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Keith Chan 陳文軒

Barrister Temple Chambers Called 2020 49 appearances

Keith Chan appears as counsel of record in 49 reported Hong Kong judgments (2022–2026), most often before the HKCFI. Member of Temple Chambers.

About Keith Chan

Keith Chan appears as counsel of record in 49 reported Hong Kong judgments (2022–2026). These were heard before HKCFI (24), HKCA (17) and HKCFA (6).

Source: derived from 49 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision . Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch
Barrister
Chambers
Temple Chambers
Year of call (HK)
2020

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Keith Chan (陳文軒), called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2020 and practising from Temple Chambers, appears across both the appellate and first-instance courts, most often in the Court of First Instance, with reported matters running between 2022 and 2026. Keith Chan has been instructed as counsel for the defendant in Koo Ming Kown v. The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong and Others [2026] HKCA 1098 and [2026] HKCA 372, and in Chen Jinhui v. Huang Yuexia, the Person Appointed to Represent the Estate of Wong Kam San, Deceased and Others [2026] HKCA 404, as counsel for the plaintiff in Li Pak Huen in His Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Li Pak Wing, Li Pak Huen v. Norman Guy Donald and Another (and 1 other) [2026] HKCFA 24 and Samantha Jane Bradley v. Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited [2026] HKCFA 2, and as counsel for the petitioner in Re China Properties Group Ltd [2025] HKCA 1139, [2025] HKCA 636 and [2025] HKCA 302.

The reported matters concern wills, probate and estates, bankruptcy and insolvency, and trusts, with further instructions as counsel for the respondent in China Properties Group Limited v. JIC Trust Co., Ltd [2026] HKCFA 21 and Samantha Jane Bradley v. Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited [2025] HKCFA 13.

What is Keith Chan's principal area of practice?

Keith Chan's reported matters concern wills, probate and estates, bankruptcy and insolvency, and trusts, most often instructed as counsel for the defendant, as in Koo Ming Kown v. The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong and Others [2026] HKCA 1098.

Which courts has Keith Chan appeared before?

Keith Chan appears across both appellate and first-instance courts, most often in the Court of First Instance, with further matters before the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal, including China Properties Group Limited v. JIC Trust Co., Ltd [2026] HKCFA 21.

What estate matters has Keith Chan been instructed in?

Keith Chan appeared as counsel for the petitioner in the successive Re China Properties Group Ltd proceedings, including [2025] HKCA 1139 and [2025] HKCA 636, reported matters concerning wills, probate and estates before the Court of Appeal.

Practice Areas (from the 39-area taxonomy)

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How many cases has Keith Chan appeared in?

Keith Chan appears as counsel of record in 49 reported Hong Kong judgments (2022–2026).

Which courts does Keith Chan appear in?

Keith Chan appears before HKCFI (24), HKCA (17) and HKCFA (6).

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Reported cases
49
Appearances
5
Courts
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Branch

Counsel Applicant (2)

Counsel Defendant (24)

