Michael Ma 馬紹燊

Solicitor WILKINSON & GRIST 8 appearances

Michael Ma appears as solicitor on record in 8 reported Hong Kong judgments (2023–2026), most often before the HKCA. WILKINSON & GRIST.

About Michael Ma

Michael Ma appears as counsel of record in 8 reported Hong Kong judgments (2023–2026). These were heard before HKCA (3), HKCFA (2) and HKDC (2).

Source: derived from 8 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 29 April 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Solicitor
Firm: WILKINSON & GRIST
Position: Partner
Admitted: 09/2000

Registry facts from the Law Society of Hong Kong Law List.

In the court record

Michael Ma (馬紹燊) is a partner at WILKINSON & GRIST, admitted in September 2000. In the reported record between 2023 and 2026, Ma appears primarily in the appellate courts, most often instructed as counsel for the respondent, including in HKSAR V. TSIM SUM KIT, ADA [2023] HKCFA 45 and its later appeal HKSAR V. TSIM SUM KIT, ADA [2024] HKCFA 14, as well as HKSAR V. CAMARA KANDJA [2024] HKCA 488, HKSAR V. CAMARA KANDJA [2025] HKCA 1050, and HKSAR V. FUNG WING LAM, CORRENR [2026] HKCA 893.

Ma has also appeared as counsel for the prosecution in Court of First Instance and District Court matters, including HKSAR V. SHUM LOK MAN [2026] HKCFI 955 and HKSAR V. YU CHI KIT [2024] HKDC 676 and [2024] HKDC 675. Co-counsel across these matters included Edward McGuinniety, Michael Wong, Simon N M Young and William Tam. The reported matters concern criminal law, drug offences and money laundering and proceeds of crime.

What role does Michael Ma typically take in appellate criminal matters?

Michael Ma, a partner at WILKINSON & GRIST, is most often instructed as counsel for the respondent in the appellate courts, as in HKSAR V. CAMARA KANDJA [2025] HKCA 1050 and HKSAR V. TSIM SUM KIT, ADA [2024] HKCFA 14.

Has Michael Ma appeared as counsel for the prosecution?

Yes. Michael Ma has appeared as counsel for the prosecution in first-instance matters including HKSAR V. SHUM LOK MAN [2026] HKCFI 955 and HKSAR V. YU CHI KIT [2024] HKDC 676, within a reported practice spanning criminal law, drug offences and money laundering.