Isaac Wu
胡栢昌

Isaac joined Chambers after completing his pupillage with Mr Erik Shum, Mr Cheung Yiu Leung, Mr Douglas Kwok, and Ms Olivia Tsang.

Before commencing pupillage, Isaac served as marshal to the Hon Albert Wong J and the Hon Godfrey Lam J (as Lam JA then was). He also spent time as a court news reporter covering criminal trials and appeals for a major news outlet during his university years.

Isaac is developing a broad criminal and civil practice, with a particular interest in criminal defence, personal injury, and land matters. He accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work.

In his criminal practice, Isaac has experience in matters including bribery and corruption, commercial crimes, sexual offences, violent crimes, drugs offences, customs offences, immigration offences, driving offences, buildings and industrial safety offences, public health offences, and public order offences.

On the civil side, Isaac has experience in general contracts, personal injuries and employees’ compensation, property disputes, and adverse possession. He also has experience in death inquests, administrative appeals, and disciplinary hearings.

Isaac is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Putonghua, and is capable of providing written submissions and conducting hearings in both English and Chinese.

Education
PCLL, the University of Hong Kong (2022)
LLB, the University of Hong Kong (2021)
BBA(Law), the University of Hong Kong (2021)

Scholarship and Awards
Henry Wai & Co. (Wai Kee Yiu Memorial) Litigation Prize (for achieving the second-highest average mark across all litigation subjects in the PCLL cohort) (2022)
HKU Worldwide Undergraduate Student Exchange Scholarship (2019)
HKU Foundation Entrance Scholarship (2016)
HKU FBE Entrance Scholarship for JUPAS Students (2016)
7^th Inter-Government Secondary Schools English Debating Competition – The Best Debater in the Grand Final (2015)