Nigel Kat SC 祁志

Senior Counsel Parkside Chambers Called 1984 10 appearances

Nigel Kat SC appears as counsel of record in 10 reported Hong Kong judgments (2022–2026), most often before the HKCFI. Member of Parkside Chambers.

About Nigel Kat SC

Nigel Kat appears as counsel of record in 10 reported Hong Kong judgments (2022–2026). These were heard before HKCFI (6), HKCFA (3) and HKDC (1).

Source: derived from 10 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 6 March 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Parkside Chambers
Year of call (HK): 1984
Inner Bar (SC): 2015
Year of call (UK): 1977

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Nigel Kat (祁志) is a Senior Counsel at Parkside Chambers, called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1984 (having first been called in England in 1977) and appointed Senior Counsel in 2015. Reported matters span both appellate and first-instance courts, most often the Court of First Instance, with Kat most often instructed as counsel for the applicant. The practice concentrates on Criminal Law and Judicial Review & Immigration, together with Bribery & Corruption, Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime, National Security and Privacy & Data Protection.

At the Court of Final Appeal, Kat acted as counsel for the appellant in Secretary for Justice v. Tam Kit-i (and 3 Others), reported at [2023] HKCFA 24 and [2023] HKCFA 7, and as counsel for the respondent in the related The Secretary for Justice v. Tam Kit-i (and 1 Other) [2022] HKCFA 19. In the Court of First Instance, Kat appeared as counsel for the applicant in judicial review proceedings including The Hong Kong Journalists Association v. The Commissioner for Transport [2026] HKCFI 917, Ha Che Wai v. Medical Superintendent of the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Psychiatric Observation Unit and Others [2025] HKCFI 5681 and K (An Infant) By His Next Friend, R v. The Secretary for Justice [2025] HKCFI 1974, and as counsel for the defendant in Craft Bamboo Holdings Ltd v. Richard Paul Coleman and Another [2024] HKCFI 1509.

What seniority does Nigel Kat hold at the Hong Kong Bar?

Nigel Kat (祁志) was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1984, having first been called in England in 1977, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2015. He practises from Parkside Chambers with a focus on criminal law and judicial review.

What kind of judicial review matters has Nigel Kat handled?

Nigel Kat has appeared as counsel for the applicant in Court of First Instance judicial review proceedings including The Hong Kong Journalists Association v. The Commissioner for Transport [2026] HKCFI 917 and Ha Che Wai v. Medical Superintendent of the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Psychiatric Observation Unit and Others [2025] HKCFI 5681.

Has Nigel Kat appeared before the Court of Final Appeal?

Yes. Nigel Kat acted as counsel for the appellant in Secretary for Justice v. Tam Kit-i (and 3 Others), reported at [2023] HKCFA 24 and [2023] HKCFA 7, and as counsel for the respondent in the related matter reported at [2022] HKCFA 19.