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HARRY CHAN

Call: 2019 (HK)

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APPOINTMENT

Judicial Assistant, HKCFA (2017-2018)

Part-time Lecturer, HKU (2020-2021)

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EDUCATION

PCLL, University of Hong Kong 
BCL, University of Oxford 

(Distinction in Principles of Civil Procedure)
LLB, University of Hong Kong
(First Class Honours and 1st in class) 

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PUBLICATION

Harry Chan & TK Iu, MH, Annotated Legislation on Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance (Cap. 650) (Thomson Reuters Hong Kong, 2026)

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Anita Yip SC, Alison Choy, Lily Yu, Ken SH Chan, & Harry Chan, “Right to Family” in Law of the Hong Kong Constitution (3rd ed., Sweet & Maxwell, 2021)

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Nadja Alexander, TK Iu, MH, Ada Chen & Rimsky Yuen, GBM, SC, JP, Hong Kong Mediation Manual (3rd ed., LexisNexis, 2022) (as research assistant)

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LANGUAGE

Cantonese, English, Mandarin 

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CONTACT
E: harrychan@28admiralty.com

T: +852 2122 9980

F:  +852 2122 9990

PROFILE

Harry was called to the Bar in 2019.    

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Before commencing practice, he served as a Judicial Assistant at the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal from 2017 to 2018.    

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His practice includes family and general civil matters. In family law, he has experience in a wide range of matrimonial matters, including ancillary relief, children custody, third-party beneficial interests, FDRs and CDRs, and interlocutory applications such as maintenance pending suit, litigation funding, specific discovery, applications under section 17 of the MPPO, and enforcement proceedings.    

 

In civil practice, he has experience in tenancy disputes, mortgage actions, bankruptcy, adverse possession, trusts, probate, contractual disputes and personal injuries.      

 

He has also conducted criminal trials in the Magistrates’ Courts, acting for both the prosecution and the defence.   

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SELECTED CASES

Family

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  • CSFK v. HWH [2022] HKFC 267 & [2024] HKFC 112 – admissibility of memorandum reached by parties between 2 FDR hearings (with Mr Ken SH Chan)

 

  • WSSA v. SYH [2023] HKFC 193 – leave to appeal re r.121 of Matrimonial Causes Rules (led by Ms Anita Yip SC and with Mr Ken SH Chan); [2024] HKCA 1150 – costs (with Mr Ken SH Chan) 

 

  • NI v. TCHK [2023] HKFC 184 – urgent return of a child to PRC (led by Ms Anita Yip SC and with Mr Ken SH Chan); [2023] HKFC 253 – costs (led by Ms Anita Yip SC)

 

  • 關 對 陳 [2022] HKFC 222 – 5-day trial on beneficial ownership claims (with Ms Lily Yu)

 

  • WKH v. XYZ [2021] HKFC 208 – 2-day trial on children arrangement (with Mr Ken SH Chan); [2021] HKFC 253 – costs (sole advocate) ​

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Civil/ Commercial

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  • Composite Interest Ltd v. Trinity International Development Ltd [2023] HKCFI 1499 – trial on assessment of damages (sole advocate)

 

  • Fu Chi Man v. Chan Kin Wing [2021] HKCFI 3330 – bankruptcy petition (sole advocate)

 

  • Lau Wing Yan & Ors v. Chu Kong & Ors [2021] HKCFI 1184 – 11-day trial on alleged oral agreements (action discontinued on day 7) (with Mr Kevin Hon)

 

  • Lei Shing Hong Credit Ltd v. San Tong Lee Co Ltd & Ors [2020] HKCFI 3119 – 3-day trial on mortgage action (with Mr Kevin Hon) 

 

  • Chan Sai Chiu v. Lai Chi Kit & 2 Ors [2022] HKDC 182 – 4-day trial on personal injuries claims (with Ms. Josephine Tjia and Ms. Carmen Siu SGC)

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Criminal

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  • 香港特別行政區 訴 盧永昌及另一人 [2021] HKCFI 245 – magistracy appeal against fraud convictions (with Mr. Charles J Chan) 

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