JONATHAN KWAN

Jonathan’s main areas of practice include: commercial crime, market misconduct, regulatory compliance, and disciplinary matters.

He is experienced in a wide range of work involving listed companies and listed securities and frequently  advises on investigations by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and inquiries by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKSE). 

Jonathan regularly appears in regulatory and disciplinary matters in the High Court, Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT), Securities and Futures Appeal Tribunal (SFAT), and Hong Kong Listing Committee Disciplinary proceedings. He also is experienced in areas such as judicial reviews, professional misconduct including matters brought to the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal, Confederation of Insurance Brokers, Medical and Dental Council, and the Secretariat on Civil Service Discipline. He has acted on numerous occasions for the Secretary for Justice in the admission of overseas Counsel proceedings.

He is/ or has been the legal advisor to various statutory boards including:

• Fishermen Claims Appeal Board

• Appeals Boards Panel (Education)

• Chinese Medicines Committee

• Health Committee under the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board

• Veterinary Surgeons Board of the HK Preliminary Investigations Committee

• Transport Tribunal

• Civil Service Bureau Disciplinary Tribunal 

• Disciplinary Board under Lifts and Escalators Ordinance 

Besides his role as legal advisor, he is/was also the author of the Annotated Ordinance of Hong Kong, Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance, Cap. 204 (2022/2024), as well as an examiner of the Bar Qualification Examination in 2020 and 2024. Jonathan is also a member of the Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal Panel.

He joined Plowman Chambers since he started practising in 2003.