Robert Chan

• HKMAAL Accredited Mediator (2014 – present)

• Law Reporter, LexisNexis UK (mainly covering cases from the Queen’s Bench Division, Administrative and Divisional Courts) (2006-2010)
• Senior Research Assistant, University of Hong Kong (2011 and 2015-)
• Lecturer (PCLL, Civil Advocacy), University of Hong Kong (2016-)
• Legal Aid Panel (Civil) (2017-)

• Hong Kong Civil Procedure (Ord. 83A: Money Lenders’ Actions) (2013-)
• Hong Kong Archbold (Ch. 38: Gambling Offences) (2013-)
• The (New) Companies Ordinance (Cap 622): Commentary and Annotations (Pt 5: Transactions in relation to Share Capital) (2014-)
• All England Commercial Cases (2015-)

Civil and commercial

• Re Li Lim Chi Dorothy, Sole Administratrix of the Estate of Li Wan Lung, deceased [2017] 2 HKLRD 746 (led by Audrey Eu, SC) and HCMP3425/2015 (led by Nigel Kat, SC) – Administration of estate involving alleged business assets in the PRC
• Sky Trinity Development Ltd v Persons Unknown in Occupation of Lot No. 11 in Demarcation District No. 116, Yuen Long, N.T. HCMP 3374/2015 – Application for vacant possession of land
• Kwok Kwong Pang v Shum Kit Man Alan HCA 675/2013 – Setting aside default judgment in claim for repayment of personal loan
• McKenzie International Ltd v Wang Fat Hong Industrial Ltd HCA 726/2013 – Sale of goods claim / striking-out application

Company and Insolvency

• Re Everglory Energy Ltd HCCW 198/2016 and HCA 2682/2016 (led by Chua Guan Hock, SC) – Buy-out petition, winding-up (just and equitable grounds) and derivative action
• Re Garson Real Property Agencies (HK) Ltd (in liquidation) HCCW 342/2014 and HCA 1648/2017 – Appeal against admission of creditor’s proof of debt and appointment of liquidators / liquidator’s action in misfeasance
• Re Devi Resources Ltd HCCW 243/2016 – Winding-up petition (company unable to pay its debts)
• Chen Lian Ting v Zhang Qin and Others HCA 2273/2016 – Application to strike out double derivation action (involving BVI law)

Public Law

• D v Secretary for Justice [2013] 3 HKLRD 373 (led by Philip Dykes, SC and with Earl Deng) – Judicial review re: disclosure of materials tending to identify ‘informer’ in criminal proceedings
• Klinger and Anor v Michael Chan, Coroner HCAL 98/2013 (led by Clive Grossman, SC) – Judicial review re: threatened autopsy of Jewish man
• Public Inquiry convened pursuant to s 17, Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) Ordinance, Cap 548 – Marine inquiry / costs

Criminal Law

• HKSAR v Yip Kim Po and Anor CACC 353/2010 and (2014) 17 HKCFAR 202 (led by Clive Grossman, SC) – Conspiracy to defraud and money laundering appeal
• HKSAR v Hongkong Electric Company Ltd HCMA 751/2013 (led by Peter Duncan, SC) – Defence of company charged with ‘undermanning’ of sunken vessel Lamma IV