Louis Cheng
Louis Cheng
Louis Cheng
Call: 2023 (HK)

Education

  • PCLL, The University of Hong Kong
  • BCL, University of Oxford
  • BA in Law, University of Cambridge

Contact

Email:lcheng@templechambers.com
Tel:(+852) 2523 2003

Secretary

Name:Beatrice Chan
Email:beatrice@templechambers.com
Tel:(+852) 2248 1962

mentions

languages

English, Cantonese, Putonghua

Practice Areas

  • Arbitration
  • Banking / Finance
  • Building / Construction
  • Charity
  • Civil Fraud / Asset Recovery
  • Commercial
  • Company
  • Competition
  • Confidentiality / Privacy
  • Conflict of Laws
  • Defamation / Media
  • Disciplinary
  • Employment
  • Equity / Trust
  • Injunction / Contempt
  • Insolvency
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury / Medical Negligence
  • Planning
  • Probate / Succession
  • Professional Liability
  • Property & Conveyancing
  • Public Law / Judicial Review
  • Rating & Valuation
  • Restitution / Unjust Enrichment
  • Securities & Regulation
  • Tax / Revenue
  • Technology, Media and Telecommunications
  • Scholarship And Prizes

  • Bar Scholarship
  • Sweet & Maxwell Edlyn Yap Prize for Litigation
  • Thomson Reuters Law Prize (most promising PCLL candidate who intends to be a barrister)
  • Best Advocate, Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot
  • Hou De Charitable Foundation Scholarship for PCLL
  • Temple Chambers (Oxford) Scholarship
  • Beloff Scholarship
  • Downing College Foundation Scholar
  • Senior Harris Scholarship
  • Outstanding Performance Scholarship (Commercial Law) (PCLL Conversion Examination Board)
  • John H Morrison OBE Scholarship
  • Des Voeux Chambers Junior Scholarship
  • Runner–up, Landmark Chambers Property Law Mooting Competition
  • Finalist, Blackstone Chambers De Smith Mooting Competition
  • Outstanding Performance Scholarship (Land Law) (PCLL Conversion Examination Board)
  • Rebecca Flower Squire Scholarship
  • Winning Team, Advocacy Cup
  • The Jardine Foundation Scholarship
  • Royal Economic Society Young Economist of the Year
  • Profile

    Louis joined Chambers after completing pupillage with Ms Eva Sit SC, Mr Tony Li SC, Mr Anthony Chan SC and Mr Julian Lam. He is developing a broad civil practice and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work. Louis is also developing a practice in arbitration and has been instructed in the capacities of counsel and tribunal secretary. During limited practice, Louis was led by Mr Bernard Man SC (with Ms Natalie So) in a trial fixed for 15 days, representing a Hong Kong-listed company.

    Prior to commencing pupillage, Louis served as marshal to the Hon Madam Justice Linda Chan. He also undertook a 6-month posting at the Listing Division of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). While at HKEX, he assisted in the work of the Listing Review Committee and Listing Committee, as well as in various policy matters.

    Louis read law at the University of Cambridge (obtaining Firsts in all three years and ranking 8th in his final year) and completed his BCL at the University of Oxford.

    He was also awarded the Bar Scholarship.

    Experience

    Arbitration
  • Arbitration under HKIAC Rules – acted for a bank in a dispute over contractual termination (led by Laurence Li SC, with Harrison Miao)
  • Arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules – tribunal secretary in a dispute over share redemption by an investor shareholder
  • Banking / Finance
  • Yao-hua Kan v Joe-Hsiang Lin (HCA 1926/2020) – dispute over distributions from investment funds (led by Victor Dawes SC)
  • Acting for investors in dispute over distributions and withdrawals from an investment arrangement (led by Queenie Lau SC)
  • Terraform Labs, Pte Ltd v Okcoin Technology Company Ltd (HCMP 1747/2023) – disclosure of documents pursuant to Letter of Request under s. 75 of the Evidence Ordinance (with Justin Ho)
  • Turbo International Investment Limited v Industrial Bank Co. Ltd (HCA 653/2023) – dispute over commercial loan (led by Victor Dawes SC with Peter Dong)
  • Insolvency
  • Re Trillion Glory Limited (HCCW 399/2024) (led by Abraham Chan SC)
  • Re R&F Properties (HK) Company Limited (HCCW 483/2024) (led by Abraham Chan SC)
  • Re New Advance Limited (HCCW 284/2024)
  • HCSD 53/2023: application to set aside statutory demand (led by Abraham Chan SC)
  • Company
  • China Health Group Limited v Li Zhong Yuan (HCA 2549/2016) (led by Bernard Man SC, with Natalie So) [2023] HKCFI 3290; [2024] HKCA 927
  • Re South Asia Group (H.K.) Limited (HCMP 1747/2020)
  • Re Goodwell Sam Cheong Grocery Company Limited (HCMP 1466/2024)
  • Civil Fraud / Asset Recovery
  • CSIL Limited v Alpha Apex Global Limited & Ors (HCA 1010/2023)
  • CSIL Limited v Lo Fung Hung & Ors (HCA 431/2022)
  • Equity / Trust
  • Chung Pui Tong v The personal representatives of Chung Sau Miu & Ors (CACV 526/2020) (led by Abraham Chan SC)
  • Chung Pui Tong v Qian Zhen (CACV 68/2020) – [2024] HKCA 593 (led by Abraham Chan SC)
  • New Well Master Company Limited v Tidjan Ananto, by Andreas Ananto, his Guardian Ad Litem (CACV 489/2021)
  • Probate / Succession
  • Moorthy Selvaraj v Karupayee Ammal & Ors (HCA 413/2016) – administration of estate [2024] HKCFI 403 (led by Anthony Chan SC)
  • Liu Pearl Shen-Po, the administartrix of the Estate of Kong Ai Kyeu, Deceased v Liu Kai Hong Gilda & Ors (HCA 2124/2020) (Led by Bernard Man SC)
  • Property & Conveyancing
  • Robert John Francis Brothers & Anor v New Rui International Co., Limited (HCA 654/2023; HCA 1215/2024) [2023] HKCFI 3062; [2024] 2 HKC 220 (Led by Eva Sit SC, Jonathan Chang SC)
  • Securities & Regulation
  • Acting for a HKEX Participant in Disciplinary Proceedings under the Rules of the Exchange (led by Laurence Li SC)
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