Phil Chau SC 周嘉俊

Senior Counsel Central Chambers Called 1995 8 appearances

Phil Chau SC appears as counsel of record in 8 reported Hong Kong judgments (2023–2025), most often before the HKCA. Member of Central Chambers.

About Phil Chau SC

Phil Chau appears as counsel of record in 8 reported Hong Kong judgments (2023–2025). These were heard before HKCA (4), HKCFA (3) and HKCFI (1).

Source: derived from 8 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 10 September 2025. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Central Chambers
Year of call (HK): 1995
Inner Bar (SC): 2021
Year of call (UK): 1995

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Phil Chau (周嘉俊) is a Senior Counsel at Central Chambers, called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1995 and appointed to the Inner Bar in 2021. Reported matters run from 2023 to 2025, with Chau appearing primarily in the appellate courts — the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal — and most often instructed as counsel for the applicant. The reported matters concern Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Theft, Fraud & Dishonesty.

Chau has repeatedly acted for the applicant in HKSAR v. Li Cheung Choi, appearing in that matter at the Court of Appeal in [2024] HKCA 290 and at the Court of Final Appeal in [2024] HKCFA 20 and [2025] HKCFA 1. Chau also appeared as counsel for the applicant in HKSAR v. Xiao Chunqiang [2025] HKCA 323, HKSAR v. Lam Siu Fung, Andy [2024] HKCA 26 and Fu Man Kit v. Superintendent of Tai Lam Correctional Institution [2023] HKCFA 33, as counsel for the appellant in HKSAR v. Chan Yui Hong [2025] HKCFI 4221, and as counsel for the respondent in HKSAR v. Cheah Hanson [2024] HKCA 825.

What is Phil Chau's seniority at the Hong Kong Bar?

Phil Chau is a Senior Counsel at Central Chambers, called to the Bar in 1995 and appointed to the Inner Bar in 2021, appearing primarily in the appellate courts in matters such as HKSAR v. Li Cheung Choi [2025] HKCFA 1.

What kind of cases has Phil Chau appeared in?

Phil Chau's reported matters concern Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Theft, Fraud & Dishonesty, most often as counsel for the applicant in the Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal, including HKSAR v. Xiao Chunqiang [2025] HKCA 323 and HKSAR v. Chan Yui Hong [2025] HKCFI 4221.