the ability to distillate the most complex factual and legal issues into simple, clear, and readily understandable matters. His advocacy skills are very good and judicial officers are very receptive to his submissions.’
Stephen Siu
'Stephen demonstrates exceptional strength as a criminal barrister through his quick and precise responses to the court. His clear and incisive questioning in court not only sharpens the issues at hand but also effectively guides the judge’s understanding of the crux and elicit evidence that is in favour of his clients.'
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.
Ferrida Chan
‘Ferrida is one of the most trusted juniors, as she is reliable, resourceful, and organised. She has excellent case management skills and she is able to manage clients and solicitors well, her written advocacy and research are excellent and comprehensive, and her attention to detail is strong.’