Douglas Lam SC was ranked by Chambers and Partners Greater China Region 2024 in the field of Commercial Dispute Resolutions.

Chambers Review shared that “Douglas Lam SC maintains a wide-ranging practice that is rich in experience both of company law and bankruptcy issues and of general commercial ones, including contractual breaches and professional negligence claims. He offers clients valuable experience gleaned from his time as a deputy judge in the High Court“.

Douglas Lam SC is accredited as a Leading Silk for Commercial Disputes.

Douglas Lam SC of Des Voeux Chambers maintains a wide-ranging practice that is rich in experience both of company law and bankruptcy issues and of general commercial ones, including contractual breaches and professional negligence claims. He offers clients valuable experience gleaned from his time as a deputy judge in High Court. Source commend “Douglas Lam is a highly experienced trilingual litigator who has an easy charm and fantastic ability to communicate easily with clients, whether they be Western PE funds or Chinese companies. He is extremely hands-on and highly responsive; his invaluable experience in company matters and urgent, interlocutory applications before the courts makes him one of my favourite go-to counsel for urgent, bet-the-company matters.”; “Douglas is a skilful advocate who is very articulate.”

Douglas Lam SC is accredited as a Leading Silk for Commercial Disputes.

Douglas is regarded as “a highly intelligent counsel from whom you can expect intelligent judgements” and “practical and sensible advice.” He is also commended for being “very responsive” with “rich… experience in both company law and bankruptcy issues” and..” general commercial ones, including contractual breaches and professional negligence claims”. He is lauded for drawing “valuably upon his experience of serving as a deputy judge.”

‘Well known for his expertise in restructuring and insolvency work.’. Douglas Lam SC is recognised as a Leading Silk for Commercial Disputes.

Douglas Lam SC has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as a “National Leader” in the field of Commercial Litigation.

WWL Says: “Douglas Lam SC is ‘a well-known litigator’ thanks to his ‘fluid and comprehensive presentation in court and client-handling skills’.”

WWL: Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR 2022

Douglas Lam SC is accredited for his “very solid judgement,” and has been described as “very easy to work with” and “very good at giving advice on likely outcomes.” His wide-ranging practice is rich in experience of company law and bankruptcy issues, as well as general commercial ones, including contractual breaches and professional negligence claims. He is additionally recognised for his “broad and busy commercial disputes practice,” and his “good reputation for restructuring and insolvency work.”

“He has a broad and busy commercial dispute practice and a good reputation for restructuring and insolvency work.” Douglas Lam SC is recognised as a Leading Silk for Commercial Disputes.

Douglas Lam SC is credited as a Recommended Senior Counsel in the Doyles Guide 2021 for Maritime, Shipping & Transport Law for Barristers  in Hong Kong

Douglas Lam SC of Des Voeux Chambers focuses his practice principally on cross-border commercial, company and insolvency-related disputes. Sources report that he maintains “a very busy practice,” that “people like his advice because he’s very practical” and that he is persuasive both on his feet and on paper, his written work in particular being “succinct, cogent and very punchy.”

Douglas Lam SC is credited as  a  Leading Senior Counsel in  the Doyles Guide 2020 for Maritime, Shipping & Transport Law for Barristers  in Hong Kong

Douglas Lam SC of Des Voeux Chambers is described by one interviewee as a “very experienced practitioner and natural advocate with a very busy commercial and arbitration practice,” other sources stressing his “very smooth advocacy” and “very accommodating and patient manner with clients and solicitors,” one adding that “he is well liked by the court because his submissions are very realistic and full of common sense.” Particularly well known for his handling of cross-border commercial disputes, he acted successfully for Merrill Lynch International Bank and Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) in High Court appellate proceedings in which the moneylender plaintiffs contention that they were due damages for a supposed negligent misstatement on the part of Merrill Lynch was dismissed with costs.

Douglas Lam SC of Des Voeux Chambers is identified by interviewees as a “young, very enthusiastic and very hard-working silk,” recommended as “a safe pair of hands” across a broad range of cross-border commercial litigation and domestic company law issues. One source observes that “his sensible and straightforward style of advocacy is very effective – especially in trial.”

Douglas Lam SC of Des Voeux Chambers is a highly regarded junior silk who combines his broad, cross-border commercial litigation capability, specialisation in insolvency issues and reputation as a persuasive advocate with a “very good track record of winning trials.” Sources commend his “availability to do things at very short notice and turn an urgent matter around very quickly.”

“Douglas Lam SC of Des Voeux Chambers recently took silk and is complimented by one source as “someone I’d lose sleep over if I was up against him,” while another praises him as “a safe pair of hands.” He specialises in company and insolvency litigation, though he is also instructed on contentious securities, banking and insurance matters. He additionally acts as a mediator.”

“Douglas Lam SC of Des Voeux Chambers has impressively varied expertise covering such areas as contractual disputes, insolvency and shipping. He is highly regarded by sources who view him as being “a good all-rounder” and “among the best of his standing at the Bar.”