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Temple Chambers

Commercial Dispute Resolution: The Bar

Greater China Region Guide 2026 : China


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What the Team is Known For

Temple Chambers is widely regarded as one of the top sets in Hong Kong, drawing on its 40-year history and deep well of experience across its membership of over 60 barristers. The set offers an array of expertise in all manner of commercial disputes, in addition to insights gleaned from its members' roles in the administration of the Bar, as well as in the judiciary. Sources appreciate that "Temple Chambers has great depth across the entire spectrum of seniority." A source asserts: "Temple Chambers is certainly one of the best sets I have worked with." Brittany Huang is practice development manager and a key contact.

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Abraham Chan
    Band 1Abraham Chan

    Abraham Chan

    Abraham Chan SC continues to draw praise for his versatile practice, which combines strong public law expertise with skilful handling of commercial litigation. In addition to undertaking judicial review proceedings, he is also instructed on securities, banking, planning and property cases and is developing in the competition space.
    • He is very smart and commands the respect of the court. He cuts through the issues and distills the case in the clearest possible way to enable parties and the judge to understand it clearly.

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    • He has consistently demonstrated remarkable quick thinking and adaptability in high-pressure situations, enabling him to provide effective solutions and feedback on his feet.

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  • Band 1Bernard Man
    Band 1Bernard Man

    Bernard Man

    Bernard Man SC is widely viewed as one of Hong Kong's leading advocates across a range of commercial and chancery instructions, and operates in such varied cases as company law, banking and financial services regulatory disputes, in addition to contentious trusts, probate and family matters.
    • What particularly stands out is his ability to think and respond on his feet, offering insightful and practical points. His composed demeanour, even under pressure, has been incredibly reassuring.

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    • Bernard's law and advocacy is second to none.

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  • Band 1Bonnie Cheng
    Band 1Bonnie Cheng

    Bonnie Cheng

    Bonnie Cheng conducts an impressively diverse practice covering a wide range of complex commercial, public law and private client cases, with company, financial regulatory and family law disputes featuring with notable frequency alongside an established judicial review capability.
    • Bonnie brings a sharp and analytical mind to complex legal issues.

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    • She can answer clients' questions about difficult parts of the case and give sensible advice from both a litigation and client management perspective. She's a very well-rounded counsel.

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  • Band 1Charles Manzoni
    Band 1Charles Manzoni

    Charles Manzoni

    Charles Manzoni KC conducts an international practice, embracing both litigation and arbitration and incorporating a substantial construction component, to which he brings the insights of a qualified engineer. He is also active across a broad range of commercial, technological and professional liability matters, many of which share the common factor of being highly complex.
    • Charles is really excellent.

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    • Charles probably one of the best advocates in Hong Kong. He's very client-friendly.

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  • Band 1Eva Sit
    Band 1Eva Sit

    Eva Sit

    Eva Sit SC conducts a multifaceted and much-admired commercial and public law practice which embraces, among other things, insolvency and competition matters, shareholder disputes, civil fraud claims and judicial review work.
    • Eva is a real expert in company law matters. Her advocacy is strong and persuasive.

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    • She offers great solutions to clients to secure a good outcome not only in winning cases, but also in cases where there is an uphill battle. Her legal and advocacy skills in court are top notch.

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  • Band 1Jat Sew-Tong SC
    Band 1Jat Sew-Tong SC

    Jat Sew-Tong SC

    Jat Sew Tong SC regularly receives praise for the versatility of his practice, which embraces, among other things, banking and finance disputes, securities-related issues, defamation and contentious probate matters.
    • He is excellent and very persuasive with clients.

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    • The way he sees through cases and strategy is truly impressive.

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  • Band 1Paul W T Shieh
    Band 1Paul W T Shieh

    Paul W T Shieh

    Paul Shieh SC regularly receives plaudits for his remarkably versatile commercial and public law practice, while maintaining his particularly high profile in the judicial review sphere.
    • Paul is razor sharp and very punchy. Undoubtedly one of the best senior counsels in town.

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  • Band 1Rimsky Yuen
    Band 1Rimsky Yuen

    Rimsky Yuen

    Rimsky Yuen SC brings exceptional experience to the table, being not only an accomplished litigator of corporate, commercial, insolvency and financial services-related disputes and a seasoned arbitration counsel and arbitrator of international matters, but also a former Hong Kong Secretary for Justice, having held that post between 2012 and 2018.
  • Band 1Victor Dawes
    Band 1Victor Dawes

    Victor Dawes

    Victor Dawes SC draws praise for the versatility of his practice, which covers chancery and commercial matters ranging from contentious trusts and probate matters to company law, securities and banking disputes.
    • Victor is very good with clients and sensible in his practical, strategic and legal advice.

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    • Victor is very user friendly; despite being very senior he's also very responsive and excellent on both paper and feet. It's a combination of good knowledge of the facts and good pleading.

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  • Band 1Victor Joffe
    Band 1Victor Joffe

    Victor Joffe

    Victor Joffe KC maintains a versatile practice, covering a broad spectrum of matters, including commercial, fraud, insolvency and trust-related issues, but he is especially well known as an exceptionally accomplished handler of company cases in general, and of shareholder disputes in particular.
    • Victor is an absolutely wonderful counsel; he has a steady hand, is enormously intellectual and knows his company law back to front. He is a delight.

