JUNIOR PROFILE

Robin Nelson Egerton

Greater China Region 2026

Parkside Chambers

Ranked in 1 practice area

Family/Matrimonial: The Bar

China

8 years ranked

Contributions and articles

2 Articles, Press releases, highlights

About

Provided by Parkside Chambers

Practice Areas

GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION

Family Law & Private Client

Career

Robin has practised in Hong Kong since 1984; until 2004 as a solicitor and thereafter as a barrister. He is a specialist in family law with a particular focus on children and finance matters, as well as cases regarding the Hague Convention.

Robin has practised as a mediator since 1996 and has an extensive alternative dispute resolution practice.

Professional Memberships

Chairman, Special Committee on Direct Professional Access of Hong Kong Bar Association, 2006-2008

Member, Family Court Member, Special Committee on Family Law of Hong Kong Bar Association Users’ Committee of Hong Kong Bar Association, 2006-2010

Member, HKMAAL Mediation Accreditation Committee of Hong Kong Bar Association, 2013- present

Vice-Chairperson, Accreditation Sub-committee under the Steering Committee on Mediation, 2013-2019

Chairman, Committee on Mediation (CMed), 2019-2021

Member, Special Committee on Evaluative Mediation, 2018-2019

Member, Legal Aid Services Council, 2022 – present

Co-opted member, Bar Council, 2006-2011, 2022 – present

Deputy District Court Judge, Family Court, 17 June 2002-31 July 2002

Deputy District Court Judge, Family Court, 19 December 2005 – 28 January 2006

Deputy District Court Judge, Family Court, 10 August – 4 September 2020

Mediator for the Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao, Greater Bay Area 2024

Publications

2011 Contributor to Family Law and Practice in Hong Kong (1st Edition)

2014 Contributor to Family Law and Practice in Hong Kong (2nd Edition)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Greater China Region

Family/Matrimonial: The Bar - China

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Robin Nelson Egerton of Parkside Chambers offers both a wealth of expertise in matrimonial finance and child-related cases and the enviable advantage in this space of having previously acted not only as a Family Court deputy district judge, but also as a family law solicitor.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He has a good rapport with clients and is a very good family mediator.
Family/Matrimonial: The BarChambers Greater China Region
He's a very competent lawyer and knows the law very well. He has a good manner with clients. People trust him and he can tell you what a judge would think in a particular case.
Family/Matrimonial: The BarChambers Greater China Region