Simon Westbrook SC 韋仕博

Senior Counsel Des Voeux Chambers Called 1981 6 appearances

Simon Westbrook SC appears as counsel of record in 6 reported Hong Kong judgments (2025–2026), most often before the HKDC. Member of Des Voeux Chambers.

About Simon Westbrook SC

Simon Westbrook appears as counsel of record in 6 reported Hong Kong judgments (2025–2026). These were heard before HKDC (4), HKCA (1) and HKFC (1).

Source: derived from 6 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 27 May 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Des Voeux Chambers
Year of call (HK): 1981
Inner Bar (SC): 2001
Year of call (UK): 1973

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Simon Westbrook (韋仕博), called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1981 (having first been called in England and Wales in 1973) and appointed Senior Counsel in 2001, practises from Des Voeux Chambers. His reported matters cluster in the District Court, with further appearances in the Court of Appeal and the Family Court, and he has most often been instructed as counsel for the defendant. The reported practice concerns Building Management & Owners' Corporations, Contract & Commercial Disputes, Family & Divorce and Insurance matters, reported between 2025 and 2026.

Westbrook appeared as counsel for the plaintiff in ROBERT JOHN FRANCIS BROTHERS AND ANOTHER V. NEW RUI INTERNATIONAL CO, LTD [2026] HKCA 999, as counsel for the respondent in KYCE V. HA [2025] HKFC 192, and as counsel for the defendant in SILVER KING CHINA LTD V. KONG SHUM UNION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD [2025] HKDC 1650 and in the related SINO DATABASE LTD AND ANOTHER V. ABERDEEN BOAT CLUB LTD proceedings reported at [2025] HKDC 812, [2025] HKDC 353 and [2025] HKDC 154.

What is Simon Westbrook's seniority at the Hong Kong Bar?

Simon Westbrook (韋仕博) was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1981, having first been called in England and Wales in 1973, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2001. He practises from Des Voeux Chambers.

What kind of disputes has Simon Westbrook appeared in?

Simon Westbrook's reported matters concern Building Management & Owners' Corporations, Contract & Commercial Disputes, Family & Divorce and Insurance, most often in the District Court, where he has most often been instructed as counsel for the defendant.