Called to the Bar in HK in 2019

Lisa H. Y. Lam

Call

Hong Kong 2019

Education

P.C.LL. (University of Hong Kong)
LL.B. (Hons.) (University of Hong Kong)
BSocSc (Government & Laws) (Hons.) (University of Hong Kong)

Practice profile

Lisa joined Chambers in 2020 after completion of pupillage with Mr. M. K. Wong S.C., Mr. Tim Wong, Mr. Valentine Yim, Mr. Tony Ko, Mr. Peter Duncan S.C., and Ms. Catherine Wong.

Lisa is developing a broad criminal and civil practice and has experience in matters spanning a wide spectrum of practice areas. She has appeared both in her own right and as a led junior in the Court of Appeal, the Court of First Instance, the District Court and the Magistrates’ Courts. Besides, she has experience in handling disciplinary matters of professional bodies. She also acted as counsel-on-fiat for the prosecution in the Magistrates’ Courts and is currently on the Legal Aid Panel for criminal matters.

Lisa has experience in a wide range of criminal cases, both at trial and appellate level, such as misconduct in public office, white-collar crimes including money laundering and corruption, fraud, sexual offences, assault and wounding offences, criminal damage, general and serious road traffic offences (including dangerous driving causing death), drug-related offences and immigration offences. She also has experience in doing High Court bail applications. Further, she is regularly instructed to attend legal visits at police stations, ICAC, Immigration Department and Labour Department.

In her first year of practice, Lisa has been led by Mr. M. K. Wong S.C. (and with Mr. Ronny Leung) to act for a defendant in an 85-day trial in the District Court regarding the offence of misconduct in public office committed by three public eye doctors in Caritas Medical Centre (HKSAR v Yau Shing Kin & Others [2020] HKDC 1177). The Defendant was acquitted of all three charges.

Subsequently in HKSAR v Eugene Yeoh Kim Loong and Another [2021] HKDC 1560; [2022] 5 HKLRD 1082, Lisa represented the 1st Defendant (being led by Mr. M. K. Wong S.C. and with Ms. Sylvia Tung), then Joint Head of the IPO Vetting team of HKEx, who was charged with misconduct in public office and bribery (concerning $9.15 million) in a District Court trial. The Defendant was acquitted of all charges.

Alongside her criminal practice, Lisa has maintained a general civil practice in contract, trusts, land (including tenancy matters and adverse possession), contentious probate, and matrimonial cases. She is regularly instructed to appear in various interlocutory applications in her own right, including interlocutory injunctions and Mareva injunctions.

Lisa accepts instructions for both advocacy and advisory work in all areas of practice.

Language

Fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin

Selected Cases

Criminal Cases

HKSAR v Tse Yiu Sing & Sin Yuk Ling (CACC 235/2023): Acted for the two Applicants in an application for a bail pending appeal in the Court of Appeal (bail granted) (led by Mr. Selwyn Yu S.C. and with Ms. Amanda Li)

HKSAR v Chow Wing Hang (TMCC 866/2023): Appeared for the Defendant who pleaded guilty to one count of resisting police officer in the execution of duty and one count of assaulting police officer (sole advocate)

HKSAR v Goodwin Mok (STCC 2075/2023): Appeared for the Defendant who pleaded guilty to one count of failure to provide specimen and who was sentenced with a Community Service Order (sole advocate)

HKSAR v Wong Chi Mei [2023] HKCFI 2557: Appeared for the Defendant in the magistracy appeal against sentence of one count of using a false instrument and one count of using a copy of a false instrument (Appeal allowed, substituted the original 3-month imprisonment with suspended sentence) (with Ms. Amanda W.M. Li)

HKSAR v Ko Wing Hung [2022] HKCFI 3275: magistracy appeal against conviction of two counts of indecent assault (Appeal allowed, conviction quashed) (led by Mr. M. K. Wong S.C. and with Mr. Freddy Woon)

HKSAR v Pang Siu-hang & Others CACC 281/2021: application for case state by the Department of Justice regarding the full acquittal of the Defendant in the District Court trial (DCCC 892/2019) (with Ms. Amanda W.M. Li)

Lam Ching Sheung v Ching Lin Chuen (STS 5870-5879/2021): appeared in Shatin Magistrates’ Court for the Defendant who was charged with 10 counts of theft (alleged stolen property with a value of $8.7 million) by way of private prosecution (full acquittal) (led by Mr. M. K. Wong S.C. and with Mr. Fu Chong Sang)

