Raphael Leung

Call 2023 (Hong Kong)

LANGUAGES

English, Cantonese, Mandarin

CONTACT

T: +852 2840 1130
E: rleung@parksidechambers.com

Secretary: Ms. Amanda Tse
E: amandatse@parksidechambers.com

Profile

Raphael is a Bar Scholar. He joined Chambers in 2023 after completing his pupillage with Mr. Andrew Mak, Mr. Osmond Lam. Mr. Vincent Lung, and Mr. Ken To. He also served as marshal to the Hon Mr. Justice Godfrey Lam (as G Lam JA then was), the Hon Madam Justice Queeny Au-Yeung and Her Honour Judge Thelma Kwan.

Prior to commencing pupillage, Raphael obtained first class degrees in Social Sciences and Law at the University of Hong Kong. He then went on to obtain his BCL with Distinction from the University of Oxford as a Trinity College Michael and Judith Beloff Scholar, and was awarded the Trinity College Prize for BCL Performance.

Raphael is developing a broad practice and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work. He has been involved in cases concerning a wide range of areas, including charity, commercial, companies and shareholder disputes, discrimination suit, injunctive relief, land, private International law, probate, and trusts. Raphael is capable of providing written submissions in both English and Chinese (both simplified and traditional), and conducting hearings in both languages.

Raphael is teaching contract law and constitutional law as a part-time lecturer (non-clinical) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong.

Practice Areas

General Civil Litigation
General Criminal Litigation
Administrative and Public Law
Arbitration
Commercial Law
Company Law
Defamation
Equity and Trusts
Insolvency Law
Land Law
Probate
Family Law
Charity
Discrimination
Private International Law (Conflict of Laws)

Education

2022

B.C.L. (Distinction),
University of Oxford

2021

P.C.LL.,
University of Hong Kong

2020

J.D. (1st Cl.),
University of Hong Kong

2018

B.Soc.Sc. (1st Cl.),
University of Hong Kong
  • University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, Part-time Lecturer (Non-Clinical) (Contract Law and Constitutional Law) (2023-Present)
  • Panel of Advisers on Film Censorship, Member (2021-2022)
  • Bar Scholarship (2022)
  • Trinity College Prize for BCL Performance (2022)
  • Trinity College Michael and Judith Beloff Scholarship for the BCL (2021)
  • Champion Team and Best Written Memorial Prize for the Respondent, Hong Kong Regional Rounds of the 2021 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (2021)
  • Bluebell Prize (2018)
  • Dean’s Honours List (2018) (2017)
  • The K K Ho Prize (2018)
  • Serena Yang Award (2017)
  • Macau Foundation Special Scholarship (2016)
  • Sun Life Financial Scholarship (2014)
  • Grantham Scholar of the Year (2014)
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