Kevin Lau 顧建德

Barrister Des Voeux Chambers Called 2017 18 appearances

Kevin Lau appears as counsel of record in 18 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026), most often before the HKCFI. Member of Des Voeux Chambers.

About Kevin Lau

Kevin Lau appears as counsel of record in 18 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before HKCFI (13), HKDC (3) and HKCA (2).

Source: derived from 18 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 20 March 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Des Voeux Chambers
Year of call (HK): 2017

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Kevin Lau (顧建德) is a Hong Kong barrister at Des Voeux Chambers, called to the Bar in 2017. Reported between 2024 and 2026, his practice concerns bankruptcy and insolvency, company and shareholder disputes, and judicial review and immigration matters, appearing primarily in the Court of First Instance and, on occasion, the District Court and Court of Appeal, most often as counsel for the defendant. At the Court of Appeal, he appeared as counsel for the plaintiff in Leader Screws Manufacturing Company Ltd v. Huang Shunkui [2025] HKCA 276 and as counsel for the debtor in the bankruptcy appeal Re Chui Tak Keung Duncan [2024] HKCA 948.

In the Court of First Instance, his plaintiff-side work includes Yeung Fuk Kwong and Others v. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd and Another (and 1 Other) [2026] HKCFI 1608, Black Marble Securities Ltd v. Rabie, Abou Bakr Mahmoud and Another [2025] HKCFI 5487, Middlesex Gases & Technologies Inc. v. Flyals Ltd [2025] HKCFI 2798, and Wang Shuliang v. Pan Daming and Others [2024] HKCFI 3363. Defendant-side matters include Super Talent Technology Ltd v. Registrar of Companies and Others [2025] HKCFI 5178, Chen Hongqing v. Liu Yiu Keung Stephen and Others [2025] HKCFI 3612 and its related proceeding at [2024] HKCFI 3658, and Holinail H.K. Ltd v. Matthias Pou and Others [2025] HKCFI 2511. He also acted as counsel for the applicant in ABC v. Law Society of Hong Kong [2025] HKCFI 4151 and as counsel for the respondent in Fu Qike v. China First Capital Group Ltd [2025] HKCFI 1441.

What is Kevin Lau's area of practice?

Kevin Lau (顧建德), a barrister at Des Voeux Chambers called to the Bar in 2017, has a reported practice in bankruptcy and insolvency, company and shareholder disputes, and judicial review and immigration matters, appearing most often as counsel for the defendant in the Court of First Instance.

Has Kevin Lau appeared in judicial review proceedings?

Yes. Kevin Lau appeared as counsel for the applicant in ABC v. Law Society of Hong Kong [2025] HKCFI 4151, part of a reported practice that also concerns bankruptcy and insolvency and company and shareholder disputes in the Court of First Instance.

Has Kevin Lau appeared before the Court of Appeal?

Yes. Kevin Lau appeared as counsel for the plaintiff in Leader Screws Manufacturing Company Ltd v. Huang Shunkui [2025] HKCA 276 and as counsel for the debtor in Re Chui Tak Keung Duncan [2024] HKCA 948, both bankruptcy-adjacent appellate matters.