Recent Cases:

CIVIL

Richard Paul Mark Aidan Forlee and Commissioner of Inland Revenue    HCIA 1 / 2019    (acting for Respondent, led by Mr. John Brewer –  Decision of the Inland Revenue Board of Review Appeal –  whether performance bonus (including shares and dividends) awarded in UK and accrued to the Taxpayer upon the expiry of their retention periods in Hong Kong constituted chargeable income from the Taxpayer’s Hong Kong employment – construction of sections 8(1), 9 and 11B-11D of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) – ongoing case)

The Incorporated Owners of Wing Tuck Commercial Centre v Leung Chi Yung and PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk    DCMP 1517 / 2020    (acting for Plaintiff  – Order for Sale – Service out of the Jurisdiction (Indonesia) – as sole advocate, ongoing case)

Re CS    HCMH 55 / 2020    (acting for Intervenor  – Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance – as sole advocate, ongoing case)

CRIMINAL

HKSAR v Chong, Thongchai    HCCP 162 / 2020,  KCCC 336 / 2020, WKCC 494 / 2020    (acting for the accused in bail application in the High Court, led by Ms. Pauline Leung; acting for the accused as sole advocate for mitigation and sentence review hearing – Court to temper justice with mercy on humanitarian grounds – exceptional family circumstances as mitigation factor – Arson)

HKSAR v Chow, Chun-wing (D2)   FLCC 731 / 2021     (acting for the accused –Assaulting Police Officer – ongoing case)

HKSAR v Leung, Kan-lok    FLCC 732 / 2021     (acting for the accused – Possessing of things with intent to damage property – ongoing case)

HKSAR v Chan, Leung-sun    ESCC 1099 / 2020     (acting for the accused – Setting up a telecommunications channel without a license and possessed an unlicensed radio communicator – ongoing case)

HKSAR v Lam Wai Lun  KCS 521026 / 2020    (acting for the accused for mitigation – makes a false statement in supplying particulars under subsection (1) of Section 63 of Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374))

HKSAR v Poon Yik-on (D1)    DCCC 509 / 2020    (acting for the accused, led by Mr. Kay Chan – Unlawful Assembly – ongoing case)

HKSAR v Wong Siu-cheong    KCCC 233/2021, WKCC 4251 / 2020    (acting for the accused for mitigation – Unlawful Assembly)

HKSAR v * (A19)   DCCC 757 / 2020    (acting for the accused – juvenile – Possession of offensive weapon in public place – Unlawful assembly – Using facial covering at an unlawful assembly – ongoing case)

HKSAR v Liauw, Tak-fai (D13)   ESCC 1824 / 2020    (acting for the accused as sole advocate – Unlawful Assembly)

HKSAR v Yip, Yiu-man    HCMA 254 / 2020     (acting for the accused, led by Mr. Lawrence Lok SC – On appeal from FLCC 853 / 2020 – Possession of offensive weapon)

HKSAR v Wong, Kei-wai    HCMA 358 / 2020     (acting for the accused, led by Mr. Robert Pang SC – On appeal from KCCC 2235 / 2019 – Possession of offensive weapon – granted bail pending appeal)

HKSAR v Ho, Ka-chun    TMCC 2253/ 2020     (acting for the accused – Riot – Using facial covering at riot – Possession of things with intent to destroy or damage property)

HKSAR v Chio, Chun-lam    ESCC 2651 / 2020     (acting for the accused – Possession of things with intent to destroy or damage property)

HKSAR v Yeung, Wai-chun    ESCC 2342 / 2020     (acting for the accused – Criminal Intimidation)

HKSAR v Lui, Shun-yin    WKCC 3902 / 2020     (acting for the accused for mitigation – Outraging Public Decency – Obtained Community Service Order)

HKSAR v Wong Kei-wai    HCCP 456 / 2019 , KCCC 2235 / 2019    (acting for the accused as sole advocate in the High Court bail application and trial – Possession of offensive weapon in public place – Possession of prohibited weapons)

HKSAR v Wong Siu-cheong    WKCC 4632 / 2020    (acting for the accused in a 2-day trial, as sole advocate – Criminal Damage)

HKSAR v Yip Yiu-man    FLCC 853 / 2020    (acting for the accused in trial, as sole advocate – Possession of Instrument Fit for Unlawful Purpose and with Intent to Use for Unlawful Purpose)

HKSAR v Kwok Lik-ho (D6)    HCCP 581 / 2019, FLCC 5000 / 2020   (acting for the accused in bail application in the High Court, as sole advocate)

HKSAR v Kwok, Edgar    HCCP 470 / 2019, TMCC 1824 / 2019   (acting for the accused in bail application in the High Court and mitigation, as sole advocate)

HKSAR v Chan, Chun-ho   FLCC 990 / 2020    (acting for the accused for mitigation,  – Possession of offensive weapon in public place)

HKSAR v Lai, Chun-lok and Others    FLCC 1698 / 2020   (acting for D1 and D3, and successfully negotiated with the prosecution to offer no evidence on the Possessing anything with intent to destroy or damage property charge laid against D3)

HKSAR v Chiu, Cheuk-kwan and Others    KTCC  834 / 2020   (acting for D2 and D3, and successfully negotiated with the prosecution to offer no evidence on the Obstruction of public place charge laid against them)

HKSAR v Wong, Cheuk-hei   ESCC 1685 / 2020    (acting for the accused for mitigation,  – Fighting in a Public Place)

HKSAR v Liauw, Tak-fai   ESCC 498 / 2020    (acting for the accused for mitigation,  – Assaulting Police Officer – Obtained 80 Hours Community Service Order – acting for the accused for Sentence Review Hearing)

HKSAR v Wong, Siu-wing (D1)    ESCC 1741 / 2020     (acting for the accused for mitigation – Possession of Apparatus for Radiocommunications without a Licence)

HKSAR v Siu, Yat-ming    WKCC 1718 / 2020     (acting for the accused for mitigation – Outraging Public Decency)

HKSAR v Yuen, Siu-fung   ESCC 744 / 2020    (acting for the accused for mitigation,  – Obstruction of public place)

HKSAR v Leung, Chi-on   KCCC 468 / 2020    (acting for the accused for mitigation,  – Assaulting Police Officer)

 

Publications:

Contributor, ‘Intellectual Property‘ and ‘Information Technology‘ in Lexis Practical Guidance, Commercial Section (Hong Kong, 2021)  

Contributor, ‘Contentious Trust and Estates‘ in Lexis Practical Guidance, Private Client Section (Hong Kong, 2020)