Val Chow 周翩洋

Barrister Temple Chambers Called 2013 13 appearances

Val Chow appears as counsel of record in 13 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026), most often before the HKCFI. Member of Temple Chambers.

About Val Chow

Val Chow appears as counsel of record in 13 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before HKCFI (11) and HKCA (2).

Source: derived from 13 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 31 March 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Temple Chambers
Year of call (HK): 2013

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Val Chow (周翩洋) is a Hong Kong barrister at Temple Chambers, called to the bar in 2013. Reported matters run between 2024 and 2026 across the Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal, concentrated in Trusts, Arbitration & Mediation and Company & Shareholder Disputes, with further matters in Contract & Commercial Disputes, Family & Divorce, Land & Property, Loans & Debt Recovery and Theft, Fraud & Dishonesty. Most often instructed as counsel for the defendant, Chow appeared in that role in Sinostate Enterprises Ltd and Others v. Kings Paradise Ltd and Others (and 1 other) [2024] HKCA 774, China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd and Others v. Zhang Caikui and Others [2025] HKCFI 1868, Pa Sam Nang and Others v. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd [2024] HKCFI 2767, Mantra DAO Inc. and Another v. John Patrick Mullin and Others [2024] HKCFI 2099 and Cheung Hon Kin v. Chubb Life Insurance Company Ltd (formerly known as New York Life Insurance Worldwide Ltd and Ace Life Insurance Company Ltd respectively) [2024] HKCFI 1313.

Chow has appeared equally often as counsel for the plaintiff, including in Wah Tai Hing Foods Manufactory Ltd and Another v. Fok Chiu Ming Milton and Another [2026] HKCFI 1870, Zhang, Fengqiu v. Chan, Ka Yung and Another [2025] HKCFI 5164, P.B. Group Ltd (formerly known as Hangkan Group Ltd and Feishang Non-Metal Materials Technology Ltd) v. Lituo Enterprise (HK) Ltd (and 1 other) [2025] HKCFI 5146, Yau Sang Galvanizing (Hot-Dip) Company Ltd (formerly known as Yau Sang Galvanizers (Hot-Dip) Company Ltd) v. Fashion Tress (America) Engineering Company Ltd and Others [2025] HKCFI 529 and Elite Consortium Ltd and Others v. Yim Wan Por and Others [2024] HKCFI 704, as well as counsel for the respondent in Gao Yanling v. Credit Suisse AG, Hong Kong Branch [2024] HKCA 1083 and counsel for the applicant in Convoy Collateral Ltd v. Cho Kwai Chee (also known as Cho Kwai Chee Roy) and Others [2024] HKCFI 1510.

What courts does Val Chow appear in?

Val Chow's reported matters, between 2024 and 2026, were heard mainly in the Court of First Instance with further matters in the Court of Appeal, including Gao Yanling v. Credit Suisse AG, Hong Kong Branch [2024] HKCA 1083 and Sinostate Enterprises Ltd and Others v. Kings Paradise Ltd and Others [2024] HKCA 774.

What practice areas does Val Chow's reported work cover?

The reported matters concern Trusts, Arbitration & Mediation and Company & Shareholder Disputes, alongside Contract & Commercial Disputes, Family & Divorce and Land & Property, seen across cases such as China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd and Others v. Zhang Caikui and Others [2025] HKCFI 1868.

Which sides has Val Chow been instructed for?

Val Chow has been instructed as counsel for the defendant and for the plaintiff in comparable measure, for example defending in Mantra DAO Inc. and Another v. John Patrick Mullin and Others [2024] HKCFI 2099 and acting for the plaintiff in Elite Consortium Ltd and Others v. Yim Wan Por and Others [2024] HKCFI 704.