Christine Tsang
Christine.Tsang@kennedyslaw.com
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Christine leads the Healthcare Team in Kennedys Hong Kong office. Qualified in Hong Kong (2000) and England and Wales (2008), Christine specialises in matters relating to medical negligence, professional indemnity, public inquiries and inquests.
Christine is also the honorary legal adviser of a number of organisations, including the Hong Kong Medical Association (since 2005), Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (since 2011), Hong Kong Society of Breast Surgeons (since 2012) and Hong Kong Medical Association Charitable Foundation (since 2016).
She is the Adjunct Assistant Professor at The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (September 2020 to June 2025).
Christine is regularly invited by professional associations and universities to share her thought leadership across a broad range of medico-legal issues in Hong Kong. She is also author of a number of healthcare publications.
Her client service is good, and she handles difficult situations very well.
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Market recognition
- Ranked as Band 1 Lawyer for ‘Clinical Negligence (International Firms)’ by Chambers Greater China Region 2024
"Christine is very professional, and has a reassuring presence."
- Ranked for ‘Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Hong Kong)’ practice by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
"Christine Tsang and Sandy Cho are great leaders, who give a lot and expect a lot from their team. They are good tempered, which always helps in any litigation." - Ranked in the Spotlight Table for ‘Clinical Negligence (International Firms)’ by Chambers Greater China Region 2023
"Christine is a very competent and professional legal practitioner."
"Christine's client service and commercial awareness are strong." - Ranked for ‘Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Hong Kong)’ practice by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023
"The firm has also developed a market-leading reputation representing health care professionals and doctors in the defence of medical negligence and medical-related cases. Key to this success has been the work of Christine Tsang and Sandy Cho, who are both ‘very knowledgeable about medical-legal related issues and have vast experience under their belts’.” - Ranked for ‘Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Hong Kong)’ practice by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022
"Christine Tsang, Sandy Cho and Meiling Yip all share the same understated but serious and mature dedication to their cases. They are all excellent lawyers and team leaders who insist on excellence"
"The team is not only full of specialists but they work really hard to produce the quality preparation necessary to achieve the best result. Their paperwork is top-notch. They are engaging as individuals, and individually and collectively committed to their clients’ litigation. Their instructions to counsel are always helpful and their analysis always insightful. Although good on the law, they are extremely practical and have a good commercial sense." - Christine Tsang is named as a Recommended Lawyer for ‘Dispute Resolution (Hong Kong)’
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016 - Christine Tsang is named as a Recommended Lawyer for ‘Dispute Resolution (Hong Kong)’
“Healthcare disputes specialist Christine Tsang ‘has extensive experience’ and provides ‘detailed and focused advice’.”
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015 - Christine Tsang is named as a Recommended Lawyer for ‘Insurance (Hong Kong)’
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015
Work highlights
- Defending a wide range of clinical negligence claims e.g. the defence of a complex cerebral palsy and obstetric claim made by Lam Wing Hei (a minor whose mother and friend is suing on his behalf) & Anor v Hospital Authority [2018] 2 HKLRD 1441 whereby the High Court struck out a wrongful life claim; and Chan Pak Ting v Chan Chi Kuen & Anor [2013] HKEC 202 setting out 3 discount rates for future needs.
- Representing healthcare clients and appearing in inquiries held by regulatory bodies/councils.
- Representing healthcare clients in criminal investigations and hearings as well as at death inquests.
- Advising on a wide range of issues including capacity to consent to medical treatment, withdrawal of treatment from patients, clinical trials, data privacy and protection as well as employment issues and staff complaints.
- Taking out numerous urgent applications to perform an operation without a patient’s consent.
Healthcare