Profile
Thomas has a broad civil practice. He acts in a wide range of commercial, company, insolvency, probate, defamation and employment disputes.
He has been named as a Leading Junior for Commercial Disputes by The Legal 500.
Thomas has appeared at all levels from the District Court to the Court of Final Appeal. He has conducted civil trials (both as an advocate in his own right and as a junior counsel) in English and Chinese, as well as appearing in arbitrations (including arbitrations conducted in Mandarin) under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules and the ICC Arbitration Rules.
Before joining Chambers in 2016, Thomas was a Judicial Assistant to the Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal from 2014 to 2015.
Experience
Commercial
Haitong International Products & Solutions Ltd v Wang Yafeng [2025] HKCA 821King Field Shipyard Ltd v Tai Pak Sea Food Restaurant Ltd [2025] HKCFI 560Ng Kin Nam v Mak Shiu Tong [2024] HKCFI 3241Lei Shing Hong Trading Ltd v Wong Kwing Keung [2024] HKCFI 2130Excel Courage Holdings Ltd v Seto Ming Wai [2024] 2 HKLRD 708T&T Global Trading Ltd v BOE (HK) Group Ltd [2021] HKCFI 3618Speedy Finance Ltd v Zhang Xiaoping [2021] HKCFI 3822China Jianxin Credit Services Ltd v IR Resources Ltd [2021] HKCFI 575Hansom Finance Ltd v Lai Leong [2021] HKCFI 409Yu Man Fung Alice v Chiau Sing Chi Stephen [2020] HKCFI 2923Kasem Narongdej v Golden Music Ltd & Others [2019] HKCFI 1813Power Securities Co Ltd v Sin Kwok Lam & Others [2019] HKCFI 2920 Company Yan Qian v Asia Pacific Geraldton Ltd [2025] HKCFI 5237Chiu Wing Keung Mikey v Interasia Corp Ltd [2025] HKCFI 386Tang Siu Chung v The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf [2023] HKCFI 2006Poon Ka Man Jason v Cheng Wai Tao & Others [2019] HKCFI 1141Re China Sonangol International Limited [2019] HKCFI 1443Co. A & Others v Co. D & Others [2018] HKCFI 2240Ge Qingfu & Others v L & A International Holdings Limited & Others [2018] HKCFI 2742Xu Liu Chun v Wu Chang Jiang & Another [2018] HKCFI 1575 Insolvency Lau Wing Yan v Joint Silver Limited (in liquidation) [2025] HKCFI 2203Re Everwin Enterprise (Hong Kong) Ltd [2024] HKCFI 3032Re Dexin China Holdings Co Ltd [2024] HKCFI 1610Pan Sutong v Bank of China Ltd [2024] HKCA 775; [2022] HKCFI 1450Re Proman International Ltd [2023] HKCFI 2628Re Pan Sutong (a Bankrupt) [2023] 5 HKLRD 337 Probate / Succession Re Estate of Cha Mou Sing Payson [2024] 2 HKLRD 1411; [2023] HKCFI 2675Yeung Lai Sze Ritz v Cheung Yin Ling Ellie [2023] HKCFI 1515Ng Rose Kai Ching v Liang Yum Shing Howard [2023] HKCFI 1867Tsang Wing Kwai v Tsang Wing Fai [2019] 1 HKLRD 1300; [2018] 5 HKLRD 350Ah Pin Say Nai v Tam Mee Ling [2019] HKCFI 2856 Defamation / Media HKCOLO.NET Ltd v SUNeVision Holdings Ltd (HCA 1408/2025)Lai Chee Ying v Ta Kung Pao (Hong Kong) Ltd [2025] HKDC 1949; [2024] HKCFI 2754Tina Michelle Hsu v Kam Wai Fun Torrente [2022] HKDC 299China Innovation Investment Ltd & Others v Apple Daily Ltd & Others (HCA 2424/2019)Leung Chun-Ying v Chung Kim-Wah & Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited (HCA 1993/2018)Pui Kwan Kay v Ming Pao Holdings Ltd & Others (FAMV 22/2016, 23.8.2016) Injunction / Contempt P1 & P2 v D (HCMP 1631/2024)Daimler AG v