Profile
Charles practises in London from Brick Court Chambers, but since joining Temple Chambers on his call to the Hong Kong Bar in 2015, he splits his time between London and Hong Kong. He became Hong Kong qualified in order to spend more time as an advocate in the courts and arbitration in Hong Kong.
Charles has been involved in many of the major litigations of the day in London and is an advocate who has a hands-on involvement as team leader in any litigation where he is involved.
His books “Documentary Evidence” and its Hong Kong counterpart “Documentary Evidence in Hong Kong” and “Conflicts of Interest” are well known and regularly cited in court.
He recently appeared in the CFA in the important case Tenwow v Pricewaterhousecoopers concerning letters of request for the PRC.
He argued a six week probate trial in Re Estate of Lim Por Yen setting aside the tycoon’s last will. And the variety of his work in Hong Kong was emphasised by a recent tax appeal Grewal v Inland Revenue.
His recent work in Hong Kong includes Deloitte v Lai (privilege in iniquity) Re Compass Trust (removal of Appointor of trust) and Re Thousand Vantage (unfair prejudice).
Experience
Commercial
Tenwow v Pricewaterhouse Coopers [2025] HKCFA 1401 (CFA case on letters of request for PRC)Grewal v inland Revenue [2025] HKCA 398 (tax appeal on overseas services)China Medical Technologies v Bank of China [2020] HKCFAR 296 (CFA leave application re extension of writ)Chung Yen Chu v Borrelli [2019] HKCA 622 (redemption of mortgage)Mayer BVI v Alliance Financial Intelligence [2019] HKCA 777 (setting aside judgment on grounds of fraud)DBS Bank HK v Pan Jing [2020] HKEC 240 (restitution/underground banking) Autonomous Non-Commercial Organisation v Pico Projects International [2021] HKCA 1798 (enforcement of Russian revenue judgment)China Medical Supplies v Paul Weiss LLP [2019] HKEC 3472 Godfrey Lam J (jurisdiction dispute as between HK and New York in professional negligence action)Okada v Okada [2018] HKCFI 2310 Ng J (validity of exclusive jurisdiction clause) Civil Fraud / Asset Recovery
Mayer BVI v Alliance Financial Intelligence [2017] HKEC 190 (setting aside judgment on grounds of fraud); judgment currently awaited from Court of AppealSun Tian Gang v Changchun High and New Technology [2018] HKCFI 2499 DHCJ Le Pichon (amendment after limitation period, inconsistent pleading) Competition Commission v Nutanix [2019] HKCT 2 (bid-rigging: first reference before Competition Tribunal; also [2017] HKEC 2111 (privilege against self-incrimination under new Competition Ordinance) Re Thousand Vantage Ltd (unfair prejudice trial November 2025, judgment awaited)Elliott International LLP v Bank of East Asia [2018] HKCFI 2002 (minority shareholder action) Re Estate of Lim Por Yen (6 week probate trial setting aside last will) [2025] HKCFI 1401Aldred v Elysium, Re Compass Trust (removal of Appointor, December 2025, judgment awaited)Tao Soh Ngon v HSBC International Trustee [2018] HKCFI 380 Lewis Chan J (amendment after limitation period in trust action)Li Sin Man Seline v Li Shu Chung [2017] HKEC 78 (Court of Appeal) (dispute within family, discretionary trusts) China Shanshui Cement v Zhang Caikui [2018] HKEC 401 (civil contempt) Tenwow v Pricewaterhouse Coopers [2025] HKCFA 1401 (CFA case on letters of request for PRC)Deloitte v Lai (privilege in iniquity, December 2025, judgment awaited)China Medical v Paul Weiss LLP Godfrey Lam J [2019] HKEC 3472 d (jurisdiction dispute-carrying on business in HK) Linksure v Read Global [2024] HKCFI 3284 (arbitration appeal)Starrs v Russia Mimi Chan J, (first investment treaty arbitration appeal to come before HK courts, settled after the hearing before judgment) 
