Family And Private Client

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Temple Chambers
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Des Voeux Chambers
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Pantheon Chambers
Parkside Chambers

Leading Silks

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Edward Chan SC – Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers
Deepak Nagpal KC – Temple Chambers ‘Deepak is extremely detail-oriented and dedicated to winning and getting the desired result for client.’  
Richard Todd KC – Bernacchi Chambers
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Jeremy Bartlett SC – Prince's Chambers 'Jeremy’s insight and support is enormously valuable, a very effective advocate.'
Bernard Man SC – Temple Chambers ‘Bernard is one of the most intelligent and hotly sought after senior counsel. He is eloquent in court, quick to grasp complex legal issues and offers practical advice to clients.’
John Scott SC – Des Voeux Chambers 'Easy to work with, attends to instructions in a timely manner.'
Anita Yip SC –28 Admiralty
Mairéad Rattigan SC – Des Voeux Chambers

Leading Juniors

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Bonnie Cheng – Temple Chambers ‘Bonnie is simply one of the best juniors at the Hong Kong Bar. Nobody combines the breadth of areas of practice that she covers at her level.’
Robin Egerton – Parkside Chambers 
Frances Irving – Des Voeux Chambers
Kerby Lau – Des Voeux Chambers ‘Kerby is very thorough in considering all legal issues of a subject matter.  He has very good analysis of facts and is meticulous in his drafting work. He always deliveres his legal arguments in court in a clear and organised manner.’
Azan Marwah – Pantheon Chambers 'Azan is a true expert in child law, public and private, which is where his true passion lies. He is an excellent strategist and a compelling advocate who will always do his best for a client.'
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Giles Surman – Plowman Chambers
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Jonathan Ah-Weng – Parkside Chambers 'Jonathan is very sharp and knowledgeable and very detailed. He can often think of ways to argue on a legal point or tackle an issue in the way that is not usual and conventional but works. He is very capable in resolving complex issues.'
Jeremy Chan – Denis Chang’s Chambers 
Theresa Chow – Temple Chambers ‘Theresa is responsive and professional. She is hardworking and provides sound advice to clients. She is robust in court.’
Lareina J. Chan – Parkside Chambers 'Lareina is a very thorough and tough barrister. She is not afraid of fighting hard for clients in court and trying out some of the more challenging and creative arguments.'
Jacqueline Law – Des Voeux Chambers 'Very hands-on. A complete team player. Engaging and user-friendly. Fabulously clever. She can be relied on to get to grips with difficult issues. An outstanding junior.'
Joyce Leung – Rede Chambers ‘Joyce is a popular junior counsel.  Her ability to give strategic and practical advice in the approach to litigation is always notable.  At the same time, Joyce Leung is extremely approachable and always effective in communicating with those instructing, as well as with the leader and others on the team. This is a particular asset, especially when one has a difficult case involving multi-players. Outstanding all round.’
Jeffrey Li – Parkside Chambers
Shaphan Marwah – Pantheon Chambers
Ronald Pang – Pantheon Chambers 'Ronald possesses a profound understanding of legal principles across various domains. His ability to dissect complex issues and provide innovative solutions is unparalleled.'

Rising Stars

Madeleine Booth – Bernacchi Chambers 'Madeleine is a fantastic junior counsel. She has an excellent handle on the law and also a very good manner with clients.'
Joshua Chan – Temple Chambers 
Abel Lam – Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers 'Abel demonstrates exceptional agility in understanding the legal issues at hand and providing concise summaries of the key points. His drafting is simple and concise.'
Vivien Leung – Denis Chang’s Chambers 'Vivien is technical and meticulous. Her written submissions are thorough and covers all grounds. She is calming and reassuring to clients.'
Kelly Shum – Rede Chambers 'Kelly is well versed with the procedures and requirements of various types of matters, which is particularly impressive when dealing with urgent engagement.'

