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
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.
