Clara is a Bar Scholar. She joined Chambers after completing her pupillage with Ms. Rachel Lam SC, Mr. Giles Surman, Mr. Calvin Cheuk and Ms. Sabrina Ho.
Clara graduated with First Class Honours (ranked 2nd overall) in her LLB degree at the University of Hong Kong. She then pursued the BCL at the University of Oxford as a Hong Kong Scholar, where she obtained overall distinction and was awarded the Oxford Law Faculty Prize in Commercial Remedies for ranking first in the paper.
Academic studies aside, she has captured championships and best speaker awards in both international and local mooting competitions over the years.
Clara is developing a broad civil practice and accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work. She has been involved in cases concerning company and insolvency law, securities and commercial law, trusts and probate, construction law and family law. She has appeared before the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal.
Company and Insolvency
- Re Guy Kwok-hung Lam [2023] HKCFA 9 – approach to bankruptcy petitions presented on the basis of a disputed debt arising out of an agreement containing an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of a foreign court (led by Ms. Rachel Lam SC and with Mr. Terrence Tai)
- Re Guy Kwok-hung Lam (HCSD 52 & 53/2022) – setting aside statutory demand (as sole advocate)
- Re Jiayuan International Group Limited [2023] HKCFI 1254 – represented HSBC (acting as agent of a bank syndicate) as the substituted petitioner for a winding-up order against a listed company (as sole advocate)
- Re Hong Kong Universal Jewellery Limited (HCMP 2039/2020) – misfeasance proceedings against former directors/officers of a company in members' voluntary liquidation (with Mr. Yang-Wahn Hew and Ms. Sharon Yuen)
- Re CA Cultural Technology Group Limited (HCCW 190/2022) – resisting winding-up petition (led by Mr. Anson Wong SC)
Mental Health
- LCSJ v LSHA [2023] HKCA 263 – resisting appeal against order appointing the Respondent as Committee of a MIP's estate and conferring various ancillary powers on the Committee (as sole advocate)
- Re LY [2022] HKCFI 3212 – resisting stay of execution pending appeal on mental health-related matters (as sole advocate)
Civil and Commercial
- Ang Jimmy Tjun Min v Banner (China) Investment Company Limited and Ors (HCA 1031/2022) – forum non conveniens stay (led by Mr. Douglas Lam SC)
- New Intertrade Foods Co Ltd v Sun Fung Timber Company Ltd and Tsang Simon [2023] HKCFI 1093 – resisting application for indemnity costs in the context of an intervener application under sections 732 and 733 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) (with Ms. Jacqueline Law)
- HJ InnoXcell Limited (in liquidation) v Teh Boon Khuan and Ors (HCA 1707/2018) – non-party costs orders (led by Mr. Douglas Lam SC)
- Dong Bin v Christie's Hong Kong (HCA 1171/2022) – contractual disputes arising from an art auction (with Ms. Sabrina Ho)
- Nobleseed Partners Limited v Tsui Chi Kin (HCA 721/2020) – resisting striking-out application (with Mr. Lai Chun Ho)
Trusts, Land and Probate
- Elysium Limited and Anor v Sum Ka Kuen Dominic and Ors (HCA 502/2022) – joinder application involving disputes relating to a discretionary trust (led by Mr. Rimsky Yuen SC and with Ms. Sabrina Ho)
- Lai Chik Kun Michael and Ors v The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong and Anor (HCA 2741/2018) – disputes relating to funds held by the sponsoring body of a school and claims for recovery of donations (led by Mr. Edward Chan SC, Mr. Douglas Lam SC and with Mr. Abel Lam)
- Re Lamtex Securities Limited [2023] HKCFI 1107 – application under sections 56 and 62 of the Trustee Ordinance (Cap. 29) by securities broker which had ceased to carry on business to pay unclaimed cash and securities into Court (with Ms. Jasmine Cheung)
- Tang Yi (as the administratrix of the estate of Bong Win Ling, deceased) v Bong Pik Li and Ors (HCA 74/2022) – ownership disputes involving issues relating to common intention constructive trust and proprietary estoppel (with Ms. Sabrina Ho)
Injunction
- Daily-Tech Hong Kong Limited v iAdvantage Limited [2023] HKCFI 891 – interlocutory injunction restraining the licensor of a data centre from acting upon a notice purporting to terminate its service agreement with the licensee (led by Mr. Douglas Lam SC)
- ZX Group Investment Limited v China Fund Limited and Anor (HCMP 1873/2022) – interlocutory injunction restraining the disposal of shares charged as security (with Ms. Ellen Pang)
Construction
- Acting for the main contractor of a large-scale museum project (led by Mr. Philip Boulding KC and with Mr. Calvin Cheuk and Mr. Jonathan Chan)
- Acting for the employer in two related arbitrations concerning a construction project (with Mr. Calvin Cheuk)
- Bar Scholarship
- Oxford Law Faculty Prize in Commercial Remedies
- Magdalen College Award for Distinction in the BCL
- Hong Kong Scholar, Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme
- Oxford Law Faculty Graduate Scholarship
- China Oxford Scholarship – Magdalen Award
- Society of Construction Law Hong Kong Scholarship
- HKSAR Government Scholarship
- Dean’s Honours List
- M.W. Lo Memorial Scholarships
- HSBC Overseas Scholarship
- St. Catherine’s College Book Prize for Jurisprudence
- Deacons Prize in Law for Young Leaders
- HKU Foundation Entrance Scholarships
Moot Awards
- Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot 2020 (International Moot) – Overall Champion and Honourable Mention (Top 5 Advocate)
- Joint University Mooting Competition on Contract Law 2019 – Overall Champion (Senior Division) and Best Speaker Award
- Linklaters-Denis Chang’s Chambers Competition Law Moot 2018 (International Moot) – Overall Champion and Best Oralist Award
- Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot 2017 (International Moot) – Overall Highest Ranked Team (Asia-Pacific Regional Round)