Kade Chan

Profile

Kade Chan served as a detective senior inspector at the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) prior to his legal practice. He graduated with First Class in law and was awarded with overseas legal study scholarship. He read law at the University of Cambridge after completing PCLL with subject prize. Kade was the recipient of the Sir Oswald Cheung Scholarship, an award given to the top candidate who intends to practise at the Bar. He was also the General Editor of the Cambridge International Law Journal.

Kade was selected by the Office of the Prosecutor, United Nations (Hague Branch) to assist the Prosecution in Prosecutor v. Madic-a Colonel General leading the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), who was found guilty by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of committing war crimes against humanity and genocide during the Yugoslav Wars.

After serving pupillage with Mr. Cheng Huan Q.C, S.C., Mr. Osmond Lam, Mr. Alan M.S. Ng and Mr. Lincoln Cheung, Kade joined Cheng Huan Q.C., S.C. Chambers in 2022. He is developing a practice in both criminal and civil matters, with an interest in defamation and data privacy, which he has extensive exposures of during Cambridge.

Selected Recent Cases

DCCJ 536/2020 : Defamation case acting as the sole advocate for the Plaintiff, secured damages for the Plaintiff.
FLCC 1322/2023 : Acted for D1 and secured acquittal on all charges including ‘making a child pornography’ and ‘unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 years of age’ after trial (led by Mr. Osmond Lam).
WKCC 5250/2023 : Sole advocate for the Defendant who was a professional driver and was alleged of assaulting occasioning bodily harm, secured acquittal after trial on the basis of self-defence.
KCCC 1805/2023 : Sole advocate for D1 who was alleged of theft, secured acquittal after trial.
STCC 511/2022 : Sole advocate for the Defendant who was alleged of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, secured acquittal after trial.
KTCC 1366/2022 : Sole advocate for the Defendant who was alleged of wounding, secured case withdrawal with costs.
FLCC 1599/2022 : Sole advocate for the Defendant who was the general manager and director of the company and was alleged of assaulting a colleague in the company, secured acquittal with no case to answer after trial.
TMCC 15/2023 : Sole advocate for the Defendant who was alleged of wounding, secured acquittal with no case to answer after trial.
WKS 15832/2022 : Sole advocate for the Defendant who was alleged of multiple driving offences, secured acquittal after trial.
ESS 8808/2023 : Sole advocate for the Defendant who was alleged of careless driving, secured acquittal after trial.
KTCC1522/2023 : Acted for the Defendant who was alleged of assaulting a passer-by, secured acquittal after trial (As led junior). Kade Chan

Education

Master of Law, University of Cambridge
Master of Science, University of Warwick

Kade Chan

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