Stephanie Wan

Year of call : 2025

Stephanie is developing a broad civil and criminal practice and has experience in trusts, probate and estate administration, mental health application, criminal, judicial review, bankruptcy and arbitration. She accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work and is able to advise clients and provide written works in both English and Chinese.

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Stephanie joined Chambers in 2025 upon completion of pupilage with Mr. Kenneth Lee, Mr. Patrick Wan, Mr. Au Lut Chi, and Mr. Albert N.B. Wong.

Stephanie majored in Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where she was awarded various scholarships and prizes. She subsequently obtained her Juris Doctor degree and PCLL from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Stephanie is developing a broad civil and criminal practice and has experience in trusts, probate and estate administration, mental health application, criminal, judicial review, bankruptcy and arbitration.

Stephanie accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work and is able to advise clients and provide written works in both English and Chinese.

PRACTICE AREAS:

LEGAL QUALIFICATIONS:

PCLL, Chinese University of Hong Kong

JD, Chinese University of Hong Kong

BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Memberships:

judicial/statutory body or other appointments:

Scholarship, prizes & honorable mentions

Shaw College Head’s List (2019-2021)

Department/Programme Scholarship (2019-2021)

General Education Scholarship (2021)

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:

Cantonese, English, Putonghua

Criminal

HKSAR v L.Y.T. [2026] HKDC 688

  • Acted for the Defendant with 3 charges of indecent conduct towards a child under the age of 16 years in a 5-day trial and successfully secured full acquittal (with Mr. Marco Tse)

HKSAR v Chan Yu Hang (CACC 472/2025)

  • Acted for the 2nd Defendant to appeal against conviction of money laundering and apply for bail pending appeal (with Mr. Patrick Wan and Mr. Alan Au)

 

Equity and Trusts

Re Estate of Wong Chuen Tai (DCCJ 507/2025)

  • Acted for the Plaintiff to claim for donation mortis causa/inter-vivos trust. Successfully struck out the Defendants’ counterclaim and resisted application to transfer the proceedings to the High Court (with Mr. Patrick Wan)

 

Probate and Estate Administration

Re Estate of Lam Kwei (HCCA 3064/2025)

  • Application to pass over the administration of the estate (with Mr. Au Lut Chi)

 

Lands

Lui Chun Ho v Li Kit Ling & Lee Chi Kwan (DCCJ 890/2023)

  • Acted for the Defendants in a substantive hearing to resist the Plaintiff’s application for two adverse possession proceedings to be tried before the same judge at the same time

 

Bankruptcy Petition

Re: Chung Wai Ming Roger (HCB 2104/2026)

  • Acted for the Petitioner in a creditor’s bankruptcy petition based on a judgment debt and successfully obtained a bankruptcy order against the debtor on the first Monday hearing before the Bankruptcy Judge

 

Judicial Review

Lau Hon Leung v Housing Authority (HCAL 1769/2025)

  • Acted for the Applicant with visual impairment to challenge the Authority’s issuance of Notice to Quit. Secured settlement before substantive hearing (with Mr. Patrick Wan)

 

Arbitration

HKIAC Arbitration

  • Represented the Claimant in a contractual dispute and secured damages (with Mr. Peter Chung)
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