梁卓然 资深大律师

法律执业

梁先生 于 1992 年在香港取得执业律师资格，主要专注于民事诉讼，涵盖广泛的案件，包括人身伤害及僱员补偿案件（代表原告人和被告人均有）、离婚、楼宇买卖、买卖双方传票以及资产冻结令。作为辩护律师，他曾参与第 14 号命令申请、有争议的监护权和赡养费诉讼、人身伤害及僱员赔偿案件、以及超过 50 宗裁判法院刑事案件的审讯。

梁先生 于 1995 年加入当时律政署刑事检控科担任检察官。在刑事检控科工作的 25 年里，梁先生几乎涉猎了检控工作的各个方面，并在为刑事案件提供法律意见和检控刑事罪行案件积累了极丰富的经验。 梁先生 尤其擅长在各级法院处理审讯和上诉的工作。他曾检控约30宗陪审团审讯的案件、大量区域法院和裁判法院审讯的案件、以及超过500宗刑事上诉案件。

梁先生处理的许多案件涉及多名被告，并涉及複杂的事实争议和法律议题。他的专业领域包括证监会案件、贪汙、商业诈骗、网络犯罪、数位证据、人权法和宪法争议、刑事上诉、刑事案件量刑复核和刑事案件讼费的案件。

梁先生 于 2015 年获委任为资深大律师。 2017 年，他被任命为律政司刑事检控专员，领导刑事检控科整个团队，任期至 2020 年。

梁先生 于 2022 年开始私人执业。他继续处理审讯和上诉案件，并为被告和受害人提供专业法律服务。

梁先生 连续三年（2023 年、2024 年和 2025 年）被《道尔杰出刑事法律大律师指南－香港》评为「推荐资深大律师」。

梁先生 多年来一直在香港大学教授刑事诉讼和辩护课程。他是香港律师培训委员会 (Advocacy Training Council) 的大律师学徒讼辩课程和刑事检控培训课程的常任讲师。 梁先生也曾在伦敦、汶莱、都柏林、斐济和南非的律师培训计画中担任讲师。

着名案件

HKSAR v Chu Ka Lok CACC 69/2023 (CA) (Appeal against conviction. Theft. The payment of funds into the defendant’s account for bulk purchases did not automatically give rise to a Quistclose trust. The Preddy principle applied – the bank transfers created new choses in action belonging to the payee and not the payer)

HKSAR v Li Qingbin FACC 7/2024 (CFA) (Statutory interpretation of making a false statement to an immigration officer and using a false travel instrument under the Immigration Ordinance)

HKSAR v Kho Yin Tak HCMA 109/2024 (MA) (Appeal against sentence, conspiracy to defraud, using the ID card of another person to attend an examination, whether a suspended sentence was appropriate)

HKSAR v 曾耀光 CACC 77/2022 (CA) (Appeal against sentence, money laundering, whether layering or transfer of funds between different bank accounts of a defendant would be counted separately for sentencing purposes)

HKSAR v 梁偉堂 HCMA 249/2023 (MA) (Appeal against conviction and sentence, fraud, knowledge of falsity, inference to be drawn from primary evidence)

HKSAR v 葉燿鋒 HCMA 434/2022 (MA) (Appeal against sentence, cruelty to animals, CSO)

HKSAR v 張士宏 HCMA 27/2023 (MA) (Appeal against sentence, failure to pay wages on time, CSO, scope of comments of probation officer in compiling CSO report)

HKSAR v Lung Siu Chuen CACC 279/2021 (CA) (Right to a fair trial, vacant possession)

HKSAR v 黃証鴻 DCCC 188/2022 (District Court sentence) (Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16, newton inquiry)

HKSAR v Federal Express Limited HCMA 28/2022 (MA) (The standard and burden of proof of the statutory defence under section 7(3) of the Import and Export Ordinance)

Re Mr David Perry QC HCMP 2221/2020 (CFI) (Ad Hoc Admission)

HKSAR v Ngan Wing Chau [2021] 1 HKLRD 488 (CA) (Murder appeal on the proper direction to the jury on possible alternative defence)

HKSAR v Lui Tsun Sum & others [2021] 4 HKLRD 148, 171 (CA) (The Court summarized the relevant principles regarding doli incapax)

Secretary for Justice v Leung Kwok Hung [2020] 3 HKLRD 190 (CA) (Scope of the privileges and immunities of the Legco member under BL77 and sections 3 and 4 of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance.  Constitutionality of the offence under s 17(c) of the LC(PP)O)

HKSAR v Leung Tin Kei & others [2020] 4 HKLRD 428, 462 (CA) (Whether common purpose is an element of the offence of riot and sentencing principles regarding riot)

HKSAR v Wong Cho Shing & others DCCC 980/2015 (District Court trial), CACC 38/2017 (CA), (2020) 23 HKCFAR 153 (Appeal Committee) (A wounding case committed by 7 police officers, test for admissibility of digital evidence)

HKSAR v Chau Yui Ming (2019) 22 HKCFAR 368 (CFA) (The Court reviewed the legal principles regarding alternative verdicts, particularly those not being lesser offences)  

HKSAR v Ng Man Yuen Avery (2019) 22 HKCFAR 241 (Appeal Committee) (The Court reiterated that every party, both defence and prosecution, has the right to be heard)

HKSAR v Cheng Ka Yee & others (2019) 22 HKCFAR 97 (CFA) (Statutory interpretation of the scope of the offence of obtaining access to a computer with a view to dishonest gain under section 161(c) of the Crimes Ordinance)

HKSAR v Tai Yiu Ting & 8 others DCCC 480/2017 (Occupy Central Movement trial in the District Court)

