Norris Chan

Bridget enjoys a broad practice with a primary focus on family law.  She has experiences over a wide spectrum of matrimonial proceedings, on both ancillary relief (including family-related trusts, property ownership disputes, financial dispute resolutions and interim maintenance) and children matters (including custody disputes, relocation, and applications under the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance), as well as discovery applications, domestic violence applications, enforcement proceedings, and inheritance claims (including applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Ordinance). Bridget also advises on surrogacy, wardship, adoption, illegitimacy and cross-border matters.

Born and raised in the Guangdong Province of China, Bridget has a strong grasp of the culture and commercial reality of the Mainland jurisdiction and is able to provide insightful and practical advice and legal solutions to clients from all walks of life. 

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Bridget is a native speaker of English, Cantonese and Mandarin. She is able to conduct trials and hearings in both English and Chinese. She accepts instructions in both civil and criminal matters. 

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.

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.