Professional Practice

Stephen joined Chambers following the completion of his pupillage with Mr Kenneth Lee, Mr Douglas Kwok, Mr Randy Shek, Mr Richard Yip, and Mr Carter Chim. He is developing a broad civil and criminal practice, and has recently acted in matters involving administration of estate, building management, contractual disputes, fraud, injunctive reliefs, and insolvency. He accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ practice. He has appeared in the High Court, the District Court and the Magistrates’ Courts in his own right.

In January to March 2025, Stephen was appointed as a Contract Marshal of the Judiciary.  He provided assistance to justices of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in that capacity.

Stephen obtained his undergraduate degrees in social sciences and law from the University of Hong Kong. He then went on to obtain a LLM in human rights with distinction from the same university, ranking first in class.

Stephen is native in Cantonese, and fluent in English and Mandarin.

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Selected Cases

Bankruptcy / Winding-Up

  • Re CHM ex p CADIL (HCB 1282/2025) – Acted for the petitioner in a creditor’s bankruptcy petition based on a judgment debt (as sole advocate)
  • Re Man Chin Chin Ivy [2025] HKCFI 3217 – Acted for the petitioner and successfully obtained a bankruptcy order against the debtor on the first Monday hearing before the Bankruptcy Judge (as sole advocate)

Building Management / Landlord & Tenant

  • LWCR v LSL (DCCJ 4506/2021) – water seepage, successfully resisted specific discovery application (as sole advocate)
  • MIL v SEICL (DCCJ 2606/2024) – Acted for the plaintiff landlord and successfully obtained summary judgment for outstanding rent and outgoings against the defendant tenant (as sole advocate)
  • FSIL v BOL (HCA 2225/2024) – Acted for the defendant tenant in a summary judgment application (as sole advocate)
  • Lee Chui Shan Hazel v Lui Hung Fei & Anor [2025] HKDC 1216 – Acted for the plaintiff in a water seepage case and successfully obtained default judgment with mandatory injunctive reliefs against the Defendants (as sole advocate)

Contractual Disputes

  • CPK v GCKY (HCA 1945/2023) – Acted for the defendant in the plaintiff’s claim for breach of agreements for sale and purchase of shares and settlement deeds, resisted strike-out application of defences under the Money Lenders Ordinance (Cap. 163) (with Mr Stephen Siu)
  • KTVJSC v GL (HCA 1117/2024) – Acted for the plaintiff in a claim for unpaid purchase orders (with Mr Richard Yip)

Criminal/Regulatory

  • HKSAR v CCM [2025] HKCFI 721 – Acted for the defendant charged with indecent assault in a 2-day trial (with Mr Carter Chim); obtained bail pending appeal and conducted the magistracy appeal (with Mr Randy Shek)
  • HKSAR v HHHY (WKCC 1620/2024) – Conducted plea and mitigation for a defendant charged with disclosing personal data without relevant consent, obtained suspended sentence (as sole advocate)
  • HKSAR v Pun Lin-fa [2024] HKCFI 3517 – Acted for the defendant in a magistracy appeal against conviction of displaying bills or posters without permission (with Mr Carter Chim)
  • HKSAR v LKPH & 2 Ors (ESCC 3204/2024, KTCC 2409/2024) – Advised the defendant on and assisted in drafting responses to Notices under sections 14(1)(a) and 14(1)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) issued by the Independent Commission Against Corruption
  • Advised a solicitors’ firm on and assisted in drafting responses to enquiry letter by the Investigation Counsel of the Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Advised a HKEX-listed company and its board of directors and assisted in drafting responses to investigation letters by the Listing Division

Fraud / Asset Recovery

  • TJ v ZB & Anor (DCMP 6496/2024, DCCJ 1215/2025) – telephone fraud, assisted in obtaining Norwich Pharmacal reliefs against banks, and in application for service of writ out of jurisdiction

Injunctive Reliefs

  • HICL v CCMIL & Anor (HCA 1976/2024) – resisted and obtained dismissal of the plaintiff’s inter partes application for Mareva injunction at the first call-over hearing (as sole advocate during the call-over hearing)
  • X & Anor v Y[2023] HKCFI 2931 – opposition to continuation of an anonymity order (with Mr Richard Yip)
  • EHL v SLK & 6 Ors (DCCJ 3316/2025) – Acted for the plaintiff company and successfully obtained Mareva injunction and bankers’ books orders against the defendants for employee and payroll fraud of over HK$ 1 million (as sole advocate)

Probate

  • Ma Pui Yin Flora & Anor v Ma Sik Hung Bruce[2023] HKCFI 3083 – application for removal of administrator (with Mr Richard Yip)
Call/Rights of Audience
  • Hong Kong (2023)
Education
  • Master of Laws in Human Rights, The University of Hong Kong
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, The University of Hong Kong
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws) and Bachelor of Laws, The University of Hong Kong
Professional Appointments & Memberships
  • Contract Marshal, Hong Kong Judiciary (2025)
  • Mooting Coach for the undergraduate Mooting and Dispute Resolution Programme, The University of Hong Kong (2023-2024, 2024-2025)
Publications, Lectures & Seminars

Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Hong Kong Precedents of Pleadings (4th Edition, 2025), Chapter 56 Professional Liability (with Mr Edward K H Ng)

Scholarships & Awards
  • Anna Wu Prize in Human Rights (2021-2022)
  • Lee Shau Kee Scholarships for Student Enrichment (2018-2019)
  • Centenary Scholarship Fund – Social Sciences Enrichment Scholarship (2016-2018)