Call: 2022
Samuel is a Charles Ching Scholar. He served his pupillage with Mr. Robert Pang SC, Mr. Richard Khaw SC JP, Mr. Tony Li SC, Mr. Eugene Yim SC and Mr. Vincent Chen and was called to the Bar in 2022. He is developing a broad civil and criminal practice.
Samuel completed his JD at CUHK where he graduated on the Dean’s List and further completed his LLM in International Commercial Law at UCL with Distinction. During his legal studies, he represented his universities in various international and local mooting competitions and was awarded a number of prizes.
From 2020 to 2021, Samuel was a Judicial Assistant at the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal where he assisted local and overseas judges with substantive appeals and applications for leave to appeal. Before joining the Bar, Samuel worked as an auditor at Deloitte (one of the “Big Four”) and is well-versed in accounting and commercial matters.
Samuel is proficient in both traditional and simplified Chinese and has extensive experience working with clients from Mainland China. He holds a range of judicial, public, statutory, professional and academic appointments. These include adjudicative roles involving land and property disputes and teaching appointments at four universities in Hong Kong.
Samuel has published in leading law journals, and his scholarship has been cited in Hong Kong and internationally. His work has been cited in Snell’s Equity, Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency, Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence and Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws, leading authorities on equity, agency, negligence and conflict of laws respectively. His work has also been cited in judgments of two apex courts, namely the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal and the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Samuel also completed the Advanced Advocacy Training Course at Keble College, University of Oxford with full sponsorship from the Hong Kong Bar Association.
APPOINTMENTS
Judicial Appointments
Member, The Panel of External Vetters, Hong Kong Judiciary (since 2025)
Judicial Assistant of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (2020 – 2021)
Public and Statutory Appointments
Member, The Panel of Advisors on Building Management Disputes, HKSAR Government (since 2026)
Adjudicator, Registration of Persons Tribunal, HKSAR Government (since 2025)
Member, Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings), HKSAR Government (since 2024)
Committee Member, Area Committees, HKSAR Government (since 2024)
Committee Member, District Youth Development and Civic Education Committee of Sai Kung District, HKSAR Government (since 2023)
Professional Appointments
Committee Member, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association (2025-2026)
Committee Member, Standing Committee on Legal Education, Hong Kong Bar Association (since 2024)
Academic Appointments
Lecturer in Law (Part-time), The University of Hong Kong (since 2026)
Lecturer in Law (Part-time), Hong Kong Baptist University (since 2025)
Part-time Teacher, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (since 2025)
Lecturer in Law (Part-time), City University of Hong Kong (since 2023)
EDUCATION
LLM in International Commercial Law (Distinction), University College London (UCL)
- Dissertation supervised by Prof. Charles Mitchell QC (Hon), FBA and Prof. Paul S Davies (with Distinction)
JD (Dean’s List) and PCLL, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
MA in Translation, The University of Hong Kong
BBA (Accounting Concentration), Hong Kong Baptist University
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
24 publications, including:-
– ‘Whither Quistclose Trusts? A Non-linear Development of the Doctrine’
- Published in Trusts & Trustees (Oxford University Press)
- Cited by the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in China Life Trustees Ltd v China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group Overseas Co Ltd (2024) 27 HKCFAR 359
– ‘How Do Statutes “Speak” in Recent Technology Advancement Cases?’
- Published in Statute Law Review (Oxford University Press)
- Cited by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Meera Shafi v Ali Zafar (PLJ 2023 SC 327)
– When Death is Literally the Deadline: The “Cut-Off” Point for Assessing Detriment in Proprietary Estoppel’
- Published in Trusts & Trustees (Oxford University Press)
- Cited in Snell’s Equity since the 34th edition
– ‘Apparent Authority, Quincecare Duty and Termination of Banking Relationship’
- Published in The Law Quarterly Review (Sweet & Maxwell)
- Cited in Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency (23rd edition)
- Cited in Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence (16th edition)
– ‘The Extensive Jurisdiction in the Action on an Arbitral Award’
- Published in Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (Informa Law)
- Cited in Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws (16th edition)
– ‘“Illusory Trusts”, Shams, and Reservation of Powers’
- Published in Trust Law International (Bloomsbury Professional)
– ‘Jouster or Ouster? The Bases of Claiming an Account of “Rent” from a Co-owner’
- Published in The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (Sweet & Maxwell)
– ‘A Contextual Approach to Interpretation of Injunctions: SDI Retail Services Ltd v The Rangers Football Club Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 790’
- Published in Civil Justice Quarterly (Sweet & Maxwell)
– ‘The Duties of Impartiality, Disclosure, and Confidentiality: Lessons from a London- Seated Arbitration’
- Published in Arbitration International (Oxford University Press)
– ‘Retrial or Not? The Troubles of Exercising Discretion’
- Published in The Journal of Criminal Law (SAGE Publishing)
The 24 publications in leading journals address a wide range of subjects, including the law of trusts, land and property law, the law of succession, family law, arbitration, company law, banking and finance, agency, criminal law, criminal procedure, civil procedure and statutory interpretation, across a variety of jurisdictions such as Hong Kong SAR, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Jersey, Grenada and the Cook Islands.