Helge Herbert Leiduck & Another [2023] HKCFI 445Alltogether Land Company Ltd v China Create Capital Ltd & Another [2022] HKCFI 2726Jessop & Baird (Hong Kong) Limited v Neo Hwee Khim & Others [2019] HKCFI 2583Co. A v Co. D [2019] HKCFI 367; [2018] HKCFI 2240Symphony Partners Ltd & Others v Fullerton Bay Investment Ltd & Others [2018] 4 HKLRD 264Ming Hsieh v Xu Zhe & Others [2018] HKCA 390Wong Man Hon Frederick v China Times Securities Limited (HCA 2715/2016, 15.2.2017) Arbitration P1 v D (Arbitration: Security for Costs) [2024] 5 HKLRD 699Acted for a claimant to obtain worldwide Mareva injunction in aid of arbitrationActed for a private equity fund to enforce shareholders’ agreement and claim redemption of sharesActed for PRC seller to recover outstanding sum due under vehicle purchase agreementsActed for an SFC licensee to defend a claim for breach of investment management agreementActed for lender to recover a USD 15-million loan against borrower and guarantorActed for a Japanese electrical manufacturer to defend claims brought by customerActed for a sovereign state to set aside an award on jurisdiction made in an investor-State arbitrationActed for a PRC company to defend a US$26 million claim brought by a private equity fundActed for an investment company in a RMB 100 million claim arising from a share purchase agreementActed for an international manufacturer of electronic components to seek a declaration of indemnity against its distributor; resisted application to set aside arbitration award under s.81 of Arbitration Ordinance Employment Fhani Hong Kong Ltd v Li Zheng (HCA 2298/2025)WICE Logistics Public Co Ltd v Wong Wai Hing (HCA 489/2025)Ghazi Faidi v Qantex Capital Markets Ltd [2025] HKCA 236; [2023] HKCFI 2184Supreme China Securities Ltd v Ng Wing Yip [2024] HKCFI 1196Tsang Wing Wai Michael v Sunlink Commercial Ltd [2023] HKCFI 3368 Confidentiality / Privacy Fhani Hong Kong Ltd v Li Zheng (HCA 2298/2025)WICE Logistics Public Co Ltd v Wong Wai Hing (HCA 489/2025)Sound Agents Ltd & Others v Hang Seng Bank Ltd (HCA 1183/2021)Prestige Medical Imaging Centre Limited & Another v To Man Chi (HCA 2023/2018)Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd v Fu Sheng (HCA 1637/2011) Hong Kong Housing Society v Incorporated Owners of Heya Star [2023] HKCFI 2142Chen Kam Nga v Lee Ho Yin [2021] HKCFI 1352; [2022] HKCA 1150Soshila Keswani v Motiram Keswani [2022] 2 HKLRD 822; [2019] HKDC 135Hammer Capital Private Investments Ltd v Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd & Others [2018] HKCFI 2603 Sound Agents Ltd & Others v Hang Seng Bank Ltd (HCA 1183/2021)Taishin International Bank Co Ltd v QFI Ltd [2020] HKCFI 2116Liming Capital Ltd v CLSA Ltd (HCA 2055/2008, 27.12.2017) Securities and Futures Commission v Li Wing Sang & Others [2025] HKCFI 466Zhi Charles v The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited & Others [2017] 2 HKLRD 35 Public Law / Judicial Review
Aggressive Construction Company Ltd v Director of Buildings [2026] HKCFI 337Siu Yat Fung Anthony v The Council of the Law Society of Hong Kong & Others [2022] 4 HKLRD 276; [2022] 3 HKLRD 443Cheung Tak Wing v Communications Authority & Director of Information Services Department [2018] 5 HKLRD 515 