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    • He's very technical, very commerical and still very sharp.

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  • Band 1Wong Yan-Lung SC
    Band 1Wong Yan-Lung SC

    Wong Yan-Lung SC

    Wong Yan Lung SC is able to draw on 35 years' experience at the Hong Kong Bar in maintaining a wide-ranging practice that spans commercial and public law disputes, including land, planning trust and company law issues. He is a counsel of choice for many high-profile cases.
    • Yan Lung has brought his principled and methodical approach to every case and has a gravitas that is hard to ignore.

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    • He is intellectually strong and user-friendly.

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  • Band 2Charles Hollander
    Band 2Charles Hollander

    Charles Hollander

    Charles Hollander KC is acclaimed for the wide-ranging commercial litigation and arbitration expertise which secures him frequent instructions on competition, banking and company law disputes.
    • Charles Hollander is an outstanding barrister.

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  • Band 2Keith Lam
    Band 2Keith Lam

    Keith Lam

    Keith Lam is a much sought-after junior who combines a broad civil and commercial capability, which has seen him practise at all levels of the Hong Kong court system, up to and including the Court of Final Appeal, with a noted focus on matters involving high net worth individuals.
    • I have absolute trust and confidence in him. He is my first port of call for cases where the stakes are high.

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    • Keith is attentive, responsive and dedicated, with exceptional, reliable and polished service. He is also astute, practical and insightful, as well as strategic and forward-thinking.

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  • Band 3Eugene Fung SC
    Band 3Eugene Fung SC

    Eugene Fung SC

    Eugene Fung SC balances his litigation activity with a busy advisory practice, focusing closely on chancery matters covering tax, property, wills and trusts. He also provides skilful handling of commercial disputes, with experience in civil fraud and company law cases.
    • Eugene has a great reputation and very high standing amongst judges and practitioners.

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  • Band 3James Man
    Band 3James Man

    James Man

    James Man maintains an impressive commercial dispute resolution practice, which spans company law, contractual disputes, and contentious property and securities issues.
    • James has excellent technical ability and is one of the hardest working junior counsels in Hong Kong.

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    • I have enjoyed working with James, who I find to be very strong on the law and very responsive.

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  • Band 3Jin Pao
    Band 3Jin Pao

    Jin Pao

    Pao Jin SC combines his commercial practice with a substantial body of public law and judicial review work which revolves significantly around financial regulatory, constitutional and administrative law issues.
    • He is very responsive and offers practical advice.

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    • Jin Pao has a strong sensitivity for the judges; he knows a bit of the world and people's personalities and can frame the case well, putting the best case forward.

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  • Band 3Justin Ho
    Band 3Justin Ho

    Justin Ho

    Justin Ho focuses his practice on multi-jurisdictional cases, offering experience across a wide range of civil and commercial instructions, including company law and insolvency disputes in addition to contentious real estate, trust and probate matters.
    • He's really efficient and really helpful. He always provides advice when we have urgent deadlines and meets our requests, and he thinks outside of the box. It's good to have him on our legal team.

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    • Justin's work is top notch. He focuses on the needs of the client and is able to dissect complex legal issues.

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  • Band 3Laurence L J Li
    Band 3Laurence L J Li

    Laurence L J Li

    Laurence Li SC commands widespread acknowledgement and respect for his assured handling of financial regulatory issues generally and securities-related matters in particular, but is also noted for his versatility across a broad spectrum of commercial work.
    • Laurence is my go-to on financial securities and related litigation. He is witty and understands commercial realities very quickly. Coupled with a solid legal analysis, that really sets him apart.

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    • He brings a lot of experience when it comes to his advice, but also understands the client's commercial objectives and tries to blend that in with the legal principles to give commercial advice.

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  • Band 4Alexander Stock
    Band 4Alexander Stock

    Alexander Stock

    Alexander Stock SC offers clients an array of expertise in commercial dispute resolution, with substantial experience in the field of international commercial arbitrations, including with regard to challenging awards before the Hong Kong courts.
    • He's the type of advocate who doesn't push a point for the sake of it; he knows when to go for it and when not to run a point. He's super well respected by the courts and very experiened.

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    • Alex Stock's understated advocacy is compelling, especially in longer hearings where showboating or aggressive styles can grate.

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  • Band 4Anthony Chan
    Band 4Anthony Chan

    Anthony Chan

    Anthony Chan earns recognition for his broad stable of insolvency, family and estate disputes, in addition to familiarity with general commercial disputes.
    • Anthony is a very talented, friendly and approachable barrister.

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    • We're very happy with his performance. He's a very smooth advocate, easy to work with and very user friendly. He's also very hands-on across the papers.

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  • Band 4Elizabeth Cheung
    Band 4Elizabeth Cheung

    Elizabeth Cheung

    Elizabeth Cheung is a respected junior barrister with a strong track record handling a range of commercial disputes, often acting on matters relating to tax issues and fraud claims.

