Martin Lee SC 李柱銘

Senior Counsel Called 1966 6 appearances

Martin Lee SC appears as counsel of record in 6 reported Hong Kong judgments (1900–2023), most often before the HKCFA.

About Martin Lee SC

Martin Lee appears as counsel of record in 6 reported Hong Kong judgments (1900–2023). These were heard before HKCFA (4) and HKCA (2).

Source: derived from 6 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 31 October 2023. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Year of call (HK): 1966
Inner Bar (SC): 1979
Year of call (UK): 1965

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Martin Lee (李柱銘), called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1966 (having been called in the United Kingdom in 1965) and appointed Senior Counsel in 1979, appears primarily in the appellate courts, most often instructed as counsel for the appellant. His reported matters span Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Criminal Law and Defamation. He was counsel for the applicant in Li Chiu Wah Joseph v. Hong Kong Society of Notaries [2023] HKCFA 34 and in Kwok Cheuk Kin v. Director of Lands and others v. Heung Yee Kuk (Interested Party) [2021] HKCFA 38 and [2021] HKCFA 27, and counsel for the appellant in the defamation case Albert Cheng and another v. Tse Wai Chun Paul [2000] HKCFA 35, as well as in Chan Fat v. The Queen [1900] HKCA 51 and Kishingchawd Dingonal Ramchandani t/a Raneyko Enterprises v. Nylex Plastics Ltd [1900] HKCA 77.

What was Martin Lee's role in Albert Cheng and another v. Tse Wai Chun Paul?

Martin Lee (李柱銘) was counsel for the appellant in Albert Cheng and another v. Tse Wai Chun Paul [2000] HKCFA 35, a defamation appeal before the Court of Final Appeal, one of his reported matters spanning Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Criminal Law and Defamation.

What areas of law has Martin Lee's appellate practice covered?

Martin Lee's reported Court of Final Appeal and Court of Appeal matters cover Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Criminal Law and Defamation, including Li Chiu Wah Joseph v. Hong Kong Society of Notaries [2023] HKCFA 34 and Kwok Cheuk Kin v. Director of Lands and others [2021] HKCFA 38.