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Christopher Chain SC

Christopher Chain SC

Greater China Region 2026

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About

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Career

Christopher Chain SC is a seasoned court advocate and arbitration counsel, maintaining an exceptionally diverse practice with a commercial emphasis which has been described by legal directories as “high-powered” with “impressive range”.

Christopher is frequently sought out to helm cases with highly complex or unusual elements, and is known to “cut to the chase” and be “extremely efficient” in coming up with solutions for clients which “are always practical and always to the point”.

He draws upon extensive accumulated experience spanning across the entire spectrum of civil work, having handled cases ranging from general commercial and companies matters, to more specialist practice areas including aviation and shipping, banking and regulatory, construction, employment, family, fraud and anti-money laundering, insolvency, insurance, intellectual property, international trade, land, professional and medical negligence, public law, securities and finance, trusts and probate, and others.

Christopher has drawn particular attention for his advocacy and analytical skills, being recognized as “extremely bright and capable” and “excellent at thinking on his feet”, with specific highlight on his “very quick mind”, “impressive advocacy skills”, and “very creative readiness to argue things from a different angle”.

He is trilingual and has experience of conducting cases in Cantonese and Putonghua.

For more information, please refer to https://www.dvc.hk/members/christopher-chain

Chambers Review

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Chambers Greater China Region

Commercial Dispute Resolution: The Bar - China

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Christopher Chain SC regularly attracts praise for the impressive range of his practice, which incorporates particular strengths in company and corporate law, shipping and insolvency issues.

Strengths

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  • Christopher is a very clever barrister who is eloquent in court.

    Commercial Dispute Resolution: The BarChambers Greater China Region
  • He's probably one of the most effective cross-examiners I have come across; he's highly diligent. I was impressed with his ability to memorise every single detail of the files.

    Commercial Dispute Resolution: The BarChambers Greater China Region

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