Administrative & Public Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Public and Private International Law, Regulatory & Disciplinary, Convention Against Torture & Non-Refoulement Claims
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Kirsteen J. Lau
Back to Barrister searchYear of call: 2003 (England and Wales), 2004 (Hong Kong)
Kirsteen has a general civil and criminal practice with specialisms in public, constitutional and administrative law. She has particular expertise in non-refoulement law, appearing regularly before the Torture Claims Appeal Board and the courts in Judicial Review proceedings and is the author of the only publication on non-refoulement law in Hong Kong.
Kirsteen has conducted training for professionals in this area and has also advised the government with regard to a range of constitutional and human rights issues as a member of the Bar Association’s Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights Committee. She also has experience in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings and appears regularly before the criminal courts.
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Legal Qualifications:
2003, Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Skills, City University, London
Memberships:
Member of the Hong Kong Bar Association Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights
Member of the Hong Kong Bar Association Committee for Equality and Diversity
Scholarships, prizes & honourable mentions:
LLM International Law & International Relations with Distinction (2001)
Languages spoken:
English, Cantonese
Cases involved in:
HKSAR v Osman Goni & Ors HCMA 745/2012
Solicitor (24/07) v Law Society of Hong Kong [2008] 2 HKLRD 576
Dairy Farm Co Ltd v Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene CACV 283/2004