Yanky Lam 林紹欣

Barrister Equity Chambers Called 1999 6 appearances

Yanky Lam appears as counsel of record in 6 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026), most often before the HKCA. Member of Equity Chambers.

About Yanky Lam

Yanky Lam appears as counsel of record in 6 reported Hong Kong judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before HKCA (3), HKCFI (1) and HKDC (1).

Source: derived from 6 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 16 April 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Equity Chambers
Year of call (HK): 1999

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Yanky Lam (林紹欣) is a Hong Kong barrister called to the Bar in 1999 and practising from Equity Chambers. Lam appears across both appellate and first-instance courts, most often in the Court of Appeal, and has most often been instructed as counsel for the respondent, as in NHUT v. WKM [2024] HKCA 1007 and the related first-instance proceeding NHUT v. WKM [2024] HKFC 39. Other reported instructions include counsel for the petitioner in YYT v. CCM and Others [2026] HKCA 727, counsel for the defendant in Pang Sai Yu the Manager of 'Pang She Yan Tso' v. Winner Day Investment Ltd and Others [2025] HKCA 1133, counsel for the applicant in P v. Q [2025] HKCFI 3080, and counsel for the plaintiff in Li Wing Hang v. The Personal Representative of the Estate of Lau Chi Chiu (劉志釗), Deceased [2024] HKDC 935.

The reported matters concern family and divorce, land and property, mental capacity and guardianship, and trusts. Lam's practice spans matrimonial matters such as NHUT v. WKM [2024] HKCA 1007 alongside property and estate matters such as Li Wing Hang v. The Personal Representative of the Estate of Lau Chi Chiu (劉志釗), Deceased [2024] HKDC 935.

What role has Yanky Lam (林紹欣) most often taken in reported cases?

Yanky Lam has most often been instructed as counsel for the respondent, appearing across both appellate and first-instance courts, most often in the Court of Appeal, as in NHUT v. WKM [2024] HKCA 1007 and NHUT v. WKM [2024] HKFC 39.

What practice areas does Yanky Lam cover?

The reported matters concerning Yanky Lam span family and divorce, land and property, mental capacity and guardianship, and trusts, including matrimonial proceedings such as NHUT v. WKM [2024] HKFC 39 and property matters such as Li Wing Hang v. The Personal Representative of the Estate of Lau Chi Chiu, Deceased [2024] HKDC 935.