Professional Qualifications

• Call (HK): 2021
• MCIArb

Education

• LL.M., University College London
• P.C.LL., City University of Hong Kong
• LL.B., City University of Hong Kong

Appointment

• Member, Committee on Sports Law, HKBA (since 2023)

Practice

Jonathan joined ALSC Chambers in 2022 after being called to the Bar and serving pupillage with Mr Hectar Pun SC, Mr Kamlesh Sadhwani, Mr Jonathan Kwan, Mr Edward Poon and Mr Earl Deng.

Prior to joining the Bar, Jonathan has completed his master’s study at University College London (UCL), where he obtained distinction scores in Restitution of Unjust Enrichment, Aspects of National Security Law, and Global Competition and Litigation.

Jonathan is developing a broad civil practice in all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular focus on public law and commercial and chancery matters. He also has experience in advising or assisting on matters related to, amongst others, arbitration, contract, fraud and asset recovery, land (including adverse possession), building management, defamation, employment, disciplinary proceedings, insolvency, unincorporated association, competition, restraint order, trademark, matrimonial disputes and enforcement of foreign judgments.

In addition, Jonathan also takes a keen interest in sports law, and has served as a member of the Committee on Sports Law of the Hong Kong Bar Association since 2023.

Jonathan has appeared before all levels of courts from the Magistrate’ Courts to the Court of Final Appeal (either in his own right or as a led junior), as well as being instructed to attend arbitration hearings.

Jonathan is proficient in Cantonese, English and Mandarin, and can draft documents in both Chinese and English.

Selected Cases

Constitutional and Administrative

• Kwok Cheuk Kin v Secretary for Health [2022] 5 HKLRD 348, [2022] 6 HKC 831, [2022] HKCFI 3225 (led by Mr Hectar Pun SC and with Mr Anson Wong Yu Yat) – a successful ultra vires application for judicial review against the Secretary for Health’s decision to purportedly invalidate COVID-19 Vaccination Medical Exemption Certificates issued by certain specified medical practitioners in the absence of statutory basis
• Ndumbi Paul Mulumba v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2023] 5 HKLRD L1, [2023] HKCA 847 (sole advocate) – a successful appeal in which the Court of Appeal granted leave to the applicant to apply for judicial review on grounds of review first introduced in the appeal, where the applicant acted in person in the Court of First Instance
• Lai Chun Hung v Secretary for the Civil Service [2023] 4 HKLRD 440, [2023] 6 HKC 233, [2023] HKCFI 1590 (with Mr Aaron Lam DPGC) - resisting an application for judicial review in relation to disciplinary proceedings of the Correctional Services Department
• Kwok Cheuk Kin v Chief Executive in Council [2024] 2 HKC 76, [2023] HKCFI 3074 (with Mr Anson Wong Yu Yat) - an application for judicial review, challenging the constitutionality of the requirement in District Council Geographical Constituency elections that candidates must obtain nominations from members of each of the three District Committees ("3Cs"); leave was granted as the application was reasonably arguable, even though the substantive application was dismissed
• Kwok Cheuk Kin v Chief Executive in Council [2024] HKCFI 358 (with Mr Anson Wong Yu Yat) - following the District Council election-related judicial review above, the Court declined to order costs against the Applicant and made no order as to costs having considered the "public interest litigation" exception
• Pipin Riyanti v Director of Immigration [2024] HKCFI 3465 (sole advocate) - obtained leaved to apply for judicial review against the Director's decision refusing the Applicant's request to make a subsequent non-refoulement claim under section 37ZO of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Civil and Commercial

• An HKIAC Arbitration (2022) (led by Mr Hectar Pun SC and with Mr Xizhen Wang), appeared on behalf of the claimant in seeking interim measures in the form of proprietary injunction
• HCA 1124/2021 (with Mr Earl Deng), appeared on behalf of the plaintiff in seeking freezing injunction on an urgent basis

Insolvency

• 高景波 訴 王欽賢 [2024] HKCFI 92 (sole advocate); 有關高景波的事宜 [2024] HKCFI 863 (sole advocate), acting for the creditor in resisting the application to set aside the statutory demand; and subsequently obtaining the bankruptcy order
• Re Hoixe Catering Co Ltd (HCCW 35/2023) (sole advocate), appeared on behalf of the respondent company
• Acted for K Cash Express Limited (formerly known as Konew Credit Corporation Limited) in opposing variious debtor's bankruptcy petitions

Competition

• Competition Commission v ATAL Building Services Engineering Ltd & Ors [2024] HKCT 1 (with Mr Dicky Cheung), acting for one of the Respondents, arguing that the Tribunal should not proceed to deal with the pecuniary penalty against the settling respondents under the Kam Kwong procedure before the trial of the non-settling respondents, in the light of the constitutional right to presumption of innocence

Employment / Employees' Compensation / Personal Injuries

• Au Yeung Fu Wa 訴 Ho Kwong Wai [2024] HKDC 536 (sole advocate), acting for the Applicant in the assessment of compensation trial

Criminal

• 香港特別行政區 訴 甄霈霖 [2023] 4 HKC 338, [2022] HKCFI 3736 (with Mr Schweitzer Wong and Mr Jay Koon)
• HKSAR v Fu Chi On and Ors [2024] 3 HKLRD 455; [2022] HKCFI 1895 (with Mr Jay Koon)
• 香港特別行政區 訴 謝曉峰 and Ors [2022] HKDC 1366 (sole advocate)