Derek Lai 黎樹仁

Solicitor WBY LAWYERS 5 appearances

Derek Lai appears as solicitor on record in 5 reported Hong Kong judgments (1999–2025), most often before the HKCA. WBY LAWYERS.

About Derek Lai

Derek Lai appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Hong Kong judgments (1999–2025). These were heard before HKCA (3) and HKCFA (2).

Source: derived from 5 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 10 April 2025. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Solicitor
Firm: WBY LAWYERS
Position: Consultant
Admitted: 02/2003

Registry facts from the Law Society of Hong Kong Law List.

In the court record

Derek Lai (黎樹仁) is a solicitor and Consultant at WBY Lawyers, admitted in Hong Kong in February 2003. Reported matters bearing his name span 1999 to 2025 and appear primarily in the appellate courts, with the respondent-side role predominating across Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime work. He was counsel for the respondent in HKSAR v. CHU HOI KAN [2025] HKCA 332, HKSAR v. LEUNG KWOK CHUNG [2025] HKCA 138 and HKSAR v. LI CHEUK WAH [2024] HKCA 466. At the Court of Final Appeal he appeared for the respondent in HKSAR v. NG CHIU MAN (吳釗民) [2023] HKCFA 18 and, earlier, in MARK ANTHONY SEABROOK v. HKSAR [1999] HKCFA 43.

What role has Derek Lai most often played in reported cases?

Derek Lai has most often been instructed as counsel for the respondent, appearing primarily in Hong Kong's appellate courts in matters reported between 1999 and 2025, including HKSAR v. CHU HOI KAN [2025] HKCA 332 and HKSAR v. LEUNG KWOK CHUNG [2025] HKCA 138.

What areas of law has Derek Lai's reported practice covered?

Reported matters associated with Derek Lai concern Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime, including his role as counsel for the respondent in HKSAR v. NG CHIU MAN (吳釗民) [2023] HKCFA 18.