
Christy Chak
翟 敏 而 大 律 師
Call: 2022
Tel: 2155 9343
Fax: 2155 9323
Email: christy.my.chak@eschambers.com.hk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christy-chak/
Secretary: Ms Tracy Ho
Profile
個人履歷
Christy joined Chambers in 2022 upon completion of her pupillage with Mr Erik Shum, Mr Phil Chau SC, Ms Catherine Wong, Mr Vincent Lung and Mr Roger Phang.
Christy read law at the University of Warwick and completed her PCLL at the University of Hong Kong.
Prior to joining the Bar, Christy worked as an analyst at investment banks and private equity/venture capital fund. She is commercially astute and adept at understanding and responding to clients’ needs.
Christy is developing a broad civil and criminal practice and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work. She has a particularly keen interest in chancery practice, commercial and company matters, trusts and contentious probate matters, personal injuries and matrimonial matters.
On the criminal side, Christy has experiences ranging from murder and manslaughter to white-collar crime, regulatory offences, sexual offences, drug-related offences, assaults, road traffic offences, and public order event offences.
She has appeared as an advocate in her own right in the Court of First Instance and the Magistrates’ Courts. She is capable of conducting hearings and drafting legal documents in both English and Chinese.
翟敏而大律師師承沈士文大律師、周嘉俊資深大律師、黃錦娟大律師、龍雲彪大律師和馮耀緯大律師。
在加入大律師行列之前,翟大律師曾在投資銀行和私募股權/風險投資基金擔任分析師。
翟大律師的執業領域非常廣泛,包括參與一般商業和公司案件、股東糾紛、金融及證券交易規管、信託、遺囑認證、公司清盤、土地爭議、婚姻和家庭案件、刑事等事宜。她曾為香港上市公司就合規、香港證監會監管以及其他相關問題提供法律意見。
在刑事法領域,翟大律師曾參與及處理從謀殺、誤殺至白領犯罪、嚴重欺詐、商業犯罪等,並涵蓋其他刑事法領域,包括毒品相關罪行、搶劫、性罪行、人身傷害、毀壞罪、交通罪行等。
翟大律師能夠流利地使用中文,並且在爭訟性事宜中有使用中文的經驗。
此外,翟大律師亦為Westlaw (萬律) 撰寫判例註解,及參與撰寫LexisNexis (律商聯訊)出版的《Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong》及有關公司法的相關刊物。
Practice Areas
執業範疇
Arbitration
Banking / Finance
Building / Construction
Civil Fraud / Asset Recovery
Commercial
Company Law
Criminal Law
Equity and Trusts
Family / Matrimonial
Insolvency
Land and Property Law
Personal Injuries / Medical Negligence
Probate / Succession
Restitution / Unjust Enrichment
Securities and Regulations
White Collar Crime
仲裁
銀行 / 金融法
建築物 / 建造
民事欺詐 / 資產追回
商事糾紛
公司法
刑法
衡平法 / 信託
家事 / 婚姻
破產清盤
土地 / 財產法
人身傷亡 / 醫療疏忽
遺產 / 繼承
歸還索償 / 不當得益
證券法及監管
白領罪行
Professional Qualifications
Associate, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (AHKIArb)
Associate Member, Hong Kong Mediation Centre
Appointments and Public Services
Appointments
Hong Kong Bar Association, Young Barristers’ Committee, Vice Chairman (2025-Present; Member since 2023)
Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Guest Lecturer, Master of Corporate Governance and Compliance (2025)
Public Services
Equal Justice, Legal Clinic Lawyer (2024-Present)
Hong Kong Red Cross Youth Moot Programme, Mock Trial Coach (2023)
Horizons Legal Advice Clinic (PIP and ESA claims), London, Legal Advisor (2016-2018)
PILnet, Legal Mentor (2023-Present)
Pro Bono HK, Legal Clinic Lawyer (2023-Present)
Street Law Hong Kong, Mock Trial Coach (2023)
The Association concerning Sexual Violence against Women, Legal Clinic Lawyer (2023-Present)
The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Mock Trial Coach (2023-Present)
Selected Cases
Commercial, Company, Bankruptcy & Winding-up
- Henry Shing Him Chow and Another v. Ling Kam Tong Victor and Others [2025] HKCFI 1729
- Henry Shing Him Chow and Another v. Ling Kam Tong, Victor and Others [2024] HKCFI 2737: Represented the defendant in a contentious trust matter involving a stay application; jurisdictional challenge; the nature of the proper law of the trust; and the interpretation of the jurisdiction clause in a trust instrument (led by Ms Audrey Eu SC)