Family and private client in Hong Kong Bar

Temple Chambers

Temple Chambers boasts an exemplary family law practice, possessing experts in the range of family law matters, particularly in the area of matrimonial finance disputes. Deepak Nagpal KC, an English silk and co-tenant at London set 1 Kings Bench Walk has a ‘wealth of experiences in conducting financial cases’, and Bernard Man SC has a renowned practice in money claims, particularly ancillary orders and inheritance claims. Bonnie Cheng has a stand-out junior practice, focusing on ancillary relief disputes but she also represents parties in children, mental health and contentious probate matters. Also a prominent junior, Theresa Chow possesses a significant family and private client practice, covering divorce and children matters, alongside mental health, enduring power of attorney and probate cases.

Les références

‘The barristers who practise matrimonial law in Temple Chambers are all top-notch barristers who win cases.’

‘Temple Chambers is probably the best set in Hong Kong.  The chambers retain a pool of excellent quality of barristers.’

‘A leader in the market as always, offering a full range of counsel depending on the complexities of the case and the level of counsel required for the task.’

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Des Voeux Chambers

Des Voeux Chambers has an active family law and private client practice, focusing on cases with a cross-border, multijurisdictional element. John Scott SC is a key contact at silk level, while Kerby Lau is a skilled junior, holding substantial expertise in private client, probate, trust and succession work, and particularly focusses on cases involving the interaction between trusts, commercial and company law. Jacqueline Law is also a key junior, s acting for members of prominent families in Hong Kong in probate and administration disputes.

Les références

‘Des Voeux Chambers is clearly one of the top sets of Chambers in Hong Kong.’

‘Des Voeux Chambers is one of the best family law chambers.’

‘Des Voeux Chambers is one of the leading sets in Hong Kong and is very well respected. It has real strength-in-depth and the quality of the counsel are uniformly high.’

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Pantheon Chambers

Pantheon Chambers includes a number of Hong Kong's notable family law practitioners. Azan Marwah boasts a considerable practice, acting in highly complex family matters involving child custody, adoption, ancillary relief, inheritance and probate international child abduction, and recently acting in a dispute concerning overstaying in the matrimonial home. Shaphan Marwah‘s practice covers all areas of family law, including matrimonial finance, disputes concerning children (including Hague Convention cases), alongside acting as an experienced mediator in financial and children’s matters. Marwah often appears in the High Court and District Court in complex and high value financial remedy matters, involving third party claims, conduct arguments, unilateral assets, nuptial agreements, trust structures, enforcement and international issues and child custody matters. Ronald Pang handles complex, high-value private client disputes.

Les références

‘Pantheon Chambers have worked on a number of groundbreaking cases on pro-bono basis and have highly respectable barristers in their set. The set has a strong offering on divorce, matrimonial, and child law.’

‘The set is friendly and supportive.’

‘Pantheon Chambers boasts a robust roster of barristers across various practice areas. Their collective expertise ensures comprehensive coverage and diverse perspectives. Whether it’s commercial law or family matters, clients benefit from a wealth of talent.’

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Parkside Chambers

Parkside Chambers has demonstrable expertise in family law and private client matters, across a variety of mandates, including matrimonial litigation, financial disputes, and children-related cases. Jonathan Ah-Weng specializes in trusts, probate, and high conflict matrimonial disputes. Jeffrey Li has particular expertise in children and matrimonial finance work, acting in high-value matrimonial disputes concerning investments and fund portfolios, contributing to important jurisprudence concerning cryptocurrency investments.

Les références

‘Good set; easy to work with; friendly barristers.’

‘Parkside is a leading set in the field of Matrimonial, Divorce and Child Law and Mediation. They are very reliable and approachable. Most counsel are very happy to assist solicitors in the early stages of a case when support may be required but appointment is not yet required. I\’m always happy to work with Parkside.’

‘I work with various barristers at Parkside Chambers, they are all very good.  There are other barristers in the Chambers that specialise in family law. It is useful when using senior counsel to have a junior from the same set working on a case.’

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