About Lester Kan
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Senior Partner
Lester has been practising law in England and Wales for over 20 years, specialising in business affairs, commercial litigation, employment law, and private clients. Throughout his legal career, he has represented businesses and individuals from more than 150 countries and territories and is well-versed in cross-jurisdictional matters.
Lester read law at the University of London via the external programme. To prepare for his undergraduate law examinations, he went to the University of Cambridge. In the Spring of 2022, he returned to Cambridge to pursue Executive Education at the Judge Business School.
In June 2022, Lester completed his two-year Notarial Practice Course at University College London and was awarded Merit on all his exam papers with a Distinction in Private International Law. In July 2024, the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury admitted Lester to be a Notary Public in England and Wales.
Lester’s father was a horse trainer; an iconic figure in Hong Kong with an illustrious career in the horseracing world. That being so, Lester is named after the English legendary jockey Lester Piggott. Lester’s younger brother is a well-established barrister in Hong Kong who specialises in civil litigation.
Notable Cases:
Grupo Kam Lei Fong Limitada v LED Emporium (UK) Limited and others
We acted in a multi-million pound claim brought by a company in Macau and thereafter to enforce judgments of the High Court across different jurisdictions including the British Virgin Islands, the Republic of Seychelles and Hong Kong.
R (on the application of FA (Pakistan)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
We obtained permission to appeal from the Supreme Court in this important case for which many appeals were stayed to await the outcome.
Mirab v Mentor Graphics (UK) Ltd
In this case the Employment Appeal Tribunal confirmed (for our client) an important point of principle that had been misunderstood by the Employment Tribunal, namely the importance of an appeal to the employer. It was also a rare example of the Employment Appeal Tribunal confirming a first instance decision to have been perverse.
Singh v Bowman Sculpture Limited and others
The case drew considerable attention from the press as it involved a sculpture by Emily Young’ titled “Angel”. We recovered the sculpture for our client.
Kono v Toorich Investment (London) Limited
Although it is rare for the Employment Tribunal to award costs against a Claimant in this case the Tribunal found the Claimant conducted the case unreasonably and ordered him to pay costs to our client, his former employer.
WA (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Court of Appeal granted permission to appeal pending on the outcome of FA (Pakistan). This appeal is important as it reaffirms the freedom of religion and belief including the “right to live freely”.
Ul-Haque v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Judicially reviewed the Passport Office’s decision concerning the definition of “diplomatic agent” under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations as to who is entitled to diplomatic immunity under the Diplomatic Privileges Act.
Lum v Chan
We secured freezing injunctions and findings of contempt of court in a case involving the misappropriation and diversion of business opportunities by a former manager to his new competing business. Judgment was given by the High Court in June 2020 for more than £700,000 plus costs.
