Plowman Chambers is delighted to announce that the latest 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 Hong Kong. Business Crime Defence - “Global Elite Thought Leader” & Investigations - “Highly Recommended” Derek Chan SC “Derek Chan SC is a prolific name in the business crime defence and i

In HKSAR v Daikin Airconditioning (Hong Kong) Ltd (D1), Lau Wai-lung (D2) and Mak Shing Kee Engineering Ltd (D3) (ESS 33531–33544 & 33550/2025), Marco Li Kwok Wai represented D1 and Rachel Ronald represented D2 and D3. After a three-day trial before Deputy Magistrate Erica Chong in the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts, all three defendants were acquitted, with costs. The summonses were brought under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59) and the Constructi

Plowman Chambers extend its warmest congratulations on the publication and official book launch of The Law of Digital Assets in Hong Kong. Authored and edited by Tony Ko together with contributing authors Karen Cheung, Michelle He, Ching Him Ho, Anson Li, Michelle Lin, Sean O’Reilly and Ludovic Shum (in alphabetical order), this work aims to equip those in the legal, financial, accounting, business and academic sectors with sufficient knowledge to confidently navigate the le

In Cheng Wai Kwong v Chang Lai Yue [2026] HKDC 992, Ching Him Ho successfully obtained declaratory relief for the Plaintiff confirming his possessory title to land in Yuen Long. The Plaintiff’s claim was based on over 27 years of continuous adverse possession starting from around 1998, with the Plaintiff tacking onto his late father’s prior exclusive physical control and intention to possess. Crucially, the Court’s attention was drawn to a previous legal action brought