THOMAS NIP

THOMAS NIP

COUNSEL

PCLL (Distinction) – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
LLB (First Class Honours) – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Diocesan Boys’ School

2521 2616 (Office)

2845 0260

14th Floor, Tower 1, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Thomas’s practice comprises both criminal and civil litigation.

On the criminal side, Thomas has represented clients involved in a wide spectrum of offences including sexual offences, driving offences, immigration offences, customs and excise offences and industrial summons. In particular, Thomas has a strong focus on white-collar crimes (money laundering and bribery offences) and market misconduct investigations. He is also experienced in criminal appeals.

On the civil side, Thomas has a particular focus on company disputes, winding up proceedings and commercial disputes. He also has experience in cases involving personal injuries, land, building management, money lenders and probate. He also has substantial experience in respect of arbitrations conducted under the HKIAC rules. He is frequently instructed to appear in interlocutory proceedings (including seeking urgent injunctive reliefs) and in trials.

Thomas is also experienced in advising and acting for clients before different statutory boards and tribunals for disciplinary matters and appeals.

Before Thomas was called to the Bar in 2019, he obtained his LLB with First Class Honours and PCLL with Distinction from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was then a legal trainee (Barrister) with the Department of Justice in Hong Kong. He also served pupillage with Mr. Anthony Chan (as Mr. Anthony Chan SC then was), Mr. Jonathan Kwan and Mr. Lincoln Cheung.

Civil:

HKIAC Arbitration Acted for an insurer in a 28-days arbitration on a fire insurance claim denied on the ground of, inter alia, arson of or with the connivance or complicity of the insured

(with Mr. Kenny Lin and Mr. Jeffrey Lee)

[2022] 2 HKLRD 898

Acted for a bank in respect of winding up proceedings (as sole advocate)

[2023] HKCFI 3236

Acted for a Hong Kong listed company in respect of an appeal against summary judgment involving issued bonds

(with Mr. Jonathan Kwan)

[2023] HKCFI 98

Acted for a company in defending an application for springboard injunction (as sole advocate)

[2022] HKDC 1285

Acted for the plaintiff for an application to disapply the limitation period (as sole advocate)

[2021] HKCFI 3782

Acted for the plaintiff applying for a Norwich Pharmacal order in aid of foreign proceedings (as sole advocate)

HCA 872/2022

Acted for a Hong Kong listed company in respect of resisting summary judgment involving issued bonds

(Led by Mr. Charles Sussex SC and with Mr. Jonathan Kwan)

HCA 730/2021

Acted for the plaintiff in resisting striking out application brought on the basis that damages for tortious conduct has yet to crystallise (with Mr. Kenny Lin)

Criminal:

DCCC 1156/2022 & 143/2023

Acted for the defendant in a 3-days money laundering trial (as sole advocate)

[2023] HKDC 64

Acted for the defendant in a 20-days trial involving 7 charges of money laundering and conspiracy to money laundering

(Led by Mr. Martin Hui SC and with Ms. Vivian Wong)

[2022] HKCFI 2203

Appeal against conviction and sentence against charges of employing the unemployable (with Mr. Jonathan Kwan)

CACC 238/2023

Acting for an applicant for leave to appeal against conviction of trafficking in dangerous drugs (as sole advocate)

Statutory Bodies

Acted for an optometrist facing disciplinary proceedings

Acted for a solicitor facing potential disciplinary proceedings

Acted for a fireman facing disciplinary proceedings

Acted for an individual appealing to the Administrative Appeal Board

Called to the Bar

Hong Kong, 2019

Languages

Areas Of Practice

Bribery/Corruption
Commercial Crime
Departmental/Industrial Summonses
General Crime
Regulatory/Securities
Sexual Offences
Traffic Offences