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

Kevin Woo

Kevin has a practice spanning criminal defence, data privacy, and legal technology. He provides representation in criminal proceedings and advises private and corporate clients across industries on regulatory compliance, technology risk, and data protection law.

Kevin is accredited as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, primarily focusing on personal data handling, cross-border data transfer, and digital governance.

Alongside his legal practice, Kevin is the Programme Leader for the Graduate Diploma in English and Hong Kong Law (Common Professional Examination), the LLB (Hons) Hong Kong, and the LLM programmes jointly offered by HKU SPACE and Manchester Metropolitan University.

Agnes So

Agnes joined Chambers in 2024 upon completion of her pupillage with Mr. Derek Chan S.C., Mr. Alan M.S. Ng, Mr. Vincent Lung and Mr. Ernest Ng, and extended pupillage with Mr. Valentine Yim and Mr. Eugene Yim. She also served as a marshal to Judge Thelma Kwan. 

Agnes is a Charles Ching Scholar of 2023. She read law at the University of Cambridge. She also holds a Masters of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Throughout her studies, Agnes was awarded with various scholarships and prizes for her academic achievements. 

Agnes is developing a broad civil practice, and accepts instructions in all civil areas of Chambers’ work. She is fluent in Putonghua and has experience handling mainland parties. 

Aaron Leung

Aaron's practice covers mainly criminal matters including white-collar crimes initiated by the ICAC, violent crimes, sexual offences, dangerous drugs offences, traffic offences and immigration offences.

Aaron has appeared as a sole advocate and junior in the District Court and Court of First Instance. He has been regularly undertaking criminal work at the magistracy level. He has also been engaged to conduct criminal prosecution on behalf of the Department of Justice.

Aaron is fluent in Cantonese,English and Putonghua.