Lee Siu Him 李少謙

Barrister Denis Chang's Chambers Called 2007 7 appearances

Lee Siu Him appears as counsel of record in 7 reported Hong Kong judgments (2020–2024), most often before the HKCFA. Member of Denis Chang's Chambers.

About Lee Siu Him

Lee Siu Him appears as counsel of record in 7 reported Hong Kong judgments (2020–2024). These were heard before HKCFA (4), HKCFI (1) and HKDC (1).

Source: derived from 7 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 23 October 2024. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Denis Chang's Chambers
Year of call (HK): 2007

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Lee Siu Him (李少謙), called to the Bar in 2007 and practising from Denis Chang's Chambers, has a reported record spanning 2020 to 2024 concentrated in the Court of Final Appeal, with further matters in the Court of Appeal, the Court of First Instance and the District Court. He was most often instructed as counsel for the applicant, with equal shares as counsel for the plaintiff and counsel for the respondent, and a smaller share as counsel for the intervener. The reported matters concern Criminal Law, Family & Divorce and Judicial Review & Immigration, together with National Security, Public Order & Protest, Trusts and Loans & Debt Recovery.

At the Court of Final Appeal, he appeared as counsel for the applicant in Kwok Wing Hang and 23 Others v. Chief Executive in Council and Another (and 3 others), reported in both [2021] HKCFA 11 and [2020] HKCFA 42, and as counsel for the respondent in the related national security matters HKSAR v. Lai Chee Ying (黎智英) [2021] HKCFA 3 and HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying (黎智英) [2020] HKCFA 45. He also appeared as counsel for the intervener in WYM v. LYM [2024] HKCA 499, a Court of Appeal family matter, and as counsel for the plaintiff in Charm Master Enterprises Ltd v. Grand T G Gold Holdings Ltd and Another [2024] HKCFI 2847 and Wong Man Shing v. Yeung Kong Pan and Others (and 1 other) [2024] HKDC 790. Co-counsel in these matters include Jeffrey Tam, Allison Wong, Anson Wong Yu Yat and Gladys Li, among others.

What is Lee Siu Him's most prominent reported court level?

Lee Siu Him (李少謙) appears primarily in the appellate courts, most often the Court of Final Appeal, where he was counsel for the applicant in Kwok Wing Hang and 23 Others v. Chief Executive in Council and Another (and 3 others) [2021] HKCFA 11.

What role did Lee Siu Him play in the Lai Chee Ying national security proceedings?

Lee Siu Him (李少謙) appeared as counsel for the respondent in HKSAR v. Lai Chee Ying (黎智英) [2021] HKCFA 3 and the related HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying (黎智英) [2020] HKCFA 45, both Court of Final Appeal matters within his National Security practice.

What subject areas feature across Lee Siu Him's reported record?

Spanning 2020 to 2024, the reported matters concern Criminal Law, Family & Divorce and Judicial Review & Immigration, together with National Security, Public Order & Protest, Trusts and Loans & Debt Recovery, reflected across cases such as WYM v. LYM [2024] HKCA 499.