Charmine Cheung

Year of Call: 2012 | Barrister (Hong Kong)

Practice Areas

• Criminal Law
• Convention Against Torture & Non-Refoulement Claims
• Civil litigation (personal injuries, contract law, company law)

Background

Charmine practises both civil and criminal litigation. She has experience in a broad range of criminal cases such as robbery, theft, dangerous drugs, immigration offences, and offences against the person including assault and sexual offences. Charmine also regularly represents claimants in non-refoulement claims and has acted for the Director of Immigration in Torture Claim Appeals Board hearings.

Responsibilities

• Representation in criminal cases (robbery, theft, dangerous drugs, immigration offences, assault, sexual offences)
• Representation of claimants in non-refoulement claims
• Acting for the Director of Immigration in Torture Claim Appeals Board hearings
• Handling civil litigation matters (personal injuries, contract law, company law)

Qualifications

• 2011, LLM, University of Cambridge
• 2010, PCLL, Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2009, JD, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Memberships & Accreditation

• CEDR Accredited Mediator

Teaching Positions

• PCLL Criminal Litigation Small Group Tutor, The University of Hong Kong

Scholarships, Prizes & Honourable Mentions

• 2014, Middle Temple Advocacy Training Programme Scholarship
• 2010, Michael Vidler Human Rights Moot Competition Winner
• 2009, White & Case Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
• 2009, Juris Doctor Bronze Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Languages Spoken

• English
• Cantonese
• Mandarin

Contact: P: +852 2950 6991 | E: charminecheung@qedchambers.com