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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