Plowman Chambers is delighted to announce that the newly released 2026 edition of Lexology Index (formerly known as Who’s Who Legal) has ranked our members as “Thought Leaders” and “Recommended Barristers” across multiple practice areas such as business crime defence, and commercial litigation in the Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR or individuals’ chapter. Business Crime Defence & Investigations - “Global Elite Thought Leader” Derek Chan SC   “Derek Chan SC is a p

Plowman Chambers is delighted to announce that the newly released 2026 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Greater China guide ranks Plowman Chambers in the top tier (Tier 1) of barristers chambers in the Regulatory, Investigation and Crime category. We are committed to providing legal services of the highest calibre to all of our clients, and are grateful for the continued support of both our clients and the profession. See our full rankings with commentary at: https://ww

In Hong Kong’s first prosecution brought under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap 575) - otherwise known as the“Dragon Slayers”(屠龍小隊) case ( HKSAR v Lee Ka Tin, Christian  (D4) and others  HCCC 164/2022  & HCCC 255/2023), Priscilia Lam (as Priscilia Lam SC then was) and Ching Him Ho successfully secured unanimous acquittals for D4, who was charged with (1) conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects, (2) conspiracy to cause explosion, (3) co

In HKSAR v Wu Kwan Shing  HCCC 67/2023, Priscilia Lam SC and Ching Him Ho secured an acquittal for the Defendant who was charged with rape.  The prosecution alleged that the Defendant raped a domestic helper in a hotel room in Causeway Bay.  The prosecution relied on admissions allegedly made by the Defendant upon his arrest that he knew she was unwilling to have sex and expressed regret for his actions.  The Defendant challenged, amongst others, that the alleged admissions