Silks
Paul W T Shieh SCThe Hon Ronny Tong, GBS, QC, SC, JPRuy Barretto SCWong Yan-Lung SCJat Sew-Tong, SBS, SC, JPRimsky Yuen, GBM, SC, JPStewart K M Wong SCEugene Fung SCCharles Manzoni KC, SCRaymond Leung SCVictor Dawes SCBernard Man SCRichard Khaw SCAlexander Stock SCAbraham Chan SCJin Pao SCEva Sit SCLaurence Li SCJonathan Chang SCLaw Man-Chung SCSara Tong SCVictor Joffe KC, SCAnthony Chan SCMike S K Lui SCCharles Hollander KC (England & Wales)Deepak Nagpal KC (England & Wales)Winston Poon SCJuniors
Douglas Jones Robin McLeish Grace Chow Elizabeth Y Cheung Wilson Leung Queenie Lau Zabrina S Y Lau Janet W Y Ho Keith Lam Julian Lam Bonnie Y K Cheng Justin Ho Bianca Yu Andrea Yu Val Chow Martin Ho James Man Theresa Chow Thomas Wong Astina Au Byron Chiu Joshua Chan Danny Tang Sheena Wong Peter Dong Harrison Miao Victor Lui Jennifer Fan Natalie So Brian Lee Esther Mak John Leung Eugene Kwan Jonathan Ng Keith Chan Zenith Chan John Cheung John C K Chan Adrian Kwan Cedric Yeung Jonathan Fung Sik Chee-Ching Cristian Tsang Ian Yu Louis Cheng Alexander BurgArbitrators / Mediators
The Hon Geoffrey Ma Matthew Gearing KC (England & Wales)Ng Jern-Fei KC (England & Wales)
Wong Yan-Lung SC
Call: 1987 (HK); 1987 (England & Wales) Advocate and Solicitor of Singapore |
Profile
Before his appointment as Secretary for Justice in 2005, Mr. Wong Yan Lung SC had a broad civil and commercial practice including land, trust, company and defamation. He also had a substantial public law practice covering town planning, land compensation and other constitutional issues.
Since resuming private practice with Temple Chambers in 2013, Mr. Wong has continued to specialize in civil commercial work, and has been taking on judicial review cases with high constitutional importance.
Mr. Wong has been instructed in arbitration cases involving disputes in substantial investment projects. He has given advice to the Government and other public bodies such as the Communications Authority on regulatory issues. He has also conducted mediation in family shareholders disputes.
Selected Cases
Company
Lam Kin Chung v Soka Gakkai International of Hong Kong Ltd (No.2) [2018] 2 HKLRD 769 (statutory derivative action)
Allied Ever Holdings Ltd v Li Shu Chung, HCCW 497/2009, 27 November 2017 (stay of winding up order; removal of liquidators)
Lee Sai Nam v Li Shu Chung & Anor, HCA 1711/2009, 9.12.15; CACV 2/2016, 19.1.17, CA (family/shareholders’ disputes)
Chow Sau Hei v Ho Keung Yuen, Smart Creator International Ltd , CACV 112, 113 & 114 of 2013, 7.7.14 (shareholders' disputes; winding up)
Re the Grande Holdings Ltd (No 2) [2015] 2 HKC 39 (provisional liquidators);
Winbless Inc v Silver Shadow Co Ltd & Ors, HCCW 369, 370 & 375 of 2011, 24.2.14 (winding up; jurisdictional challenges)
Re Pioneer Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd, HCCW 322/2010, 6.3.13 (cross-border insolvency; liquidators' locus)
Probate / Succession
Fok Chun Yue Benjamin v Fok Chun Wan Ian & Ors, HCA 2155/2011, 3.1.14 (family settlement agreement)
Tan Cheng Gay v Ors v Tan Choo Suan & Anor [2016] 4 HKC 291 (CFA) (construction of Chinese will)
Tao Shen Jong v Yung Sau Lan Shirley, HCAP 10/2010, 21.3.14 (propounding will)
LWYA v KYW and LLP (Shares in Family company: Gift or Transfer) [2014] 4 HKFLR 567 (CA)
Public Law / Judicial Review
Designing Hong Kong Limited v Town Planning Board (2018) 21 HKCFAR 237 (protective costs order)
Kazuo Okada v Registrar of Companies [2019] 1 HKLRD 483 (power of Registrar to withhold registration)
The Incorporated Owners of Po Hang Building v Sam Woo Marine Works Ltd, HCMP 415A/2014, 8.4.16 (CA) (finality provisions on appeal; access to justice).