[2026] HKCA 1098 HKCA
KOO MING KOWN V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS
30 June 2026
[2026] HKCFI 3381 HKCFI
WONG KIU, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF NG WAI KWONG, DECEASED V. PANG HANG NGOR
3 June 2026
[2026] HKDC 774 HKDC
THE ONE PROPERTY LTD V. THE SWATCH GROUP (HONG KONG) LTD (and 1 other)
21 May 2026
[2026] HKCFI 3420 HKCFI
MR CHU KONG V. SUN MIN AND OTHERS
13 May 2026
[2026] HKCFI 2087 HKCFI
MR CHU KONG V. SUN MIN AND OTHERS
13 April 2026
[2026] HKCFI 802 HKCFI
KOO MING KOWN V. REV. MR. MOK KONG TING AND OTHERS
1 April 2026
[2026] HKCA 404 HKCA
CHEN JINHUI V. HUANG YUEXIA, THE PERSON APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE ESTATE OF WONG KAM SAN, DECEASED AND OTHERS
23 March 2026
[2026] HKCA 372 HKCA
KOO MING KOWN V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS
20 March 2026
[2025] HKCFI 4793 HKCFI
BEIJING SHEN TONG CULTURAL CLUB LTD V. CHAU CHUNG KAI AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)
10 October 2025
[2025] HKCFI 4724 HKCFI
SHE SAU CHING, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF FUNG SIU YING MICKY, DECEASED V. FUNG SIU CHUNG
3 October 2025
[2025] HKCFI 3616 HKCFI
CMBICDHAW INVESTMENTS LTD V. LI LEI AND OTHERS
13 August 2025
[2025] HKCA 646 HKCA
CHEN JINHUI V. WONG KAM SAN, BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, HUANG YUEXIA AND OTHERS
17 July 2025
[2025] HKCFI 1401 HKCFI
CHEUNG TING KAU, VINCENT V. KOO SIU YING AND ANOTHER
11 April 2025
[2025] HKCFI 532 HKCFI
CHU KONG V. LAU WING YAN (and 1 other)
13 February 2025
[2025] HKCFI 388 HKCFI
CHING TO YUEN LTD V. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF PRISTINE VILLA
20 January 2025
[2024] HKCFI 3628 HKCFI
MOORTHY SELVARAJ (AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, DECEASED) V. KARUPAYEE AMMAL (AS THE ADMINISTRATRIX AND ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF KARUPAYASELVARAJ, DECEASED) AND OTHERS
16 December 2024
[2024] HKCFI 2869 HKCFI
KOO MING KOWN V. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS
16 October 2024
[2024] HKCA 882 HKCA
CMBICDHAW INVESTMENTS LTD V. CDH FUND V LTD PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS
20 September 2024
[2024] HKCA 660 HKCA
WANG YUEXIAN V. XINYANG MAOJIAN GROUP LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHINA ZENITH CHEMICAL GROUP LTD)
17 July 2024
[2024] HKCA 516 HKCA
CMBICDHAW INVESTMENTS LTD V. CDH FUND V LTD PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS
10 July 2024
[2024] HKCFI 754 HKCFI
WANG HSUAN HAN V. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD
12 March 2024
[2024] HKCFI 403 HKCFI
MOORTHY SELVARAJ (AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF KARUPAYA SELVARAJ, DECEASED) V. KARUPAYEE AMMAL (AS THE ADMINISTRATRIX AND ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF KARUPAYASELVARAJ, DECEASED) AND OTHERS
2 February 2024
[2024] HKCFI 417 HKCFI
WANG YUEXIAN V. XINYANG MAOJIAN GROUP LTD FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHINA ZENITH CHEMICAL GROUP LTD
2 February 2024
[2024] HKCFI 386 HKCFI
WANG HSUAN HAN V. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD
30 January 2024

Counsel Plaintiff (12)

[2026] HKCFA 24 HKCFA
LI PAK HUEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LI PAK WING, LI PAK HUEN V. NORMAN GUY DONALD AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)
15 June 2026
[2026] HKCFI 2514 HKCFI
MICHAEL TAK YAN MONG AS THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF HILDA MONG (DECEASED) V. JENNIFER TAK WAI YIP ALSO KNOWN AS JENNIFER TAK WAI MONG AND OTHERS
4 May 2026
[2026] HKCFI 2104 HKCFI
TSANG WAI LUN V. 9000 LTD
21 April 2026
[2026] HKCA 125 HKCA
NORMAN GUY DONALD AND ANOTHER V. LI PAK HUEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LI PAK WING AND OTHERS (and 1 other)
12 February 2026
[2026] HKCFI 521 HKCFI
ZHENGTAN HOLDINGS LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) AND ANOTHER V. YU LING LING AND ANOTHER
28 January 2026
[2026] HKCFA 2 HKCFA
SAMANTHA JANE BRADLEY V. SIR ELLY KADOORIE & SONS LIMITED (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS CURRENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, INCLUDING ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, MESSRS SIMMONS & SIMMONS)
9 January 2026
[2025] HKCFI 5899 HKCFI
FREMERY RESOURCES LTD AND ANOTHER V. CHAN KAM PING AND ANOTHER
28 November 2025
[2025] HKCFI 1812 HKCFI
SIR ELLY KADOORIE & SONS LTD (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS CURRENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, INCLUDING ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, MESSRS SIMMONS & SIMMONS) V. SAMANTHA JANE BRADLEY
2 May 2025
[2024] HKCA 1030 HKCA
SIR ELLY KADOORIE & SONS LTD (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS CURRENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, INCLUDING ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, MESSRS SIMMONS & SIMMONS) V. SAMANTHA JANE BRADLEY
19 November 2024
[2024] HKCA 747 HKCA
SIR ELLY KADOORIE & SONS LTD (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS CURRENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, INCLUDING ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, MESSRS SIMMONS & SIMMONS) V. SAMANTHA JANE BRADLEY
26 August 2024
[2024] HKCA 403 HKCA
NORMAN GUY DONALD AND ANOTHER V. LEE MICHAEL CHAK CHUEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LI PAK IU AND OTHERS
3 May 2024
[2024] HKCFI 885 HKCFI
TSANG WAI LUN V. WAN SIU FONG
27 March 2024

Counsel Respondent (3)

Counsel Bankrupt (1)

Counsel Petitioner (5)

Counsel Debtor (1)

Counsel Appellant (1)