Deacons 的近律師行

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Deacons (的近律師行) is a Hong Kong law firm appearing across both appellate and first-instance courts, most often in the Court of First Instance, with a substantial appellate practice concentrated in the Court of Appeal. Most often instructed as counsel for the defendant, the firm's reported matters between 2020 and 2026 concern personal injury, work injuries and employees' compensation, and construction and building disputes. It acted for a defendant across the recurring Wong Chee Sing (or Wong Che Sing) v. Hung Wah trading as Tak Hing Lung Medicine Co. and Another litigation, reported at [2026] HKCFA 7, [2025] HKCA 732 and [2025] HKCA 534, and for a defendant in Sit Kan Tat v. World-Class Talent Ltd and Another (and 1 other) [2025] HKCA 539.

As counsel for the respondent, Deacons appeared in the recurring Kone Elevator (HK) Ltd v. Construction Industry Council proceedings [2026] HKCA 115 and [2024] HKCA 1124, in Competition Commission v. Atal Building Services Engineering Ltd and Others (and 3 others) [2025] HKCA 1120, and in Wong Lam Wei Holly v. Hospital Authority [2025] HKCA 617. The firm has also acted as counsel for the applicant on behalf of the profession's regulator in The Law Society of Hong Kong v. Sham Yick Chun Gary and Others [2025] HKCA 676 and The Law Society of Hong Kong v. Chan Doris Ka Yee, Formerly a Clerk of Messrs Chan, Wong & Yip, Solicitors [2025] HKCA 313, and for a plaintiff in Chugai Pharma USA, Inc. v. Cheng Yan and Others [2026] HKCA 221.