专业经验
Alvin joined Chambers after completing his pupillage with Mr Abraham Chan SC, Mr Marco Li, Ms Theresa Chow, and Ms Sheena Wong. He is developing a broad civil practice and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers work.
Alvin completed his BA (Jurisprudence) (First Class Honours) and BCL (Distinction) at the University of Oxford, and his LLM at the University of Chicago Law School. He was one of three individuals awarded the Bar Scholarship in 2024.
He has also served as marshal to the Honourable Mr Justice Coleman.
经验
公法 / 司法复核
CB v Commissioner of Police (2025) 28 HKCFAR 306 – landmark judgment on whether Hong Kong should enact a specific forced labour offence due to investigative failures under Article 4 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights (led by Monica Carss-Frisk KC and Abraham Chan SC, with Albert Wong) Hong Kong Journalists Association v Commissioner of Police and anor (CACV 645/2020) – whether police identification practices during the 2019 protests violate Article 3 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights (led by Tim Parker SC, with Albert Wong and Geoffrey Yeung) LN v Commissioner of Police (HCAL 1090/1022) – advising on prospects of appeal against [2025] HKCFI 3604 (led by Abraham Chan SC, with Albert Wong) Lau Yam v Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (HCAL 2720/2025) – whether the Hong Kong Film Archive’s refusal to recognise the applicant as a Project Researcher for the Archive’s landmark publication was unlawful (led by Abraham Chan SC) Hira Kaniz Fatema v Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (AAB 27/2025) – whether the fee imposed by the Correctional Services Department for handling the applicant’s data access request was excessive (led by Abraham Chan SC)P v Director of Legal Aid (LAA 6/2026) – appeal against refusal by Director to grant legal aid for judicial review action against the Registrar of Marriages’ policy to deny transgender persons to marry in their acquired gender unless they have undergone full sex-reassignment surgery (with John Cheung) 商业纠纷 Giant Harvest Limited v Nan Hai Corporation Limited and anor [2026] HKCFI 2034 – 12-day trial over a share purchase agreement (led by Bernard Man SC and Anthony Chan SC) Johnson Electric International Limited & ors v Li Yue and ors [2024] HKCFI 3462 – obtained injunctive relief against former employees accused of misappropriating confidential information from a global provider of electric motors (led by Victor Dawes SC, with Sheena Wong) Rodez Breeze Development X Limited v Zhuhai Dongqiao Investment Limited and ors (HCA 314/2025) – obtained judgment in excess of US$270 million against a large borrower and various corporate and individual guarantors (led by Victor Dawes SC) Hong Kong Finance Equity Management Limited v Chen Mailin [2026] HKCFI 4004 – obtained summary judgment for HK$70 million based on a share purchase agreement and succeeded in striking out counterclaim based on misrepresentation (led by Laurence Li SC) - Ocean Elderly Service Limited v United Wealth Global (HK) Limited
- Successfully resisted summary judgment for rental arrears on behalf of an operator of elderly home [2025] HKCFI 2676 (led by Anthony Chan SC, with Sheena Wong)
- Resisting leave to appeal against [2025] HKCFI 2676 (as sole advocate)
Shadan Limited v Bela Offices Limited (HCA 147/2025) – successfully resisted summary judgment and default judgment on claims for rental arrears and mesne profits on behalf of a corporate tenant (as sole advocate) Anglo-Swiss Land Limited v Dixon Investment AG and anor (HCA 766/2024) – successfully resisted striking out of claim on behalf of property investment company (led by Queenie Lau SC) Ma Yiqiang and anor v OnePlatform Asset Management Limited (HCA 2097/2020, HCA 2098/2020) – dispute over mis-selling of investment products to two PRC businessmen (with Sik Chee-Ching) Pre-eminent Medical Centre Limited v Dr Tomoko Matsuzono and anor (HCA 921/2022) – dispute over an independent contractor agreement (led by Abraham Chan SC, with Sara Li) Eternal International Holdings Limited v Blackrock Tenet Corporation (HCA 2516/2024) – advising on merits of dispute over the purchase of shares of an insurance brokerage company (led by Anthony Chan SC); instructed as sole advocate for hearing of a proprietary injunction summonsAdvised on EUR 8 million contractual dispute between distributor and re-seller of textile and garment products, including complex issues on jurisdiction and governing law 破产清盘 Aggressive Construction Company Ltd v SKK (HK) Co Ltd [2025] HKCFI 4536 – obtained injunction to restrain winding-up petition against major construction company (led by Victor Dawes SC) Aggressive Construction Company Limited v Wing Yip Building Materials & Engineering Co Limited [2025] HKCFI 5586 – obtained injunction to restrain winding-up petition against major construction company based on alleged debt of about HK$4m (led by Victor Dawes SC) - Re Success Lane Development Limited (HCCW 3/2025; CACV 197/2025)
- Landmark case on whether a company can resist a winding-up petition based on costs orders payable forthwith with a cross-claim based on ongoing legal proceedings [2025] 3 HKC 836 (as sole advocate);
- Resisting application for security for costs for the appeal [2026] HKCA 152 (led by Abraham Chan SC).
CR Construction Company Limited v Asia Pioneer Engineering Limited (HCMP 2491/2025) – injunction to restrain subcontractor from presenting winding-up petition outside of the 3-week statutory period under s.178 of CWUMPO (Cap. 32) based on arbitration and pay-when-paid clauses; successfully obtained undertaking from subcontractor to permanently refrain from presenting said petition (led by Anthony Chan SC) Re Rossoneri Sport Investment Co Ltd (HCCW 692/2025) – appeared on behalf of the supporting creditor to wind up company incorporated for the purpose of acquiring AC Milan (as sole advocate) - Re Hui Chi Ming (HCB 4052/2024)
- Obtained leave to adduce evidence to resist bankruptcy petition against former chairman of listed company (with Martin Ho)
- Succeeded in resisting bankruptcy petition [2025] HKCFI 3339 (led by Laurence Li SC)
- Obtained indemnity costs against petitioner [2025] HKCFI 4106 (as sole advocate)
Re Vasily Trubnikov (HCB 6479/2025) – obtained dismissal of bankruptcy petition against well-known Russian businessman at first call-over hearing (as sole advocate) Re Estate of Lau Wing Keung (FCMP 182/2022) – 6-day trial over dependency claim under section 3(1) of Cap. 481 against the estate of a late Macau businessman (with Theresa Chow)M D, MP v M, MGA (FCMP 751/2018) – dispute over the appropriate valuation date matrimonial assets given time gap of 27 months between trial and judgment (led by Bernard Man SC, with James Wood) H, RS v X, XP (FCMC 6583/2024) – 12-day ancillary relief trial and resisting late applications by wife to adjourn and stay the trial based on, among other things, medical grounds (led by Robert Pang SC, with Adrian Kwan) Yik Ping Chui v Equal Opportunities Commission [2025] HKCFI 899 – succeeded in striking out tort claims against the Commission (as sole advocate) Li Wai Chun Transportation Company Limited v Chang Man Shan Yvette (HCMP 1187/2025) – civil contempt trial over breach of ancillary disclosure provisions in a Mareva injunction order (with Zenith Chan) Rendered Hong Kong legal opinions in PRC arbitrations concerning the application of the Duomatic principle and the enforceability of a personal guarantee 
