Professional Qualifications

LL.B., University of Hong Kong (2003)
P.C.LL, University of Hong Kong (2004)
Enrolled as solicitor: 2006-2007 (Hong Kong)
Year of Call: 2007 (Hong Kong)

Practice Profile

Before being called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2007, Kalvin was trained as a solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques with emphasis on M&A and IPO, and was enrolled as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2006.

Kalvin served his pupillage with Mr Bernard Chung, Mr Walker Sham, Mr Bernard Man SC, and Mr Jason Pow SC. Kalvin is a civil and criminal practitioner.

On the civil side, Kalvin’s area of practice includes telephone & e-mail fraud, partnership dispute, tenancy & trust, defamation, adverse possession, indigenous village houses, employment, bankruptcy, estate agents disciplinary inquiry, probate, mental health and company matter cases.

On the criminal side, Kalvin is experienced in conducting Chinese and English trials for the Prosecution and Defence in magistracy (with over 10 years of specialisation in departmental summonses) and District Court, as well as acting for appellants in magistracy appeals. Kalvin is also on the Legal Aid Panel.

Selected Cases

• DCCC 622/2023 [2026] HKDC 364 (Verdict); [2026] HKDC 797 (Sentence)
  Kalvin acted for the 2nd Defendant in a case involving cross-boundary money laundering of approximately HK$280 million. The proceedings marked the first conviction for smurfing by travellers after the Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Ordinance (Cap. 629) came into effect in 2018. The 1st Defendant was jailed for 58 months, while the 2nd Defendant received a 36-month sentence, both having their sentences reduced for 6 months due to delay in prosecution.
• KCS 9612-4/2024
  Kalvin acted for the Defendant in KCS 9613/2024 as the company employing the security guard injured in a workplace accident involving the collapse of an iron gate, being accused of failing to ensure safety and health of employees. The proceedings addressed issues of occupier of premises to ensure safety and health of persons employed, employer liability, and the scope of duty of care owed by employees at workplace. The magistrate noted that the testimonies of the three security guards were contradictory regarding who had instructed them to manually put the derailed metal gate right. The magistrate was unable to determine whether the incident was related to the security company’s training, or whether the 3rd Defendant’s subordinates had acted on their own initiative, therefore all Defendants were acquitted with costs.
• HCMP 939/2025 [2026] HKCFI 2166
  Led by Mr Bernard Man SC, Kalvin and Mr Patrick Chiu fended off with costs a shareholder’s application for leave to commence a statutory derivative action under sections 732 and 733 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622). The context was a family company with its assets held by trustees at the centre of disputes among siblings and the next generation.

Kalvin is fluent in Cantonese, English and Putonghua.