Professional Practice

Kristy is developing a broad civil and criminal practice. She has been involved in cases encompassing areas such as competition, family, intellectual property, trusts, land, company, money laundering, SFC-related matters and personal injuries. She accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work, and has appeared before different levels of court either as a led junior or a sole advocate.

Kristy is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, as well as having a working knowledge of Korean. As such, she is capable of providing written submissions and conducting hearings in both English and Chinese.

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Selected Cases

Civil & Commercial

  • Shun Pong Ltd v Chan Koo Kai Felix and others HCA 255/2017 — Beneficial ownership of land, proprietary & promissory estoppel (judgment pending) (with William Tse)
  • Lee Man Fai v Yip Pak Keung HCA 1631/2018 — Trial settled on second day: contract, misrepresentation, restitution, illegality defence (With William Tse)

Banking / Finance

  • Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd v Lin Zhuo Yan [2020] HKCFI 1250 — Unconscionable circumstances of entry of guarantees, non est factum, commercial benefit of guarantees (led by Vincent Chen)

Company

  • In the Matter of Matsun Industries (Groups) Limited [2022] HKCFI 958 — rights of intervener in application to restore company to Companies Registry (led by Andrew Liao SC)

Intellectual Property

  • Acted for Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. in opposing the registration of Trademark “ATWO” based on s.11 of the Trade Marks Ordinance (absolute grounds for refusal): [2023] HKTMR 30 (with William Tse)
  • Acted for Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. in opposing the registration of Trademark “a2 Store” based on s.11 of the Trade Marks Ordinance (absolute grounds for refusal): [2023] HKTMR 29 (with William Tse)
  • Acted against Jaguar Land Rover Ltd in the revocation of Trademark “JAGUAR” in a 2-days trial before the Registrar of Trade Marks: [2023] HKTMR 4 (with William Tse)
  • Acted for a world leading manufacturer of printed circuit boards in a 3-days trial before the Registrar of Trade Marks: Trade Mark “KINWONG 景旺电子 ” [2022] HKTMR 26
  • Acted in various registrability proceedings before the Registrar of Trade Marks: see e.g. Re: Hong Kong Trade Mark Application No. 306015203 (饺皇); and Re: Hong Kong Trademark Application No. 3059785301 (MYPATHFINDER)

General Crime

  • 香港特別行政區訴 張仲榮 [2023] HKDC 14 — Triad society offences and failing to surrender to custody without reasonable cause (led by Leung Chun Keung)
Call/Rights of Audience
  • Hong Kong (2019)
Education
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, City University of Hong Kong
  • Juris Doctor, City University of Hong Kong
  • Bachelor’s Degree (Major in Business Law), Monash University
Publications, Lectures & Seminars

Practitioner Notes