Barrister-at-Law
When your family disputes your mental capacity. In considering the mental incapacity of a person under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance, the court is not bound to the opinion of the doctors, but will also make direct inquiries of the person in question.
Effective from 31 July 2026, advance medical directives are now part of the Hong Kong healthcare system. They improve end-of-life care for patients and show greater respect for their living will.
Mr Gordon Chan, invited as a panel speaker at LexisNexis’ “AI‑Powered Transformation of TMT: Opportunities, Risks and Regulatory Realities”, discussed the opportunities and risks of using AI in healthcare alongside other experts in AI and law.
It’s not common for people to argue over a dead body. However, as shown in a recent case, when they do, it is not a piece of property that can be inherited as part of the estate.
TVB News programme “News Magazine 新聞透視” interviewed Mr Gordon Chan about issues with prolonged handling of complaints in the Medical Council of Hong Kong.
Mr Gordon Chan is pleased to have passed the examination and obtained a Diploma of Legal Medicine from the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of London.
TVB News Channel programme “A Closer Look 時事多面睇” interviewed Mr Gordon Chan on complaints handling in the Medical Council of Hong Kong.
TVB News interviewed Mr Gordon Chan on the permanent stay of proceedings at the Medical Council of Hong Kong.
In FLCC 368/2025, Mr Gordon Chan represented an elderly man accused of stealing money from a wallet he had picked up. The charge was withdrawn after it was established that the man suffered from dementia and was unfit to plead or stand trial.
Mr Gordon Chan was selected as a delegate to the Law Society of Singapore x Hong Kong Bar Association Exchange Programme 2025, attached to Sreenivasan Chambers LLC, shadowing Sreenivasan Narayanan SC throughout August 2025.
Use of reproductive technology in Hong Kong is relaxing after more than two decades. From 1 December 2025, gametes for self-use can be frozen without a time limit.
