Elvin Chan

Year of Call:

2018 (HK)

On the civil side, Elvin has a broad civil practice encompassing a wide spectrum of civil and commercial disputes.  He has appeared as sole advocate in all levels of court up to the Court of Appeal.  Elvin is also regularly engaged by the Government for civil work.

On the criminal side, Elvin is regularly instructed for trial and other matters by both defendants and as counsel-on-fiat for the prosecution.

Alongside his practice, Elvin has been teaching tort law as a tutor in the Graduate Diploma in English and Hong Kong Law (C.P.E) programme since 2022.

Before joining the Bar, Elvin was an Associate in the Advisory Department of international compliance firm The Red Flag Group (since acquired by LSEG Data & Analytics, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)) for three years.

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Education

2017 – P.C.LL., The University of Hong Kong

2015– LL.B., Manchester Metropolitan University

2014 – C.P.E/GDL,Manchester Metropolitan University

Awards

John Griffiths Prize inAdvocacy, The University of Hong Kong

Jarvis& Kensington Prize for Trial Advocacy, The University of Hong Kong

Appointments
Practice Areas

Administrative and Public Law, Banking, Commercial, Company and Insolvency, Criminal, Disciplinary and Regulatory Proceedings, Equity and Trust, Land, Tort, Personal Injuries and Medical Negligence, Probate

Selected cases
  • Muhammad Dost v Hong Kong Ying Cheung Trading (Recycling) Ltd [2021] 2 HKLRD 502 
    • Acted as sole advocate for the Appellant before the Court of Appeal.
  • Re Sun Light Elastic Ltd. [2020] HKCFI 156 
    • Acted as sole advocate before Hon Au-Yeung J in successfully seeking an inspection order under s.740(2) of the Companies Ordinance, Cap. 622.
  • Acted for a mainland PRC company in obtaining an injunction and disclosure order against another mainland PRC company by successfully arguing that Hong Kong is the appropriate forum notwithstanding an arbitration clause nominating another forum.
  • WKCC 948/2023
    • Acted as sole counsel for defendant who was acquitted after a full-fledged trial, including a challenge as to admissibility of a cautioned statement.
Other Qualifications

Other Members

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. 

Roy Chui

Called to the Bar in 2018, Roy specialises in chancery practice, focusing on commercial disputes, trusts, and company matters, alongside interests in competition and securities law. His practice spans trial advocacy, appellate work, and advisory.

Advocacy is a key focus in Roy’s practice. Roy simplifies complex legal arguments into clear, compelling presentations. His strong witness handling skills have been demonstrated through conducting High Court trials involving multi-day cross-examinations on his own right.

Roy accepts urgent instructions and is capable of delivering efficient support and preparing documents under tight deadlines.

Outside the law, Roy is an amateur triathlete and trail runner, currently training for a sub-5 hours half Ironman.

Natalie Wong

Natalie joined Chambers after completing pupillage with Mr. Hanif Mughal, Ms. Annie Lai, Mr. Lawrence Hui and Mr. Isaac Chan. She also served as Marshall to the Honourable Madam Justice Carlye Chu, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal.

During her studies, Natalie served as the Vice-President of the University of Bristol Bar Society. She was also an avid mooter and debater, representing the University of Bristol in various intervarsity mooting and debating competitions. 

Natalie is developing a broad civil practice and has experience in cases involving Land/Property law (including Adverse Possession, Easement and Right of Way, Trust and Probate, and other related matters such as building management), commercial and contractual disputes, personal injury claims, employee’s compensation claims, and companies’ winding up.

Natalie's experience in criminal area includes sexual offences, violence offences, money-laundering, dishonesty offences, traffic offences, possession/trafficking in dangerous drugs, industrial summonses and other crimes.

Natalie is fluent in English, Cantonese and Putonghua.