Iu Kwan Yuen

Year of call : HK (2023)

Kwan has a genuine passion for the law.

He served as a Contract Marshal at the Court of First Instance for 12 months, and as a Judge’s Marshall at the Court of Appeal for two months and at the District Court for around one month.

Kwan accepts instructions in all areas of law including both civil and criminal matters.

PRACTICE AREAS:

LEGAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Master of Laws, The University of Chicago

PCLL (UGC-Funded Place), The University of Hong Kong

J.D. , The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Other Qualifications:

Master of Social Science in Global Political Economy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Master of Science in Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science

Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance, Queen Mary, University of London

Memberships:

AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre – AALCO (AMed), AALCO (Sports AMed)

Astana International Financial Centre Court (Rights of Audience)

SCIA & SCIAHK Dual Qualification Tribunal Secretary

judicial/statutory body or other appointments:

Judge’s Marshall – District Court (Supervised by His Honour Judge Clement LEE for around a month in total)

Contract Marshal – Court of First Instance (Supervised by the Hon Madam Justice Cheng, the Hon Madam Justice Mimmie Chan, and the Hon Madam Justice Tsui) (12 months)

Judge’s Marshall – Court of Appeal (Supervised by the Hon Mr Justice Lam and the Hon Mr Justice Barma) (Two months)

Committee Member – Hong Kong Bar Association, Committee on Technology (2025–present)

Committee Member – Hong Kong Bar Association, Committee on International Law (2025–present)

Committee Member – Digital Transformation Committee, 善導會 SideBySide (2024–present)

Member – Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law (2023–present)

Scholarship, prizes & honorable mentions

The City University of Hong Kong: Academy of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Joint Mediation Limited Award 2024-25

The City University of Hong Kong: Recipient of the UGC Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowship

The University of Hong Kong: Wong Shek-Yung Memorial Enrichment Award

The Chinese University of Hong Kong: Dean’s List (2019-20)

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:

Cantonese, English, Mandarin

Assisted Judges in a wide range of civil cases in the capacity of Contract Marshal and Judge Marshal, including but not limited to commercial and contractual disputes, mental health proceedings, application for parental orders, applications to set aside or enforce arbitral awards, probate matters, land disputes, committal proceedings, injunctions, various interlocutory applications, and civil appeals.

HKIAC Arbitration: Partial Award Hearing (>HK$30 million) (led by Mr. Yan Kwok-Wing)

HCCW 381/2019: Unfair Prejudice Petition (Legal Advice)

FCMP 156/2024: Joint Custody and Access with interim application (Sole Advocate)

Re TSI Holdings Co. Ltd (HCMP 1781/2023): Application for Vesting Order pursuant to section 45(b)(iii) of the Trustee Ordinance (Cap. 29) (led by Mr. John Brewer).

WKMP 1821/2023: Opposed an application for forfeiture under Section 28 of the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) (led by Mr. John Brewer).

HKSAR v. Lam Wai Ho (HCMA 230/2022): Appeal concerning the fundamental right to silence, the burden of proof, and the appropriate sentencing discount for assistance provided to the authorities (led by Mr. Albert Luk).

Kwan has published several papers on topics including artificial intelligence and law, international law, and law and economics.  His publications have received over 140 citations, according to Google Scholar.