Isaac Wong

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Isaac Wong is developing a broad commercial chancery practice across Chambers’ practice areas, including commercial litigation, company, civil fraud, private client, insolvency, arbitration, offshore and property work.

He joined chambers in 2025, following the successful completion of pupillage, under the supervision of Jennifer Meech, Matthew Morrison KC, Thomas Elias, Emma Hargreaves, and Michael Walsh KC.

Before joining the Bar, Isaac studied Law at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with double first-class honours. He then completed the BCL at Oxford with Merit and the BVS at City, University of London with Distinction. He has been awarded multiple scholarships, including the Queen Mother Scholarship from Middle Temple.

Isaac is a non-stipendiary lecturer at Hertford College, Oxford, and a visiting lecturer at King’s College London. He has also obtained the MCIArb qualification.

Areas of Expertise

Commercial Litigation

Recent Cases

Kijani Resources – Assisted Matthew Morrison KC in proceedings seeking the recovery of a sum over US$100m from a bank as a result of its alleged failures to comply with Quincecare duties, when the claimants were the victims of a major fraud. The proceedings raised novel questions about the scope of the Quincecare duty following the Supreme Court’s decision in Philipp v Barclays Bank.
Assisted Matthew Morrison KC in a post-trial interim payment application.
Assisted Jennifer Meech in a mediation concerning a failed collective investment scheme.
Assisted Jennifer Meech in a group claim involving motor commissions.
Assisted Jennifer Meech in preparing an advice on a gambling dispute.

Company

Recent Cases

Acting for a minority shareholder in an unfair prejudice petition (led by Daniel Lightman KC) involving a majority shareholder unilaterally terminating the minority shareholder’s appointment as a director and designating him as a bad leaver.
Acted for two shareholders in resisting an unfair prejudice petition where a minority shareholder alleged the existence of an oral shareholders’ agreement.
Assisted Daniel Lightman KC in advising a company, whose subscribers failed to formally record the transfer of their shares more than 40 years ago.
Assisted Daniel Lighman KC in resisting an application for permission to appeal to the Privy Council on a Guernsey company dispute.
Assisted Kuldip Singh KC in a members’ voluntary liquidation where the company had multiple classes of shares.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in a dispute between two camps of shareholders in an unlimited company.

Civil Fraud

Recent Cases

İşbilen v Turk – Acting for (led by Matthew Morrison KC) a financial services provider, who was alleged to have breached its Quincecare duties and to have dishonestly assisted breaches of fiduciary duty.
Assisted Michael Walsh KC in a push payment fraud case.
Assisted Jennifer Meech in a claim by a company that was suing its former directors for using company assets for fraudulent purposes.

Trusts & Probate

Recent Cases

Acting for (led by John Machell KC) a group of companies involved in a dispute about the correct interpretation of a trust document and whether one of the companies ought to be removed as a trustee.
Assisted Elizabeth Jones KC (who acted as mediator) in a family trust dispute.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in the application of an anonymity order in an inheritance case where the deceased was a well-known actor.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in a family dispute where parents and their son made competing claims to heirlooms and artworks.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in a case concerning the nature of a sub-trust.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in a divorce case where the couple and their families had extensive assets in the Middle East.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in a divorce case involving Barder and Thwaite jurisdictions.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in a costs dispute involving legal professional privilege issues.

International

Recent Cases

Acted for (led by Timothy Collingwood KC and George Vare) a trustee who brought a blessing application in relation to a proposed distribution, but was counterclaimed by one of the beneficiaries for breach of trust.
Assisted John Machell KC in a BVI case concerning charging orders and orders for sale.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in a dispute concerning a Bahamas trust allegedly established for the purpose of tax evasion.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in an offshore dispute involving complex evidential problems.
Assisted Emma Hargreaves in a family dispute in the Bahamas.

Insolvency & Restructuring

Recent Cases

Advised a company which faced a winding-up petition based on a disputed debt.
Assisted Lance Ashworth KC in a cross-border insolvency case.
Assisted Matthew Morrison KC in a contested winding-up petition.

Intellectual Property

Recent Cases

M L Technology v B.E.A.T. SAM – Assisted Thomas Elias in a two-week trial involving trademark and copyright disputes.

Arbitrators

Isaac has participated and coached in the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

Recent Cases

Assisted Rupert Reed KC and Gregor Hogan in an LCIA arbitration concerning a building project in Africa.
Assisted Lara Kuehl in a Singapore-seated arbitration concerning a construction dispute in the Middle East.

Matrimonial Finance: Trusts & Company Law

Recent Cases

Acted for a wife in family proceedings which involved disputes with the husband and his brother in the beneficial ownership of multiple properties.

Property

Recent Cases

Fortify Solent Ltd v Persons Unknown – Assisted Michael Walsh KC in obtaining a newcomer injunction to prevent “urban explorers” trespassing on Spitbank Fort.
Abacus Land 4 v Bradley – Assisted Michael Walsh KC in a Court of Appeal hearing concerning whether the contractual test in service charge clauses is objective reasonableness or mere rationality in the Braganza sense.
Assisted Michael Walsh KC in a property investment dispute.

Banking & Financial Services

Isaac has experience in this field across a wide range of matters.

Private International Law

Isaac has experience in this field across a wide range of matters.

Professional Negligence

Isaac has experience in this field across a wide range of matters.

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Memberships

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
Chancery Bar Association
Young Fraud Lawyers Association

Education, Qualifications and Awards

MA (Law) (Double First), Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
BCL (Merit), St Hugh’s College, Oxford
BVS (Distinction), City, University of London
Queen Mother Scholarship, Middle Temple
Certificate of Honour, Middle Temple
BVS Scholarship, City, University of London
DVC BCL Scholarship, Oxford
Honorary Senior Scholarship, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Senior Scholarship, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Academic Scholarship, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Sir William McNair Law Prize, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Champion, University of Southampton Inns of Court Society National Moot Competition

Languages

Cantonese
Mandarin Chinese

BSB Registration

Lok Wang Wong

VAT Number

502551725

Areas of Expertise

Commercial Litigation

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Company

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Civil Fraud

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Trusts & Probate

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International

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Insolvency & Restructuring

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Intellectual Property

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Arbitrators

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Matrimonial Finance: Trusts & Company Law

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Property

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Banking & Financial Services

Private International Law

Professional Negligence

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High Court grants urgent injunction in aid of an intended arbitration

Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair 2025

Serle Court welcomes Isaac Wong and Henry Fahrenkamp

Henry Fahrenkamp and Isaac L. W. Wong accept conditional offers of tenancy in Chambers

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