A full list of publications can be provided upon request.
SELECTED HONOURS AND AWARDS
29 honours and awards, including:-
– Charles Ching Memorial Scholarship, Hong Kong Bar Association
– Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs’ Commendation Scheme, HKSAR Government
– Honourable Mention (top 10% amongst nearly 400 law schools from 82 countries) for the Eric E. Bergsten Award Best Team Orals, The 27th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
– Ada Lovelace Award (The Best Speaker) and First Runner-up Team, Helsinki Information Law Moot Court 2020
– Best Written Submissions on behalf of the Defendant, The ELSA UK Commercial Law Moot Court Competition 2020
– Champion, UCL Graduate Moot 2019/20
– Honourable Mention (top 10% of around 360 law schools) for the Eric E. Bergsten Award Best Team Orals, The 25th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
– Second Runner-up (3rd out of nearly 150 law schools) for Best Memorandum on behalf of Respondent, The 15th Willem C. Vis East Commercial Arbitration Moot
– Champion and Best Skeleton Argument Award, The 8th Hong Kong Human Rights Moot
– The Best Written Pleadings Award on behalf of the Appellant and Respondent, The 1st Linklaters – Denis Chang’s Chambers Competition Law Moot
– CUHK Outstanding Student Award for Social Service for outstanding contribution in serving the Hong Kong community
SELECTED CASES
Arbitration
– Represented PRC clients at the evidentiary hearing in a Hong Kong arbitration concerning a proposed Hong Kong IPO and related share repurchase arrangements, with an amount in dispute exceeding RMB900 million (with Mr Bennett Au-Yeung)
Civil cases
– Obtained a bankruptcy order for the petitioner in contested bankruptcy proceedings against a debtor who opposed the petition on the basis of counterclaims and set-off: [2026] HKCFI 4956 (Sole Counsel)
– Represented the incorporated owners in a building management dispute concerning the installation of separate water meters and the interpretation of the deed of mutual covenant, including a post-settlement dispute over costs: [2026] HKLdT 41 (Sole Counsel)
– Varied the costs order on appeal to recover costs incurred in the court below, and resisted the defendants’ applications for apportionment of costs: [2026] HKCFI 3584 (Sole Counsel)
– Obtained a relocation order for a school‑age child to relocate from Hong Kong, together with a sole custody order, after a 3‑day trial: [2026] HKFC 94 (with Mr Kwan Ping Kan)
– Obtained substantial amendments to pleadings on fraud, conspiracy, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and constructive trust: [2026] HKCFI 1966 (with Mr Kwan Ping Kan)
– Urgent applications to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal and interim-interim injunctions: CAMP 252/2025 and CAMP 253/2025 (with Mr Kwan Ping Kan)
– Applications to continue Mareva and proprietary injunctions in two fraud actions: [2025] HKDC 2105 (Sole Counsel)
– Defended two claims brought by a Hong Kong listed company for HK$46 million in consolidated proceedings: [2025] HKCFI 5146 (with Mr Oscar Tan)
– Recovered in excess of HK$150 million in respect of a contractual dispute involving US$30 million: [2025] HKCFI 4196 (Sole Counsel)
– Resisted an application for leave to appeal to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: [2025] HKCA 918 (Sole Counsel)
– Defended an appeal against the decision to remove a trustee and against the challenge to the trustee’s decision: [2026] 1 HKLRD 1487 (Sole Counsel)
– Resisted applications seeking the removal of a trustee and challenging decisions made by the trustee: [2024] HKCFI 2193 (Sole Counsel)
– Acted, or have acted, as sole counsel in a broad spectrum of civil proceedings, encompassing general civil procedure, contract, civil fraud, land, equity and trusts, family, wills and probate, company and insolvency, arbitration, employment, tort, insurance, personal injury, and other related matters.
Criminal matters
– Applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in relation to an SFO prosecution for holding out as carrying on a business in a regulated activity: [2026] HKCFI 2127 (Sole Counsel)
– Represented the defendant in mitigation before the District Court on charges of causing grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving and drink-driving arising from a head-on collision: [2026] HKDC 1651 (Sole Counsel)
– Acted for the defendant, an individual, in an appeal against an SFO prosecution for holding out as carrying on a business in a regulated activity: [2025] HKCFI 3132 (Sole Counsel)
– Secured an acquittal for the defendant in a motor racing prosecution: FLCC 503/2025 (Sole Counsel)
– Represented the defendant in a dangerous driving prosecution and secured acquittals on both the dangerous driving charge and the alternative charge of careless driving: KCCC 1420/2025 (Sole Counsel)
– Acted, or have acted, as sole counsel in a wide array of criminal proceedings, including cases involving traffic offences, perverting the course of justice, conspiracy to defraud, immigration offences, amongst others.