HKSAR v Eugene Yeoh Kim Loong And Another [2021] HKDC 1560; [2022] 5 HKLRD 1082: appeared in the District Court for the 1st Defendant (then Joint Head of the IPO Vetting team of HKEx) who was charged with misconduct in public office and bribery (full acquittal) (led by Mr. M. K. Wong S.C. and with Ms. Sylvia Tung)

Keung Cho Yuk and HKSAR (HCCP 195/2021): Acted for the Applicant (the Defendant) for an appeal of bail application in the Court of First Instance (bail granted) (led by Mr. M. K. Wong S.C. and with Mr. Ronny Leung)

HKSAR v Du Liheng (KTCC 1556/2020): appeared in Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Court for the Defendant who was charged with three counts of assaulting police officers acting in execution of duty (full acquittal) (led by Mr. M. K. Wong S.C. and with Mr. Jon Wong)

HKSAR v Pang Siu-hang & Others [2021] HKDC 644: appeared in the District Court for the 3rd Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to defraud by making dishonest and false representations concerning six procurements of services provided by the 1st Defendant in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (acquittal with costs) (with Ms. Amanda W.M. Li)

HKSAR v Yau Shing Kin & Others [2020] HKDC 1177: appeared for the 1st Defendant in a 85-day trial in the District Court regarding the offence of misconduct in public office committed by three public eye doctors in Caritas Medical Centre (full acquittal) (led by Mr. M. K. Wong S.C. and with Mr. Ronny Leung)

HKSAR v Ho Kam Cheung (STC 1127/2020): successful plea bargain to reduce the charge from dangerous driving causing death to careless driving and sentenced with a Community Service Order

Leung Chung-yan and HKSAR (HCCP 606/2019): Acted for the Applicant (the Defendant) for an appeal of bail application in the Court of First Instance (led by Mr. Peter Duncan S.C.)

Civil cases

Sham Sun Lai, the administratrix of the estate of Lau Chuen, deceased and The Incorporated Owners of Ernest Court (DCCJ 3924/2015): Successful application for an Order 19 default judgment against the Defendant for declaratory relief of possessory title acquired by adverse possession (sole advocate)

World Crown Holdings Limited v Hing Ping Hang Limited (DCCJ 20/2023): Successful application for an Order 14 summary judgment against the Defendant for vacant possession of the Premises and for arrears of rent/mesne profits (sole advocate)

World Crown Holdings Limited v Sui Sang Environmental Technology Limited (DCCJ 21/2023): Successful application for an Order 14 summary judgment against the Defendant for vacant possession of the Premises and for arrears of rent/mesne profits (sole advocate)

Intelligent International Group Holdings Limited (HCA 1479/2022): Successful application for an Order 14 summary judgment against the Defendant for vacant possession of the Premises and for arrears of rent/mesne profits (sole advocate)

Hop Fung Lung Limited (formerly known as Bonjour Cosmetic Wholesale Centre Limited) (HCCW 255/2022): opposing the Respondent’s winding-up application (sole advocate)

Cheung Sai Lon v Cheung Sai Ha And Another [2021] HKCFI 904: successful application to set aside the default judgment entered against the Defendant (with Mr. Tony Ko)

Yung Wai Man v Leung Kwok Pong [2020] [2021] HKCFI 896: summary judgment entered against the defendant of around HK$15 million (with Mr. Roy Lau)

Yung Wai Man v Leung Kwok Pong [2020] HKCFI 2657: successful application for a Mareva injunction against the debtor (the defendant) in the sum of around HK$15 million (with Mr. Roy Lau)

Polimax Spólka Z.O.O. v Mackt Trade Limited and Another (HCA 1923/2018): successful application for a Garnishee Order Absolute against the Judgment Debtor in the sum of around HK$5 million (sole advocate)

Others

Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong and Dr. CHEN Chi Chi (Complaint No. 48-2017): represent the Client who faced two charges of making false and/or misleading statements for trial at the disciplinary inquiry before the Veterinary Surgeons Board (sole advocate)

Commercial and White-Collar Crimes

General Crimes

General Civil and Chancery Practice (including but not limited to contractual disputes, trusts, land, contentious probate)

Matrimonial Law

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