Kwong Yuan Shang, Mathilda
Year of Call
2021 Barrister (Hong Kong)
Practice Areas
Administrative & Public Law
Criminal Law
Regulatory & Disciplinary
Matrimonial Law
Employment Law
Discrimination Law
Land & Property Law
Non-Refoulement Claims
Commercial Law
Banking Law
Defamation Law
Death Inquests
Tort & Personal Injuries
Background
Mathilda accepts instructions in civil, matrimonial, public and criminal law.
She also has experience as both sole and junior counsel in matters in the High Court and District Court. Mathilda accepts instructions in all levels of courts.
Mathilda is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. She is capable of providing oral and written submissions in both English and Chinese.
Details
Academic Qualifications
2020, PCLL, University of Hong Kong
2019, BBA(Law) & LLB, University of Hong Kong
Languages Spoken
English
Cantonese
Mandarin
Notable Case
Criminal
DCCC 582, 584 & 585/2023 (Consolidated) – Acted for the Defendant relating to restraint orders and relevant proceedings relating to the third runway case.
ESCC 814/2024 – Acted for the Defendant being a personal trainer being charged with one count of indecent assault. Defendant was acquitted after trial. Both the Prosecution and the Defence called Expert witnesses.
STCC 4063/2023 – Acted for the Defendant being charged with acting as a member of a triad society and successfully reversed plea. Voluntariness of cautioned statements challenged. Defendant was acquitted after trial.
TMCC 2243/2021 – Acted for the Defendant being charged with one count of Ill-treatment or neglect by those in charge of child or young person. The Defendant was acquitted after trial.
Matrimonial
HCMP 1790/2023 – Acted for the Applicant being the natural grandmother of child X. Issues arose as father married to the natural mother is not related to X. Neither natural mother, father or the legal father named on birth certificate willing to take custody, care and control. Successfully obtained order of guardianship for the grandmother.
FCMC 8066/2021 – Acted for the Defendant and successfully appealed against master’s decision. Set aside and vacate the charging orders imposed on the Defendant’s Property.
FCMC 3405/2023 – Acted for the Petitioner for injunction order under the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Violence Ordinance (Cap 189)
Land
DCCJ 1014/2022 – Acted for Defendants in resisting interim injunctive reliefs that involves disputes over right of way over Lots in Yuen Long
HCA 371/2022 – Acted for the Plaintiff and obtained order for amendment of pleadings at PTR.
Taxation
HCMP 593/2007 – Acted for the Defendant related to review of taxation for costs incurred by a solicitor on a solicitor and own client basis
Miscellaneous
HCMP 1508/2022 – Acted for the Applicant to lodge the Election Return out of time pursuant to s 40 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap 554). Order granted in favour of the Applicant.
HCMP 1456/2023 – Acted for the Defendant being the creditor and successfully resisted the application for interim injunction of the Plaintiff being a listed company.
DCCJ 2208/2023 – Acted for the Defendant and successfully resisted the Amendment Summons relating to interim Mareva Injunction Order. Successfully assisted the Defendant to press for settlement relating to the main suit thereafter.
Company
HCCW 201/2023 – Acted for the Petitioner and obtained wind up relief on basis of unfair prejudice.
HCA 1258/2021 – Acted for the Defendants being subject to summary judgment in relation to a cause of action of fraud for subsequent proceedings relating to examination order, potential appeals, and settlement upon winding-up proceedings.
SFAT No.2 of 2023 – Acted for the Sponsor being the Appellant and successfully obtained an order from the SFAT for application to review the decision of the SFC out of time. Handled subsequent first draft grounds of review and proposed directions.
Construction/PI-related
DCPI 955/2022 – Acted for the third party, being served with Third Party Notice and successfully settled with nominal costs.
Publications
Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong Current Service Issue 124 - Equity (LexisNexis)
Editor
Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong Current Service Issue 124 - Contract (LexisNexis)
Editor
Hong Kong Family Court Practice (4th Edition) (LexisNexis)
Contributing Editor
Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong Current Service Issue 121 - Family Law (LexisNexis)
Editor (2022)
Hotten and Ho On Family and Divorce Law in Hong Kong (LexisNexis)
Contributing Editor (2020 – Present)
Warrantless Searches of Mobile Phone’s Digital Contents and Privacy Interests in Hong Kong (Common Law World Review)
Contributing Editor (2021)
Accolades
Mathilda has represented HKU as an oralist in Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competitions for two consecutive years (2019 and 2020) . In Jessup 2019, she has been selected to be the oralist for the final round in the Regional Round and won against her opponent. The Jessup team in which she participated also won Best Memorials Prizes for both the Applicant and the Respondent in that year. The HKU of which she was a participant team competed in the International Round in Washington D.C. against other top law schools from around the world. Mathilda ranked the first in her PCLL class of 2019-2020 for Matrimonial Practice & Procedure.
