Denis Chang’s Chambers Maintains Tier 1 Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025
Denis Chang’s Chambers is pleased to continue to be ranked as a Top Tier Set in 7 practice areas in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025 guide for the Hong Kong Bar. Chambers has maintained its Tier 1 rankings and achieved excellent results across 7 practice areas. Individually, a total of 22 members are featured, including 2 Leading Silks, 14 Leading Juniors and 7 Rising Stars.
Chambers is delighted to be described as the “leading force in judicial review litigation” achieving a Tier 1 ranking in Administrative and public law for the 4th consecutive year, with Hectar Pun SC recognised as a Tier 1 Leading Silk. A Tier 1 ranking was also received for Competition for the 4th consecutive year. Chambers is highlighted as a set which houses “a range of barristers active in competition cases in Hong Kong”.
We have also been ranked as one of Hong Kong’s leading sets for Commercial disputes, reflecting Chambers “notable presence at the Hong Kong Commerical Bar”. Our Head of Chambers, Denis Chang SC who possesses an “established reputation in the full range of commercial disputes and civil matters” has been named a Tier 1 Leading Silk for the 3rd consecutive year and Leading Silk for the 5th consecutive year.
Beyond these practice areas, our members have also been ranked in the areas of Family and private client, Construction and property, Labour and employment and Regulatory, investigations and crime.
Ranked Members at a Glance
Leading Silks
• Denis Chang SC – Commercial disputes
• Hectar Pun SC – Administrative and public law
Leading Juniors
• James Wood – Commercial disputes
• Jeremy S.K. Chan – Family and private client
• Simon Wong – Commercial disputes; Labour and employment
• Earl Deng – Administrative and public law; Commercial disputes; Labour and employment
• Randy Shek – Regulatory, investigations and crime
• Jeffrey Tam – Administrative and public law; Commercial disputes; Construction and property
• Richard Yip – Commercial disputes
• Carter Chim – Competition
• Isabel Tam – Administrative and public law
• Anson Wong Yu Yat – Administrative and public law; Commercial disputes
• Tara Liao – Commercial dispute
• Andrew Lau – Administrative and public law
• Thomas WK Wong – Commercial disputes
• Flora Lam – Labour and employment
Rising Stars
• Geoffrey Yeung – Administrative and public law
• Andrew Lau – Regulatory, investigations and crime
• Valerie Tang – Commercial disputes
• Jason Ko – Commercial disputes
• Emily Ting – Competition
• Vivien Leung – Family and private client
• Keith Cheung – Commercial disputes
Testimonials for Selected Practice Areas & Members
Administrative and public law – Tier 1 Set
Described as a ‘leading force in judicial review litigation’, Denis Chang’s Chambers is a port of call for public law-related matters encompassing immigration, public administration, and regulatory issues. Senior barrister Hectar Pun SC is a frequent operator in high-profile constitutional matters, acting in the recent Sham Tsz Kit v Secretary of Justice litigation on the recognition of same-sex partnerships. Other notable practitioners in the set including the ‘incredibly bright and hardworking’ Andrew Christopher Lau, who is active in matters that reach the Court of Appeal. In addition, Isabel Tam’s diverse workload includes matters involving recognition of rights of guardianship through to commercial judicial reviews.
Leading Silks
• Hectar Pun SC (Tier 1)
“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.”
Leading Juniors
• Earl Deng (Tier 1)
“Earl is strong in thinking outside the box while being comprehensive in his legal research, and one can often rely on him for exhausting remedies for a client. He is a first-class public lawyer.”
• Jeffrey Tam (Tier 1)
“Jeffery is the counsel who also takes care of client for you. He addresses every client’s concerns and anxieties. He also thinks very practically for a solution in public law or civil cases. His advocacy at court is also very straight to the point and puts forward forceful arguments.”
• Isabel Tam
“Isabel is strong in analysis and research. She is particularly passionate about applicant-side judicial review – she offers practical and helpful advice in dealing with difficult situations.”
• Anson Wong Yu Yat (Tier 1)
“Anson is very good in his research. His turnaround time is very good and he thinks outside of the box.”
• Andrew Lau
“Andrew is a very competent barrister. He not only has great legal analytical skills, but also a very good sense of the forensic/factual side of litigation, which is important for any type of litigation.”
