CIArb (EAB) Annual Dinner 2026
Members of Denis Chang’s Chambers and their guests were delighted to attend the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) East Asia Branch Annual Dinner on 18 March 2026. It was a delightful evening that brought together professionals and friends from across the arbitration community.
At the Annual Dinner, Neil Kaplan CBE KC SBS, the Father of Hong Kong arbitration, delivered a captivating speech, tracing the development of arbitration from its early days to the modern landscape, and giving his thoughts to the idea of having non-lawyers (such as surveyors, engineers and industry experts) to act as arbitrators to build a “dream team” well-suited for a particular dispute.
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the CIArb (East Asia Branch) for hosting this wonderful event and we look forward to future events and initiatives.
From left to right: Eunice Lui, Yarui Zhou, Anderson Siu, Hectar Pun SC, Richard Yip, Anson Wong Yu Yat, Matthew Suen, Justin W.T. Lam
Hectar Pun SC
“Hectar always delivers high-quality advice in a short amount of time. He conducts clear and concise advocacy, thinks quickly on his feet, and can always answer questions from the bench impressively.”
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026, Administrative and Public Law — Tier 1 Leading Silks
Hectar was called to the Bar in 1995 and appointed Senior Counsel in 2015.
Hectar’s practice spans many areas including constitutional and administrative law, human rights law, immigration law, criminal law, land law, company law and commercial law. He appears regularly on behalf of applicants in major judicial review proceedings.
Hectar has acted for the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, legislative councillors, district councillors, demonstrators, police officers, prisoners, refugees and asylum seekers, tenants of public housing estates, homosexuals, transsexuals, the disabled and the underprivileged, etc.
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Richard Yip
“One of the strongest junior barristers around, his stand-out qualities include an excellent handle on the detail, an insightful legal mind, and sound commercial sense.”
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2021 – 2026, Commercial Disputes — Leading Juniors, Tier 1
Richard has a broad civil practice with a focus on shareholder disputes, commercial litigation, financial regulation, competition law and personal injuries. He joined Denis Chang’s Chambers in 2011. Prior to joining the bar, Richard was a corporate finance solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills.
He represented four respondents in the second case before the Hong Kong Competition Tribunal, where the economic efficiency defence was raised for the very first time in Hong Kong. He was also involved in a number of substantial shareholder disputes, including Acropolis Ltd v W&Q Investment Ltd, 2018 HKCA 379 (appeal against interlocutory injunction concerning the EGM voting results of a listed company) and Waddington Ltd v Chan Chun Hoo Thomas, HCA 3291/2003 (trial of a double derivative action). Richard is also actively involved in the community and academia. He is a part-time lecturer at the University of Hong Kong.
Richard was recognised as “Tier 1 Leading Junior” in Commercial Disputes by Legal 500 (Asia-Pacific) from 2021 to 2026.
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Anson Wong Yu Yat
“ Anson is a hardworking counsel whose legal knowledge is impressive. He is willing to test different arguments and go the extra mile for clients. His advocacy is excellent.”
“Anson has an exceptional ability to distill complex information into clear, high-level insights. It’s truly a pleasure to work with him.”
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026
Administrative and Public Law – Tier 1 Leading Junior; Commercial Disputes – Leading Junior
Anson has appeared in more than 150 court judgments (including 18 cases in the Court of Final Appeal with 13 substantive appeals) over the mere span of 10 years’ call, reflecting the exceptional wealth of experience and exposure in civil litigation for his seniority.
Anson has developed a broad civil practice with a growing practice in insolvency and bankruptcy matters in recent years. He is experienced in handling complex questions of law, including those of great general or public importance which reached the Court of Final Appeal. For example, he has recently appeared in (among others) three civil appeals before the Court of Final Appeal dealing with important questions concerning insolvency matters, land law and equity, service out of jurisdiction and statutory interpretation.
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Matthew Suen
“Matthew has excellent technical skills, including legal research, legal analysis, very high-quality drafting, and excellent written and oral advocacy. He is also very well-organised, he displays very strong commercial awareness and understanding, and he has a great ability to solve legal problems for commercial clients with a creative and sensitive application of substantive law and procedural rules, applied effectively to the commercial circumstances of the case.”
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026, Commercial Disputes, Rising Star
Matthew is a Charles Ching Scholar. Matthew is developing a broad civil practice across the full range of commercial litigation, international arbitration and advisory work. He is comfortable being instructed as part of a counsel team or in his own right, and has appeared unled in the High Court.
Before coming to the Bar, Matthew had a stint at one of China’s top Red Circle Firms where he acquired a good understanding of the mainland Chinese market in the context of cross-border commercial disputes. As barrister, Matthew is regularly instructed to act – as junior or sole counsel – in high-stakes commercial arbitrations administered by major arbitral institutions in Asia, including HKIAC, SIAC and CIETAC (HK). He also acts as secretary to arbitral tribunals.
Matthew read law in Hong Kong and mainland China and holds a Master of Laws degree in PRC Civil and Commercial Law from Peking University. He served pupillage with Mr Hectar Pun SC, Mr Adrian Lai JP, Dr Benny Lo, Mr Randy Shek and Mr Richard Yip before commencing his full practice in 2022. He currently serves in the Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs and the Committee on Arbitration of HKBA.
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Justin W.T. Lam
Justin was called to the Bar in 2024 after his completion of pupillage with Mr. Earl Deng, Mr. Thomas WK Wong, Mr. Martin Wong and Mr. Tony Li SC.
Before commencing pupillage, Justin completed his LLM at the London School of Economics and Political Science, focusing on corporate and commercial law.
Justin is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. He is developing a broad practice and accepts instructions in all areas.
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Eunice Lui
Eunice was called to the Bar in 2024. Eunice joined Chambers in the same year upon completion of her pupillage with Mr. Hectar Pun SC, Ms. Priscilia Lam SC, Mr. Ross Yuen and Dr. Benny Lo.
Eunice is developing a broad mixed practice, spanning over land, commercial, arbitration and public law matters, and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Putonghua (Mandarin).
During her studies at the University of Hong Kong, Eunice served as part of the Law Association, representing law students of her cohort. Eunice was also an enthusiastic mooter, as she represented the University of Hong Kong at the Twenty Second Annual International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot as oralist, in which her team was a quarter finalist. Prior to commencing pupillage, Eunice served as a Marshal to the Honourable Madam Justice Carlye Chu, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal.
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This article was first published on 20 March 2026.
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