Carter Chim recognised as a Leading Junior in Competition Law in The Legal 500 London Bar 2027 rankings

This recognition follows Carter’s expansion of his practice to Matrix Chambers in London in 2025. He remains an active member of Denis Chang’s Chambers, maintaining a full practice in Hong Kong with a focus on competition law and commercial litigation. 

In Hong Kong, Carter has been consistently recognised as a Tier 1 Leading Junior for Competition Law by The Legal 500 annually since 2021. Carter currently serves as Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Bar Association’s Committee on Competition Law. 

With established practices in both London and Hong Kong, Carter offers dual-jurisdictional perspective on competition disputes under the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619), particularly in matters where English and EU jurisprudence inform the ongoing development of Hong Kong law.  

For details of the ranking, please visit the Legal 500 website: https://www.legal500.com/rankings/ranking/c-london-bar/competition/9227-matrix-chambers 

 

Carter Chim

“Carter is a leading specialist in competition law in Hong Kong well-known for his deep legal knowledge in EU and Hong Kong competition law, Carter has been instructed on a number of competition cases in Hong Kong, and due to his past experience in working in the Hong Kong Competition Commission as legal counsel, Carter is preferred counsel for antitrust investigations and litigation in Hong Kong.”
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2021 – 2026), Competition, Leading Junior, Tier 1

Carter has been recognised by The Legal 500 (Legalease) as a Leading Junior (Tier 1) in Competition Law for six consecutive years (i.e. 2021 to 2026).

Carter has acted in a number of landmark constitutional and administrative law cases before the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, including Secretary for Justice v Leung Kwok Hung [2021] HKCFA 32 (concerning the scope of parliamentary privilege enjoyed by a member of the Legislative Council in the course of proceedings).

General civil matters form a core part of Carter’s practice. Matters which he is regularly instructed to handle include winding up petitions (for the successful petitioner in Re Yuan Tong Global Financial Group Ltd [2021] HKCFI 1534), water leakage cases, property disputes, discrimination cases, and more.

View Carter’s profile for more information.

This article was first published on 9 October 2026.

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