Graham Harris SC

PRACTICE
Graham is a specialist in criminal law – with an emphasis towards 'White Collar Crime' and regulatory matters. As well as defending cases of serious and complex fraud, he also handles ICAC and SFC prosecutions and Market Misconduct Tribunal Inquiries. In addition, his services are frequently engaged in Professional Disciplinary Proceedings, particularly in cases in which criminal misconduct is alleged.

Graham was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1975. From 1976 to 1983 he practiced from Common Law Chambers at the London Bar and on the Midland and Oxford Circuit. His practice was widespread in criminal and regulatory work both prosecuting and defending. In January 1984 Graham was appointed Crown Counsel in Hong Kong in the then Attorney General's Chambers. He joined the Prosecutions Division but was soon seconded as 'in house' counsel at the Independent Commission against Corruption where he remained until 1985 at which time he was promoted to Senior Crown Counsel and required to return to the mainstream of the Prosecutions Division. It was at this time that Graham was also admitted to the Hong Kong Bar.

In 1986 Graham was recruited by the Commercial Crimes Unit ("CCU") of the Attorney General's Chambers, an elite unit dedicated to the prosecution of serious corruption and white collar crime. There he remained as a Deputy Principal Crown Counsel (Consultant) until leaving Government to enter private practice in early 1995.

In 1995 Graham joined the Chambers of Gilbert Rodway Q.C., where he remained until December 2003 when he co-founded "Liberty Chambers" with Alexander King S.C. Whilst Graham continues to prosecute for the Securities and Futures Commission, his role has switched in recent years to the Defence.

In May 2011 Graham took silk and, upon the sad death of Alexander King SC, he took over as Head of Liberty Chambers.

Throughout his career Graham has also lectured extensively in all aspects of Criminal Law and Procedure. He is a regular speaker at Law Society and Bar Association CPD and ALE courses; the University of Hong Kong; and as a guest lecturer at a number of universities in The People's Republic of China. Graham has also been retained as an expert witness in cases overseas requiring consideration of Hong Kong Criminal Law and Procedure.

NOTABLE CASES

Criminal
HKSAR -v- Chow Heung Wing, Stephen (Gross Negligence Manslaughter Appeal) CACC 5/2018
Appeal Defence
HKSAR -v- Cheung Kie Chung (Murder)
Defence
HKSAR -v- Cheung Ling Chu & Another (conspiracy to accept advantages)
Defence
HKSAR -v- Lam Kit Wai & Others (Money Laundering)
Defence
HKSAR -v- Martin Lee Chu Ming, Albert Ho & Others (unlawful assembly)
Defence
HKSAR -v- Joshua Wong & Others (unlawful assembly)
Defence
HKSAR -v-Jimmy Lai Chee Ying (unlawful assembly)
Defence
R v Stanley Robert Winter (Deception) [74 Cr. App. R. 16]
Defence
R v Kendall & Others ("The Hole in the Wall Gang") (Trial)
Defence
R v Richard Handforth & Others (Corruption) (Trial & Appeal)
Prosecution
R v Leonardo Tappino (Armed Robbery) (Trial)
Prosecution
R v Peter Oswald Scales (Theft) (Trial)
Prosecution
R v George Tan Soon Gin (Carrian and BMFL)
Prosecution
R v Edgardo Estoban (Armed Robbery) (Extradition & Trial)
Prosecution
R v Rais Saniman (BMFL) (Extradition & Trial) (Fraud & Corruption)
Prosecution
R v Lorrain Osman (Extradition and Trial) (Fraud & Corruption)
Prosecution
R v Paul Kiang (WestLB) (Fraud & Corruption)
Prosecution
R v Stuart Turner (Barclays Asia) (Fraud & Corruption)
Prosecution
R v Lawrence Cheung (Wing On Bank) (Fraud)
Prosecution
R v Van Brothers (Bonsun Finance) (Fraud)
Prosecution
HKSAR v Lai Brothers (Thomson Pacific) (Fraud & Corruption)
Defence
HKSAR v Elizabeth Kong (C.A. Pacific Finance) (False Accounting)
Defence
HKSAR v Kazuhiko Fujita (Yau Han) (False Accounting)
Defence
HKSAR v Pamela Pak (IRD Fraud)
Defence
HKSAR v Rogerio Lam (Deutsche Bank) (False Instrument)
Defence
HKSAR v Chan Kau Tai (Corruption by Public Servant)
Defence
HKSAR v Andrew Lam Ping Cheung (Perverting Justice)
Defence
HKSAR v James Wong (Skyworth Case) (Theft)
Defence
HKSAR v Albert Chan (Fu Cheong) (Fraud)
Defence
HKSAR v Tse Sui Luen (Corruption, Fraud & Theft)
Defence
HKSAR v Tony Lam (Privacy Commissioner) (Misconduct)
Defence
HKSAR v Tim Ngai (Atmel Holdings) (Corruption)
Defence
HKSAR v Hon Ming Kong (Abba Chan) (Fraud & Theft)
Defence
HKSAR v Wong Chi Wai (Perverting Justice)
Defence
HKSAR v Professor John Wong (Misconduct in Public Office)
Defence
Secretary for Justice v Yan Shen (Firearms)
Defence and Respondent in Sentence Review
HKSAR v May Hao & Others (New Zealand Dairy)(Fraud)
Defence
Tadjudin v Bank of America (Employment Case)
Plaintiff
HKSAR v Carson Yeung (Money Laundering)
Defence
HKSAR v Thomas Kwok & Others (Raphael Hui Case) (Misconduct in Public Office)
Defence
HKSAR v Luan Hong & Another (Money Laundering)
Defence

Insider Dealing Tribunal Cases
Public International Investments
Tribunal Counsel

Chevalier
Implicated Party

Chee Shing Holdings
Implicated Parties

Siu Fung Ceramics
Implicated Parties

China Apollo
Implicated Party

HKCB Bank Holdings
Implicated Party