Re Mr Jonathan Caplan QC HCMP 1262/2018 (CFI) (Ad hoc admission)

Secretary for Justice v Wong Chi Fung & others (2018) 21 HKCFAR 35 (CFA) (The Court examined to what extent the Court of Appeal can reverse, modify, substitute or supplement the factual basis of the original sentence in SJ’s application for review of sentence under section 81A of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance)

HKSAR v Wan Thomas & another [2016] 5 HKLRD 656 (CA), (2018) 21 HKCFAR 214 (CFA) (Statutory interpretation of the regime under the Prison Rules on the scope of persons visiting prisoners on remand awaiting trial)

Secretary for Justice v Wong Chi Fung & others [2018] 2 HKLRD 657, 699 (CA) (The Court laid down sentencing principles regarding the offence of unlawful assembly)

HKSAR v 莫嘉濤 & 8 others DCCC 901/2016 (Trial in the District Court of the riot which took place in 2016)

Nguyen Anh Nga v HKSAR (2017) 20 HKCFAR 149 (CFA) (Proper direction on the drawing of inferences)

Jiang Hai Pu v The Department of Justice [2016] 5 HKLRD 184, 197 (CA) (Whether a review of taxation of costs order under section 21 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance is a final and conclusive judgment)

HKSAR v Lau Shing Chung Simon (2015) 18 HKCFAR 50 (CFA) (Admissibility of records of smartphone text messages – whether it was hearsay or required to be in conformity with section 22A of the Evidence Ordinance)

HKSAR v Koo Sze Yiu & another [2014] 4 HKLRD 565, 582 (MA), (2014) 17 HKCFAR 811 (Appeal Committee) (Whether the offence of desecrating the regional flag, contrary to section 7 of the Regional Flag and Regional Emblem Ordinance, infringes the right to hold opinions without interference under Article 16(1) of the BORO, Article 19 ICCPR and is therefore inconsistent with BL39 and unconstitutional)

Secretary for Justice v Ng Siu Lun CACC 304/2013 (CA) (Proper approach in an application for discharge under s16 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance)

HKSAR v Li Jialin DCCC 1282/2010 (District Court trial), [2014] 2 HKLRD 538 (CA) (Meaning of “price” for the purpose of the offence of price rigging contrary to section 296(1)(a) of the Securities and Futures Ordinance)

HKSAR v Wong Kwok Wai (2013) 16 HKCFAR 191 (Appeal Committee) (Test for “acting in collusion” with a money lender under section 29(10) of the Money Lenders Ordinance)

HKSAR v Leung Kwok Chi [2013] 3 HKLRD 451 (CA) (SJ’s application for review of sentence for an offence of possession of arms and ammunition without a licence)

HKSAR v Au Yeung Lai Hung Doris [2013] 3 HKLRD 576, 586 (CA) (Meaning of “unnecessary and improper” under section 17 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance)

HKSAR v Hsu Ming Mei [2013] 1 HKLRD 286 (CA) (Complicated case of theft and access to computer with dishonest intent to cause loss to another.  Identified an appeal ground/argument not raised by the applicant.  Application of proviso)

HKSAR v Chan Pak Hoe Pablo HCMA 754/2010 (MA), (2012) 15 HKCFAR 244 (CFA)
(A case of insider dealing.  Statutory interpretation of section 104 of the Magistrates Ordinance – can a magistrate review the sentence with a pending appeal against conviction)

HKSAR v Fu Kor Kuen Patrick & another CACC 179/2010 (CA), (2012) 15 HKCFAR 524 (CFA), led by Mr Kevin Zervos SC (A case of false trading. Statutory interpretation and the burden of proof of the defence under section 295(5) and (7) of the Securities and Futures Ordinance)

HKSAR v Muhammad Riaz Khan CACC 125/2003 (CA), (2012) 15 HKCFAR 232 (CFA), led by Mr Kevin Zervos SC (Test for admissibility of evidence obtained in breach of the defendant’s fundamental rights under the Basic Law or the Bill of Rights)

HKSAR v Chan Kim Chung Nelson [2012] 2 HKLRD 263 (CA) (Principles of sentencing a predicate offence and a connected offence of money laundering)

Secretary for Justice v William Ng Esq. A Coroner [2011] 1 HKLRD 283 (CFI) (Proper approach in an application under section 20 of the Coroners Ordinance for a death inquest to be held)

PUBLICATIONS

Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong on Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance, Cap. 492 (1997 and 2007)

Contributing author of Hong Kong Archbold 2004

Contributor of Chapter on Hong Kong, Electronic Evidence: Disclosure, Discovery Admissibility, (2007) LexisNexis, Butterworths

Contributor of Chapter on Advocates’ Immunity, Professional Conduct and Risk Management in Hong Kong (2007) Sweet & Maxwell Asia

Contributor of Chapter on Hong Kong, Electronic Evidence: Disclosure, Discovery & Admissibility, 2nd Edition (2010) LexisNexis, Butterworths

APPOINTMENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICE

Honorary Lecturer, Department of Professional Legal Education, Faculty of Law, HKU (2000 – 2026)

Member of the Double Jeopardy Sub-Committee, Law Reform Commission, Hong Kong (2006 – 2011)

Member of the Judicial Studies Board (2010 – 2012)

Adjunct Professor, Department of Professional Legal Education, Faculty of Law, HKU (2015 – 2021)

Honorary Lecturer, Department of Professional Legal Education, Faculty of Law, HKU (2022 - 2024) 

Member of Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Advocacy Training Council (2023-present)