    • Elizabeth has good attention to detail and the gravitas to manage the clients.

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    • Liz has got persuasive advocacy skills and is able to respond well on her feet. She’s also highly empathetic and commercial, which makes working with her always a very smooth experience.

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  • Band 4Jonathan Chang
    Band 4Jonathan Chang

    Jonathan Chang

    Jonathan Chang SC handles a wide selection of commercial cases while maintaining a strong focus on the public law and judicial review sphere where his reputation is particularly well established.

  • Band 4Julian Lam
    Band 4Julian Lam

    Julian Lam

    Julian Lam maintains a broad civil and commercial practice which embraces both litigated and arbitrated matters and within which admiralty, tax and securities-related issues feature particularly prominently.
    • He has been helpful, responsive and delivers timely and precise legal advice. Pleadings and legal documents prepared by him are well written, to-the-point and comprehensive.

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    • Julian is clever and good on the law. He's also user-friendly.

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  • Band 4Man-Chung Law
    Band 4Man-Chung Law

    Man-Chung Law

    Law Man-Chung SC advises on an array of commercial disputes, with broad experience spanning construction disputes, wind-up petitions and the enforcement of arbitral awards.

    • He is very thorough, meticulous, user-friendly and very often liked by clients. Most importantly, he's always available when needed.

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  • Band 4Martin Ho
    Band 4Martin Ho

    Martin Ho

    Martin Ho combines a broad company and commercial practice with a noted line in the representation of the Hong Kong authorities in criminal contempt and so-called 'doxxing' cases involving the unauthorised publication of information concerning police or judicial officers and their families.

    • Martin is intellectually strong and user-friendly.

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  • Band 4Queenie Lau
    Band 4Queenie Lau

    Queenie Lau

    Queenie Lau SC maintains a busy and varied caseload of commercial and company law disputes, offering extensive experience in the handling of shareholder disputes, fraud and professional negligence cases, in addition to defamation, land, employment and family law matters.

    • She stands out for commercial disputes and is very thoughtful, with excellent knowledge of the law. She's also extremely easy to work with.

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    • She is always responsive and is super client-friendly. Queenie Lau SC is always meticulous and thorough. Most importantly, she inspires confidence and gets things done right .

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  • Band 4Sara Tong
    Band 4Sara Tong

    Sara Tong

    Sara Tong SC is admired for the versatility of her commercial practice, which showcases noteworthy levels of activity in the professional negligence, employment, company law and probate spheres.

    • Sara is a fierce advocate for her clients. She is able to digest complex factual patterns and legal arguments within a short time and advocate her client's case forcefully and persuasively.

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    • Sara Tong is renowned for her strong technical skills, excellent trial advocacy and painstaking attention to detail. Her thorough preparedness ensures she is always equipped to handle complex matters.

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  • Up and ComingAstina Au
    Up and ComingAstina Au

    Astina Au

    Astina Au is a rising junior barrister with a solid record on commercial disputes, often handling injunctions, matters relating to arbitral awards and the striking out of claims.

    • Astina is extremely responsive and user friendly. She is smart, capable and has a strong commercial sense. Her legal knowledge and quality of work are excellent.

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    • Astina is an excellent advocate who is confident, articulate and persuasive in court.

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  • Up and ComingByron Chiu
    Up and ComingByron Chiu

    Byron Chiu

    Byron Chiu is a solid junior whose practice encompasses commercial disputes pertaining to competition and securities law. He is also equipped to handle enforcement of PRC arbitral awards.

    • Byron shines in contentious regulatory matters.

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    • Byron is a very capable and user-friendly junior. He works well with others and is able to handle complex cases on his own without a leader.

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  • Up and ComingDanny Tang
    Up and ComingDanny Tang

    Danny Tang

    Danny Tang wins plaudits for acting both led and unled on commercial disputes ranging from mis-selling cases, to applications to set aside arbitral awards, to restructuring and insolvency related matters.

    • Danny is very responsive and his factual and legal analysis is pretty unparalleled in terms of incisiveness. He has strong instincts for the right answer.

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    • He thinks strategically and responds thoughtfully to complex issues, all of which is truly impressive as a junior. His dedication, professionalism and sharp mind shine through in every interaction.

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  • Up and ComingJoshua Chan
    Up and ComingJoshua Chan

    Joshua Chan

    Joshua Chan handles a broad spectrum of cases, with a practice spanning contentious financial services, restructuring and insolvency and competition matters, as well as estate disputes.
    • Joshua is an exceptionally high-quality junior, offering insightful legal analysis and clear and concise drafting.

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    • Joshua stands out for his remarkable commercial acumen, strong work ethic and excellent advocacy skills. His ability to navigate complex issues with precision and has unwavering dedication to clients.

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  • New SilksTim Parker
    New SilksTim Parker

    Tim Parker

    Tim Parker SC combines an advisory and advocacy practice, specialising in public international and regulatory law, and is also particularly active on civil liberties cases and constitutional law matters, as well as competition law disputes.

    • He's just excellent; top of the game. He picks up the issues very quickly.

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    • Tim is spectacularly clever, a brilliant lawyer and a wonderful advocate. Clients adore him and he's the full package.

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