LIBERTY CHAMBERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Council Member
- Chairman of the Buildings Appeal Tribunal
Dr. Ma was a police officer in Hong Kong from 1974 to 1985, reaching the rank of Chief Inspector of Police. His last posting was Personal Assistant to the Commissioner of Police (1983 to 1985).
Dr. Ma had been a Crown Counsel, reaching the rank of Acting Assistant Principal Crown Counsel, from 1985 to 1992. In 1992, he took up appointment as Senior Assistant Legal Adviser of the Legislative Council Secretariat, and then in 1996, as Legal Adviser and Counsel to the Legislature, a position that he held until 2015. He has been practising as a barrister at the Hong Kong Bar since July 2015.
Dr. Ma practises civil and criminal matters. In addition to acting as advocate in court, he advises corporate and individual clients on various legal issues, including those that relate to the Basic Law, and commercial and corporate matters. He also provides legislative drafting service to statutory bodies and public companies.
Dr. Ma is active in arbitration and mediation. He is Honorary Treasurer of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, and is listed on the panel of arbitrators of SCIA, CITEAC, HIAC and SCIA(HK). He is Legal Advisor to Hong Kong Mediation Centre and he has conducted mediations that involve disputants in a non-litigious setting or as required by the Chief Justice's Practice Direction 31. He is a member of the Committee on ADR and Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce - Hong Kong, and he represents Hong Kong on the ICC Commission on ADR and Arbitration as a delegate from Hong Kong.
Dr. Ma is a Council member and Court member of Lingnan University.
Dr. Ma is a Chairman of the Buildings Appeal Tribunal and a Deputy Chairman of the Board of Review under the Inland Revenue Ordinance.
Edward is a CEDR and HKMAAL accredited Mediator. He is also a Collaborative Practitioner.
Linda has served as one of the Legal Advisers of the Legislative Council Secretariat from September 2018 to January 2020. During her time in LegCo, she has advised different committees of the Council, including the Public Accounts Committee and other sub-committees. She has also advised the Legislature on bills and subsidiary legislation in different areas such as tax and rates, employment, housing, immigration and United Nations Sanctions etc.
Shirley Hung is a general practitioner, with an emphasis on criminal litigation.
Shirley has developed a solid foundation in all aspects of criminal procedures from her paralegal experience in a well established Solicitors' firm in Hong Kong prior to joining the Bar.
Her wide breadth of experience in criminal practice includes legal visits, bail applications, mitigations and plea bargains; trials and appellate work in all levels of Court.
Shirley is also a committee member of the Hong Kong Bar Association's Special Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure.
Apart from her criminal practice, Shirley also has experience in handling a broad range of civil claims including Employees' Compensation, Fatal Accidents, Medical Negligence, and Personal Injury. In addition, Shirley has a particular interest in Family Law and has experience in matrimonial matters including contested divorce, ancillary relief, child custody, removal/injunction applications, and family appeals.
Shirley is bilingual and is available to take instructions to conduct cases in both English and Chinese.
Job Titles:
- Commissioner of Police [2022] HKCFI 374
An application for leave against conviction for offences under Buildings Ordinance arising from a 29-day trial and a 4-day magistracy appeal (led by Ms. Maggie Wong SC, with Mr. Eric Chung)
An application to claim legal professional privilege (on the basis of common interest privilege) over digital and non-digital items seized by the police (with Mr. Patrick Siu)