Keen Lloyd Holdings Ltd & Ors v Commissioner of Customs and Excise & Anor (No.2) [2016] 5 HKC 508, CA (constitutionality of warrantless search);
Banking / Finance
Tin Lik v Deutsche Bank AG & Ors, HCCL 17/2011, 15.2.16; CACV 145/2016, 23 June 2017, CA (REIT listing and fraud)
Kilometre Capital Management Cayman v Shanda Games Ltd, HCA 2009/2014, 13.7.15 (taking-private transaction; financial advisor's role)
Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte Ltd v China Citic Bank Corp Ltd, Xiamen Branch [2014] 1 HKC 96 (Letter of Credit);
Integrity Financial Advice Network Co Ltd v Lau Kong Kei, HCA 2165/2011, 31.8.15 (Insurance and agency disputes);
Property & Conveyancing
Hilder Co Ltd v Persons Unknown, HCMP 1868/2000 (adverse possession)
Tsang Foo Keung and Key Kwong Development Ltd v Chu Jim Mi Jimmy & Ors, [2015] 6 HKC 200; CACV 178/2015, 28.10.16 (adverse possession)
Defamation / Media
Pui Kwan Kay v Ming Pao Holdings Ltd & Ors [2016] 2 HKC 518 (CA) (responsible journalism; freedom of expression);
Arbitration
Sea Powerful II special Maritime Enterprises (Ene) v Bank of China Ltd [2016] 2 HKC 566 (anti-suit injunction);
S Co v B Co [2014] 6 HKC 421 (court's review of arbitral award);
Contact
| Tel: | (+852) 2248 1894 |
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Secretary | |
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| Name: | Amy Chan |
| Email: | amychan@templechambers.com |
| Tel: | (+852) 2248 1894 |
Practice Areas
Appointments And Public Office
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Mental Health (2017-present)
Deputy Chairman of the Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong (2002-2005) (2018-present)
Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, The University of Hong Kong (2014)
Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa, The Open University of Hong Kong (2013)
Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2013)
Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2013)
Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, Shue Yan University (2012)
Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, Lingnan Unversity (2012)
Receiver of the Grand Bauhinia Medal (2012)
Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge (2009)
Master of the Bench of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (2007)
Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and in that capacity, a member of the Executive Council and Chairman of the Law Reform Commission (2005-2012)
External Examiner in Revenue Law, P.C.LL., University of Hong Kong and City
Chairman of the Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Board (2004-2005)
Member of the Planning Committee of the Chinese University’s Law Faculty (2004-2005)
Member of the Steering Committee on Legal Education Reform (2003-2005)
Chairman of the Special Committee on Legal Education of the Hong Kong Bar Association (2003-2005)
Council Member of the Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association (2003-2005)
Deputy High Court Judge of the Court of First Instance (2003)
Member of the Academic Board of the Department of Professional Legal Education of the City University (2002-2005)
Member of the Academic Board of the Department of Professional Legal Education of the University of Hong Kong (2002-2005)
Chairman of the Buildings Appeal Tribunal (2000-2005)
Honorary Lecturer of the Department of Professional Legal Education of the University of Hong Kong (2000-present)
Council Member of the Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association (1997-2002)
Consultant Editor the Hong Kong Law Report and Digest (1990-2005)
Committee Member of the Committee of the Bar Association (1989-1990)
Education
Queen's College Hong Kong
BA (law), Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
Scholarship And Prizes
Prince Philip Scholarship