Simon Chapman

Solicitor HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER 9 appearances

Also recorded in judgments as: Simon Chapman KC.

Simon Chapman appears as solicitor on record in 9 reported Hong Kong judgments (2021–2026), most often before the HKCFI. HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER.

About Simon Chapman

Simon Chapman appears as counsel of record in 9 reported Hong Kong judgments (2021–2026). These were heard before HKCFI (6) and HKCFA (3).

Source: derived from 9 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 30 January 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Solicitor
Firm: HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER
Position: Partner
Admitted: 05/2012

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

In the court record

Simon Chapman is a Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, admitted to practise in May 2012. Between 2021 and 2026 he appeared before both appellate and first-instance courts, most often the Court of First Instance, most frequently as counsel for the defendant. At the Court of Final Appeal he appeared as counsel for the defendant in C v. D [2023] HKCFA 16 and C v. D [2022] HKCFA 25, and as counsel for the Law Society of Hong Kong in The Law Society of Hong Kong v. Mark Taylor Simpson QC v. Bar Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association and Another [2021] HKCFA 25. Before the Court of First Instance, he was instructed as counsel for the defendant in R v. C [2026] HKCFI 658 and in Soremi Investments Ltd v. China National Gold Group Hong Kong Ltd and Another [2025] HKCFI 4768 and [2025] HKCFI 4514, and as counsel for the plaintiff in P1 and Another v. D [2025] HKCFI 5584 and [2025] HKCFI 2446. His reported matters concern Arbitration & Mediation, Judicial Review & Immigration and Professional Discipline & Regulation, with co-counsel including Bernard Man SC, Charles Manzoni and Benjamin Yu across different matters.

What practice areas does Simon Chapman's reported record cover?

Simon Chapman, a Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, has reported matters concerning Arbitration & Mediation, Judicial Review & Immigration and Professional Discipline & Regulation, including The Law Society of Hong Kong v. Mark Taylor Simpson QC v. Bar Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association and Another [2021] HKCFA 25.

Which cases show Simon Chapman appearing before the Court of Final Appeal?

Simon Chapman appeared as counsel for the defendant before the Court of Final Appeal in C v. D [2023] HKCFA 16 and C v. D [2022] HKCFA 25, both reported between 2022 and 2023, prior to matters heard at first instance in the Court of First Instance.