Kin Lau 劉健
Kin Lau appears as counsel of record in 24 reported Hong Kong judgments (2021–2026), most often before the HKCFI.
About Kin Lau
Kin Lau appears as counsel of record in 24 reported Hong Kong judgments (2021–2026). These were heard before HKCFI (11), HKDC (8) and HKCFA (3).
Source: derived from 24 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision . Published on HKLII.
In the court record
Kin Lau (劉健) is a Hong Kong barrister whose reported matters span 2021 to 2026 across both appellate and first-instance courts, most often the Court of First Instance, with the District Court, Court of Final Appeal and Court of Appeal also represented. He was most often instructed as counsel for the plaintiff, with further reported instructions as counsel for the applicant, defendant and appellant. The reported practice concerns Land & Property, Banking & Finance and Criminal Law, together with Arbitration & Mediation, Loans & Debt Recovery, Mental Capacity & Guardianship, Professional Discipline & Regulation and Public Order & Protest.
Civil instructions include Fu Lam Lam v. Fu Ting Ting [2026] HKCA 458 and Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Ltd v. China Fortune Enterprises Ltd and Others [2025] HKCA 945 in the Court of Appeal, both for the plaintiff, alongside Nanyang Commercial Bank, Ltd v. Sungrade Development Ltd [2026] HKCFI 1085 and repeated instructions in Lee Yin Keung Jacky v. Lily Fenn & Partners (A Firm) [2026] HKCFI 1303 and [2026] HKCFI 1202. On the criminal side, Kin Lau acted as counsel for the appellant and applicant in HKSAR v. Lo Kin Man (盧建民) (and 1 other) [2021] HKCFA 37, [2021] HKCFA 18 and [2021] HKCFA 17 before the Court of Final Appeal. He has also appeared for the defendant, including in Wong Shing Tat v. Wong Mei Lin and Another [2026] HKDC 813, and for the plaintiff in Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park Co, Ltd v. Chat Yat Chiu and Others (and 1 other) [2026] HKDC 1084 and [2026] HKDC 1085.
What areas of practice is Kin Lau associated with?
Kin Lau's reported practice spans Land & Property, Banking & Finance and Criminal Law, with further matters in Arbitration & Mediation, Loans & Debt Recovery and Public Order & Protest, most often instructed as counsel for the plaintiff before the Court of First Instance.
What role has Kin Lau most often taken in reported cases?
Kin Lau was most often instructed as counsel for the plaintiff, as in Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Ltd v. China Fortune Enterprises Ltd and Others [2025] HKCA 945, with further reported instructions for the applicant, defendant and appellant across appellate and first-instance courts.
What courts has Kin Lau appeared before?
Reported matters place Kin Lau across the Court of First Instance, District Court, Court of Final Appeal and Court of Appeal between 2021 and 2026, including the Court of Final Appeal case HKSAR v. Lo Kin Man (盧建民) (and 1 other) [2021] HKCFA 37.
Practice Areas (from the 39-area taxonomy)
Frequently instructed alongside
How many cases has Kin Lau appeared in?
Kin Lau appears as counsel of record in 24 reported Hong Kong judgments (2021–2026).
Which courts does Kin Lau appear in?
Kin Lau appears before HKCFI (11), HKDC (8) and HKCFA (3).