Rising Stars
• Geoffrey Yeung
“Geoffrey has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law on constitutional rights and guarantees. He is not only very efficient and able to turn around work quickly, he is also able to offer practical solutions based on what may sometimes be high-level notions of constitutional law.”
Commercial disputes – Tier 2 Set
Denis Chang’s Chambers holds a notable presence at the Hong Kong commercial Bar, with the ‘remarkably dedicated’ Denis Chang SC as head of chambers, who possesses an established reputation in the full range of commercial disputes and civil matters. Richard Yip and Simon Wong are key juniors for company matters and financial disputes. Anson Wong Yu Yat continues to develop a broad commercial disputes practice, acting in high value and complex matters.
Leading Silks
• Denis Chang SC (Tier 1)
“Denis is a great advocate. His knowledge of the law is unparalleled. He is the person to go to for any more obscure points of law. He is practical in his advice on strategy.”
Leading Juniors
• James Wood
“Knowledgeable, detailed, very up to date with legal developments and case law.”
• Simon Wong
• Earl Deng (Tier 1)
“Earl is meticulous and detailed, conscientious and hard working, able to communicate in a non-professional language with lay clients, sees issues from lay client’s perspective, and succinctly sums up his advice in conference. His speaking style is courteous and his overall advocacy manner very much styled along the tradition of the Bar.”
• Jeffrey Tam
“Jeffrey is a very knowledgeable barrister.”
• Richard Yip (Tier 1)
“It is only fair to say he is one of the top senior juniors – he is senior counsel material.”
• 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.”
• Tara Liao
“Tara is extremely industrious, experienced and her work is consistently of a very high quality. She always delivers high-quality advice in a short amount of time, and we have had a great time working together.”
• Thomas WK Wong
“His compelling advocacy skills are particularly impressive in addition to strategic thinking and leadership qualities as a civil practitioner. He has always been able to formulate and deliver pragmatic solutions to tackle critical challenges.”
Rising Stars
• Valerie Tang
“Valerie is quick-witted, articulate in her advocacy and very knowledgeable with a sharp legal intuition. She is definitely a rising star in the legal industry and one to look out for.”
• Jason Ko
“Jason is sharp, detail-oriented and very reliable. Jason has provided comprehensive and pragmatic advice and solutions to clients often within very tight deadlines. He is a very capable advocate and is excellent to work with.”
• Keith Cheung
“Keith is knowledgeable and commercially astute and he can present arguments clearly and persuasively. Keith can readily understand complex facts and legal principles and explain them to lay client in a simple and clear manner.”
Competition – Tier 1 Set
Denis Chang’s Chambers features a range of barristers active in competition cases in Hong Kong. Carter Chim acts for both public bodies and private individuals in competition law, and is acting in Competition Commission v Linde HKO Ltd & Ors, a novel abuse of substantial power case in the Competition Tribunal involving an enforcement action against a foreign company purely based on parental liability. Emily Ting also handles a growing number of competition matters.
Leading Juniors
• Carter Chim (Tier 1)
“Carter is a leading specialist in competition law in Hong Kong. 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.”
Rising Stars
• Emily Ting
“Emily is extremely hard working, conscientious and has good common sense. She has sound judgement. She is spot on when it comes to finding cases. She provides comprehensive analysis on the law and the facts.”
Construction and property
Leading Juniors
• Jeffrey Tam
“Jeffrey is also very good with the client and is a person easy to work with”
Family and private client
Leading Juniors
• Jeremy S.K. Chan
Rising Stars
• Vivien Leung
“Vivien is technical and meticulous. Her written submissions are thorough and covers all grounds. She is calming and reassuring to clients.”
Labour and employment
Leading Juniors
• Simon Wong (Tier 1)
• Earl Deng (Tier 1)
• Flora Lam (Tier 1)
“Flora has a clear mind in spotting on and resolving issues, and is articulate when conducting trial and advancing arguments. Her advisory work is excellent, and she also excels in cross-examinations. A very reliable and client-friendly junior.”
Regulatory, investigations and crime
Leading Juniors
• Randy Shek
“He is very good and flexible. And with his expertise now he is considered a reputable senior junior.”
Rising Stars
• Andrew Lau
“Because of his hard work, Andrew exposes significant inconsistencies during the cross-examination of the other side’s witnesses. He makes oral advocacy look effortless in a way that cannot happen without real industry and knowledge.”
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This article was first published on 20 November 2024.
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