Wendy Yiu

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Senior Associate

Email wendy_yiu@robertsonshk.com

Phone +852 2861 8481

Languages English Cantonese

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Awards & Recognition

Hong Kong Criminal Law Rising Star

Doyle's Guide

2025

Hong Kong Criminal Law Rising Star

Doyle's Guide

2024

Hong Kong Criminal Law Rising Star

Doyle's Guide

2023

More about the awards & recognition

Wendy is a Senior Associate in the Criminal Defence Department. She trained with the firm prior to her admission as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2018 and has since built a strong reputation in criminal defence and commercial crime litigation. She was named a Hong Kong Criminal Law Rising Star by the Doyle’s Guide from 2023 to 2025.

Her practice spans a wide range of criminal and regulatory matters, including investigations and prosecutions brought by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), the Securities & Futures Commission (SFC), the Hong Kong Police Force, Immigration Department, and Customs & Excise Department. Wendy acts for both corporate and individual clients, representing defendants and witnesses alike. She has also appeared as a solicitor advocate in the District Court and serves on legal aid panels.

Relevant News & Publications

Robertsons’ Criminal and Commercial Crime Team recognised by the Doyle’s Guide

30 Apr, 2025

Robertsons’ criminal lawyers recognised by the Doyle’s

29 May, 2024

Practice Areas

Criminal & Commercial Crime

Qualifications & Education

Solicitor, Hong Kong (2018)

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), University of Leicester, awarded International Open Scholarship

Master of Laws (LL.M. in Criminal Justice), University of Nottingham

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), University of Hong Kong

Memberships

The Law Society of Hong Kong

Experience

Criminal & Commercial Crime

Acted for a former high ranking government official suspected of accepting advantage in breach of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and misconduct in public office — DCCC761/2018

Successfully defended a bank employee charged with bribery — DCCC920/2019

Secured acquitted a senior executive of a luxury fashion brand in an alleged bribery case — DCCC310/2020

Secured acquittal for an individual charged with conspiracy to launder money involving multiple defendants — DCCC485/2023

Represented companies in reporting bribery and fraud to authorities, leading to successful prosecutions of wrongdoers; handled multiple applications for variation of restraining orders

Successfully defended a university staff member in a conspiracy to defraud case, where the DOJ case was stated and appealed all the way to the Court of Final Appeal — DCCC892/2019

Acted for a defendant in a District Court gang assault and wounding trial — DCCC1046/2022

Secured acquittal of a defendant charged with money laundering after exclusion of a cautioned interview on admissibility grounds — DCCC671/2022

Represented a defendant in a murder trial at the High Court – HCCC296/2023

Defended clients in serious sexual offence cases, including rape, indecent assault, unlawful sexual intercourse, and buggery; secured acquittals and costs awarded — HCCC64/2023

Successfully defended a theft case — WKCC3535/2023

Secured acquittal of a civil servant charged with theft in a widely reported case — WKCC2693/2024

Represented defendants in Juvenile Court proceedings

* The cases cited above are non-exhaustive and represent a limited selection of cases recently handled by Wendy.