Darian Liu
Penultimate-year Law Student
Hong Kong
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Legal Intern
Ince & Co Hong Kong
07.2024 - 07.2024
- Department of litigation
- Prepared a bilingual list of questions for a client involved in a complex tort of conversion case concerning a construction company, to assist in witness preparation and support the effective presentation of the client’s witness statement
- Attended industrial summons hearing, and drafted trial report email for a construction company client, outlining counsel’s and witness’s submissions at the hearing, for the management’s internal review and acknowledgment.
- Attended court hearing concerning a writ of subpoena, compelling witness to testify on the operational mechanism of CCASS clearing services.
- Translated legal documents, including evidence and witness statements in simplified Chinese to English
Mini-pupillage
Plowman Chambers
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Worked under Mr. Hugh Kam
- Conducted legal research on the principles governing injunctions against winding-up petitions
- Conducted legal research on procedural rules on third-party intervention in legal proceedings
- Drafted skeleton arguments for summary judgement in debt recovery case
- Attended court hearings led by Ms. Mandy Yau, appearing as counsel on fiat for the Department of Justice
Mini-pupillage
Liberty Chambers
07.2023 - 07.2023
- Worked under Mr. Foster Yim
- Attended court hearings led by Mr. Yim, acting as counsel on fiat for the Department of Justice, involving cases of child abuse, blackmail, and illegal operation of gambling establishment.
- Attended client meetings in relation to criminal matters, including cases involving drink driving and possession of false instruments.
Legal Intern
Fairbairn Catley Low & Kong
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Worked under Mr. Eugene Cheng
- Conducted case research and drafted a civil claim demand letter to the Incorporated Owners of a private housing estate in a water damage dispute, based on the tort of nuisance and breach of the Deed of Mutual Covenant
- Assisted in legal aid cases involving juvenile offenders by reviewing video evidence and injury reports, and conducting research on potential sentencing outcomes for clients
- Attended counsel meetings in commercial arbitration case involving alleged conversion of Bitcoin mining machines
Education
Bachelor of Laws -
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09.2022 - Current
Secondary School - HKDSE
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
09.2016 - 09.2022
Mooting
- Rede Moot 2025
Competition organized by Rede Chambers, acted for the respondent in a Court of Final Appeal case concerning 'category 1' and 'category 2' constructive trust
- Criminal Law Mooting Competition (2024)
Competition organized by the Advocacy and Mooting Society, acted for the respondent in an appeal case
Accomplishments
- FR. J. McCarthy Memorial Awards, Best Performance in English Language, First in Class, 2022
Best performance in HKDSE English Language within class
Other achievements
- Second place team, USFHK Cross-Country Competition, 2023
Competing runner of CUHK's Cross-Country team
- Champion, Male's 5km Run Junior 2, UNICEF Charity Run, 2023
Champion runner of the Junior 2 (16-19) age group
- Best Cross-country Runner of Wah Yan College Hong Kong, 2020 - 2021
The fastest cross-country runner in school year
- Third place team, HKSSF Division 1 Interschool Cross-Country Competition (2019)
Competing runner for Wah Yan College, Hong Kong’s Cross-Country A Grade team
- Kyoto Summer Programme (2024)
Selected by CUHK to join a 2-week exchange programme organized by Kyoto University
Timeline
Legal Intern
Ince & Co Hong Kong
07.2024 - 07.2024
Mini-pupillage
Plowman Chambers
07.2023 - 08.2023
Mini-pupillage
Liberty Chambers
07.2023 - 07.2023
Legal Intern
Fairbairn Catley Low & Kong
06.2023 - 07.2023
Bachelor of Laws -
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09.2022 - Current
Secondary School - HKDSE
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
09.2016 - 09.2022
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