Dicky Cheung

Year of Call:

2017 (HK)

Dicky’s practice areas are contractual, bankruptcy, winding-up, company and land disputes.   

For contentious cases, Dicky has represented listed companies, state-owned banks (foreign and PRC), property developers and high-net worth individuals in handling complex commercial, corporate and civil litigation and enforcement actions in Competition Ordinance, Cap 619, involving securities, trusts, probate, multiple and foreign parties and complicated transactions.

For advisory work, Dicky regularly advises on regulatory compliance on listing matters (including Initial Public Offering of securities and bonds, on instructions from PRC state-owned banks), companies governance matters and merger and acquisition of companies. 

Dicky has regularly conducted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) course to solicitors on electronic fraud and disciplinary proceedings, and judicial review.

Dicky is fluent in Putonghua and regularly handles mainland related cases and parties. 

He was appointed Deputy Magistrate of the Hong Kong Judiciary in 2023 and 2024.

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Education

P.C.LL., The University of Hong Kong 

LL.B. with honours, The University of Hong Kong 

B.SS. in Government & Laws with honours, The University of Hong Kong

Awards
Appointments

Deputy Magistrate (2023-2024)

Practice Areas

Contractual, bankruptcy, winding up, company and land disputes

Selected cases

Appellate work 

  1. IO of Kam Luk Building v 吳靜燕 [2021] 1 HKC 683

Successful appeal against a trial judgment in adverse possession on questions of law and facts, including that an invalid licence granted by a stranger can still defeat adverse possession

  1. Re: CHEUNG KWAN (張軍), Debtor [2021] HKCA 282

Appealing against the decision to bankrupt the former majority shareholder of China Cloud Copper Company Limited (a Hong Kong-listed company) and mainland Chinese businesswoman. Led by Anson Wong SC

  1. HKSAR v Lee Sui Wah [2018] 3 HKLRD 529

Competition Law  

  1. Competition Commission v. Atal Building Services Engineering Ltd And Others [2024] HKCT 1

Representing an air conditioner service conglomerate to an alleged contravention against the Competition Ordinance, Cap 619, in the Competition Tribunal

Commercial, Company Law, Bankruptcy Litigation

  1. Re International Business Settlement Ltd  [2022] HKCFI 572

Resisting winding up on the ground pending appeal against arbitral awards in foreign proceedings

  1. Ng Tai Joo v. The Registrar Of Companies And Others [2021] 2 HKLRD 1235

Rectification of registers on the Companies Registry; irregularity principle 

  1. Re Hu Siyun [2025] HKCFI 579

A claim by a securities firm; limitation defence

  1. Bank of India v. Bergner (HK) Ltd (In Liquidation) [2019] HKCFI 1171

Representing a state-owned bank in India: resisting application for validation order

  1. Addchance Ltd v. Herojoy Trading Ltd [2019] HKCFI 1147 and [2018] HKCFI 1988

Representing an operative subsidiary of a listed company: resisting application for discharge of injunction against winding up. Led by Victor Dawes SC. 

Judicial Review

  1. Wei Linghui v Hong Kong Federation of Insurers Insurance Agents Registration Board [2019] 4 HKLRD 387

Representing an insurance agent in judicial review of disciplinary actions  

Criminal 

  1. HKSAR v. Kiu Mei Ling And Others [2019] 2 HKLRD 991

Representing an operative subsidiary of a listed company to recover compensation for fraud involving a sum of $40 million 

Property Litigation 

  1. Chan Wendy Ka Man v Power Tripod Limited [2024] HKCFI 3667

Representing a property developer in a sale of first hand residential property 

  1. South-China Universal Finance Ltd v Tsang Koon Sau And Another [2022] HKDC 258

Trial and O. 14A application on the questions of law of non-registration of lis pendens

  1. Zhai Jin Cheng v Wang Lijun And Another [2023] HKCFI 1039

Banking and General Civil

  1. Bank Of Communications (Hong Kong) Ltd v China Fortune Enterprises Ltd And Others [2024] HKDC 2015
  2. Société Générale, Singapore Branch v. Inter Pacific Group Pte Ltd And Others [2019] HKCFI 2405  

Representing a marine bunkers and fuel oils company in a civil fraud case involving over USD $44 million. 

