Brian Chau

Mr Brian Chau predominantly practises criminal law, specialising in white-collar crimes such as commercial crime, fraud, corruption, money laundering, and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) matters. His practice also encompasses general crimes, including violent crime, sexual offences, dangerous drugs, immigration offences, and departmental summonses. Additionally, he serves as a Council Member of the Bar Council of the Hong Kong Bar Association.

Beyond his legal practice, Mr Chau is actively engaged in public and community service through various government advisory and statutory panels, boards, and committees. His key appointments include Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings), Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal for the Appeal Panel (Estate Agents Ordinance), Convenor of the Advisory Panel on Licensing of Hotels and Guesthouses under the Home Affairs Department, Supervisory Board Member of the Hong Kong Housing Society, and Committee Member of its Special Committee on Elderly Housing. He also holds memberships in the Insurance Appeals Tribunal and the Deposit Protection Appeals Tribunal. Furthermore, Mr Chau serves as an Adjudicator of the Registration of Persons Tribunal under the Security Bureau and as a School Manager of Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School.

Mr Chau's previous roles include Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal for the Appeal Panel (Housing). He has also served on the Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Boards of the Social Welfare Department, the Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony under the Home Affairs Department, the Licensing Appeals Board, and the Appeal Board Panel (District Cooling Services Ordinance) of the Environment and Ecology Bureau (formerly the Food and Health Bureau). Additionally, Mr Chau was a member of the Non-local Higher and Professional Education Appeal Board of the Education Bureau, the Railway Objections Hearing Panel of the former Transport and Housing Bureau, and the Audit Committee of the Hong Kong Housing Society. He has also held the position of Director of Yan Chai Hospital and served as an Advisor to its Board of Directors.