Paulinus LO 羅保林

Barrister South China Chambers Called 2004 10 appearances

Paulinus LO appears as counsel of record in 10 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2025), most often before the HKCFI. Member of South China Chambers.

About Paulinus LO

Paulinus LO appears as counsel of record in 10 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2025). These were heard before HKCFI (7) and HKDC (3).

Source: derived from 10 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 11 July 2025. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: South China Chambers
Year of call (HK): 2004
Year of call (UK): 2003

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Paulinus LO (羅保林), called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2004 (having been called in England and Wales the preceding year) and practising from South China Chambers, appears primarily before the Court of First Instance, with a further share of matters in the District Court. Between 2024 and 2025, his reported record concerns Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Road Traffic & Driving Offences, most often as counsel for the accused. In HKSAR v. Lau Shing Fung [2025] HKCFI 3379 and HKSAR v. Chiu Chung Wo [2025] HKCFI 2083, he appeared as counsel for the accused, as he did in HKSAR v. Thawikun Sumitra [2024] HKCFI 3336 and HKSAR v. Lam Cheung Shun [2024] HKCFI 2651.

In HKSAR v. Luo Xinzao and Others [2025] HKDC 988 and HKSAR v. Cheng Sen [2024] HKCFI 1907, Paulinus LO appeared as counsel for the defendant, and in HKSAR v. Krishnan Jaya [2025] HKDC 235 and HKSAR v. Chan Kwok Keung [2024] HKDC 620, he was instructed as counsel for the prosecution. Co-counsel on these matters have included Glen Kong, Angel Yuen, Senior, Angela Wong and Antony Leung.

What is Paulinus LO's Bar call history?

Paulinus LO (羅保林) was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2003 and to the Hong Kong Bar in 2004, and practises from South China Chambers, with a reported record between 2024 and 2025 concentrated in criminal and drug-offence matters.

What role has Paulinus LO taken in prosecutions before the District Court?

In HKSAR v. Krishnan Jaya [2025] HKDC 235 and HKSAR v. Chan Kwok Keung [2024] HKDC 620, Paulinus LO appeared as counsel for the prosecution before the District Court, alongside a broader defence practice in Criminal Law and Drug Offences matters.