  1. Comtel Solutions Pte Ltd v. Yi Li Trade (HK) Co., Ltd And Another [2019] HKCFI 2407 Overseas email fraud, with declaratory relief and vesting order against the bank obtained. 

Mainland (PRC) Practice

  1. Rendering a written advice to a PRC state-owned bank listed on HKEx mainboard on the regulatory and compliance issues for issuance of bonds in the sum of US$10,000,000,000 
  2. Rendering 2 written advices to a PRC state-owned bank listed on HKEx mainboard on the laws of insolvency and guarantee 
  3. Rendering a written advice to a PRC company on a merger and acquisition transaction with a Hong Kong company 
Other Qualifications

Other Members

Stanley Siu

Mr Siu is called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1996.  He then practises as a barrister-at-law in Hong Kong continuously up to this date. He is also a mediator of CEDR and an adjunct professor of the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE).

The practice of Mr Siu covers a wide range of land and commercial cases, particularly on adverse possession, easement, boundary disputes and New Territories practice involving Chinese customary laws, probate and succession cases and etc.  Mr Siu appears for the Department of Justice and Legal Aid Department in criminal cases as well.

Mr Siu sat as Deputy District Judge for various periods in 2014, 2022 and 2023.

Mr Siu is an accredited CEDR mediator with wide experiences in civil and commercial mediation.  He used to mediate in disputes involving the Hong Kong Hospital Authority in a medical negligence case, a leading dry-ice company of Hong Kong in a commercial dispute case, indigenous villagers over customary interest, property disputes and etc.

Since 1996, Mr Siu has devoted to legal education.  He started teaching for HKU SPACE from 2001 onwards, mainly lecturing legal courses for government departments, including Customs and Excise Department, Correctional Services Department, Lands Department, Labour Department and etc.  Mr Siu is now an Adjunct Professor of HKU SPACE.

With dedication to public welfare, Mr Siu served as legal advisor or member for various government boards, committees and other public organizations, including Transport Department, Association of Licentiates of Medical Council of Hong Kong, Public Affairs Forum, Incorporated Management Committee of a school of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and etc.  He was the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal Panel under the Buildings Ordinance between 2021 and 2024.  Mr Siu is currently (2025 to 2027) the appointed member of the Disciplinary Board Panel of the Lands Department responsible for conducting inquiries of the disciplinary offences committed by authorized land surveyors under the Land Survey Ordinance.

Mr Siu is an active participant of the Free Legal Advice Scheme of the Duty Lawyer Service from 1997 onwards.  His service is formally recognized and appreciated by the Home Affairs Bureau of the Government of HKSAR on two occasions.

In 2024, Mr Siu is qualified as a Chinese lawyer of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area of PRC.  He is now also practising as a licensed lawyer at the Greater Bay Area of PRC.

Mr Siu is fluent in Putonghua, Cantonese and English and is ready to conducting court hearings, mediation and conferences in Putonghua, Cantonese and English.

Chris Liang

Chris joined Chambers after serving pupillage with Mr. Philip Dykes SC, Mr. Vincent Chen, Mr. Jeffrey Tam, Mr. Steven Kwan and Mr. Joe Chan.  

Chris is developing a broad civil and criminal practice.  

For civil cases, he has received instruction on a wide range of cases including but not limited to judicial review, probate, company and commercial, construction, land, personal injury, bankruptcy and general civil.

For criminal practice, he participates in the Duty Lawyer Service Scheme and appears as an advocate (either in his own right or as a led junior) in Magistracies, District Court, and Court of First Instance.  He accepts instructions in all areas of work.