- Re Guangdong Overseas Construction Corporation [2023] 3 HKLRD 262, [2023] HKCFI 1340: successfully acted for the Mainland administrator of a PRC company in insolvent liquidation in seeking recognition and assistance of the insolvency proceedings pursuant to a letter of request issued by a Mainland court outside the Pilot Areas (First reported case on recognition/assistance application by Mainland administrator over Mainland company under the Cooperation Mechanism)
- Re Alco Holdings Ltd [2024] HKCFI 73: Validation order in respect of the share transfer, the proposed private placement and payment and payments or dispositions in the ordinary course of business
- HCMP 97/2024: Represented the non-executive directors in resisting a sections 728-730 injunction under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622)
- HCZZ 6/2023: Acted for the plaintiff in obtaining an urgent ex parte proprietary injunction and a worldwide Mareva Injunction in freezing US$1 million in assets in a fraud case
- Advised on the corporate structures for a joint venture company
- Advised the subsidiary company of a listed company on an intended application to restrain the presentation of a winding-up petition under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaenous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32)
- Advised the Liquidators on the implications of nominee agreements/arrangements in relation to a private non-enterprise unit in the PRC funded by a Hong Kong Company and on the possibility of establishing the application of estoppel by convention to justify accepting the Proofs of Debt
- Advised the Liquidators on the legitimacy of and validity of the Proof of Debts
- Advised the Liquidators on the proper constitution of the Committee of Inspection under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, Cap 32
- Advised on company disputes and the interpretation of Memorandum/Articles of Association
Criminal
- HKSAR v TAI Yiu-ting and others [2024] HKCFI 3298 – Plea in mitigation for one of the defendants charged with conspiracy to commit subversion
- 香港特別行政區 訴 黎青龍 [2025] HKCFI 4040: Secured a successful appeal against conviction and sentence for the Appellant
- ESS 20953-20956/2023: Acquittal of careless driving after trial
- Advised on the potential liability arising from the share allotments
- Advised on a company on potential criminal liability related to the sale of regulated products through proposed sales channels
Family
- FCMP 79/2022: Trial of the application of the mother against the father for financial provision for the benefit of their daughter, who was born out of wedlock, pursuant to section 10(2) of the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance, Cap 13 (ongoing)
Labour
- Advised on the merits an intended Order 48 Application and the prospect of seeking recovery of judgment sums in the Labour Tribunal appeal cases
Personal Injuries and Employees Compensation Claims
- HCPI 457/2020: Represented a plaintiff in a personal injury case involving dangerous driving; advised on quantum of damages for injuries falling within the “Disaster” category (settled one day before the trial)
- Advised a government bureau on a EC claim under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282)
- Advised on Evidence, Liability, Quantum and Sanctioned Offers/Payments for personal injury claims for both plaintiffs and defendants
Regulatory
- Advised on market misconduct under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) in relation to the placing exercises
- Advised (in Chinese to Mainland PRC clients) on the legality of the Investment Guarantee Agreements under HKSAR Law
Publications and Articles
Headnoter, Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest
Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong: Road Traffic (Volume 345) (November 2023)
Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong: Roads & Tunnels (Volume 350) (November 2023)
LexisNexis, Corporate Governance and Compliance in Hong Kong – 3rd Edition (May 2025)
LexisNexis, Hong Kong Practical Guidance Corporate/Company Law
Westlaw, Thomson Reuters, Annotated Legislation of Hong Kong (forthcoming)
