Geoffrey Yeung

Career

Geoffrey was called to the Bar in 2018. He served pupillage with Mr. Philip Dykes SC, Mr. Chan Chi Hung SC, Mr. Randy Shek, Mr. Keith Lam and Mr. Jeffrey Tam. He is a Bar Scholar and a Rhodes Scholar.

Geoffrey has a broad practice in general civil and commercial litigation, with a particular interest in constitutional and administrative law and cases with public law dimensions. He has acted in various civil and commercial matters ranging from shareholders’ disputes to adverse possession cases, and has conducted civil trials (both as led junior and as sole advocate) in English and Chinese. He also has experience in advisory work in relation to regulatory investigations and compliance obligations, including in the contexts of securities, competition and anti-money laundering legislation. He accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ practice.

Geoffrey is a ranked junior in Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2024 for Administrative and Public Law and is also ranked as a “Rising Star” in Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022 to 2024, Hong Kong Bar, Administrative and Public Law. He has experience in a wide range of public law matters, including high-profile constitutional litigation, equality and civil liberties, and commercial judicial reviews (involving, for example, regulatory powers to freeze assets).

Geoffrey graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Master of Philosophy in Law, both with Distinction. Prior to that, he studied at the University of Hong Kong, where he obtained First Class Honours for his Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws.

Geoffrey speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and can read and draft in English and Chinese.