Up and Coming
Provided by William Chan
Clients turn to William Chan for his expertise in medico-legal cases, leveraging his extensive experience in medical malpractice claims and disciplinary proceedings. Hospitals and healthcare professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and physiotherapists, trust William’s counsel in a wide of range of legal proceedings, including:
Civil claims for medical negligence
Inquiries before disciplinary tribunals
Coroner's inquests
Criminal cases in the context of clinical practice
Judicial review cases
William acts for professional indemnity providers, insurance companies and healthcare organizations and professionals, as well as public and private hospitals. He has acted as advocate in Medical Council and Dental Council inquiries, as well as in Coroner's inquests. He regularly delivers lectures and seminars to healthcare professionals, and also contributes articles on medical-legal issues in various newsletters. He serves as the Honorary Legal Adviser to a number of professional bodies.
William speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Honorary Legal Advisor, Asian Pacific International Pulmonary Alliance
Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association
Honorary Legal Advisor, Hong Kong College of Critical Care Nursing
Member, Clinical Ethics Committee of the New Territories West Cluster of the Hospital Authority
Represented:
Healthcare professionals, as well as hospitals and other healthcare organizations, in civil claims for medical negligence.
Healthcare professionals, including doctors and dentists, in disciplinary proceedings and criminal cases in the context of clinical practice, as well as Coroner’s inquests.
Clients in other matters including judicial review cases.
The University of Hong Kong,
LLB
The University of Hong Kong
PCLL Distinction
Provided by Chambers
William Chan is notable for his broad practice, regularly advising on medical negligence claims, disciplinary inquiries and inquests. He typically acts for healthcare professionals, hospitals and medical indemnity providers.
Provided by Chambers
He has experience in dealing with complicated cases across commercial, personal injury, criminal and disciplinary hearings.
William is hard-working and certainly sophisticated in his approach and handling of clients.
He has experience in dealing with complicated cases across commercial, personal injury, criminal and disciplinary hearings.
William is hard-working and certainly sophisticated in his approach and handling of clients.
