Charlotte Draycott SC 郭莎樂

Senior Counsel Central Chambers Called 1988 4 appearances

Charlotte Draycott SC appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026), most often before the HKCA. Member of Central Chambers.

About Charlotte Draycott SC

Charlotte Draycott appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before HKCA (2), HKCFI (1) and HKDC (1).

Source: derived from 4 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 29 April 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Central Chambers
Year of call (HK): 1988
Inner Bar (SC): 2008
Year of call (UK): 1981

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Charlotte Draycott SC (郭莎樂資深大律師) was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1988, having first been called in England and Wales in 1981, and took silk in 2008. She practises from Central Chambers and appears across both the appellate and first-instance courts, most often in the Court of Appeal, with reported work concentrated in criminal law and drug offences, typically instructed as counsel for the accused.

Draycott acted for the appellant in HKSAR v. Chow Ka Wai [2026] HKCA 819, having earlier appeared for the applicant in the same matter in HKSAR v. Chow Ka Wai [2025] HKCA 202. At first instance, she was counsel for the accused in HKSAR v. Wong Kai Chun [2026] HKCFI 3481 and counsel for the defendant in HKSAR v. Chu Hoi Kan [2024] HKDC 751.

In which courts does Charlotte Draycott SC appear?

Charlotte Draycott SC appears across both the appellate and first-instance courts, most often in the Court of Appeal, including HKSAR v. Chow Ka Wai [2026] HKCA 819, and also in the Court of First Instance in HKSAR v. Wong Kai Chun [2026] HKCFI 3481.

What is Charlotte Draycott SC's reported area of practice?

Charlotte Draycott SC's reported work is concentrated in criminal law and drug offences, typically instructed as counsel for the accused, as in HKSAR v. Chu Hoi Kan [2024] HKDC 751 before the District Court.