Barrister-at-Law
Doctors frequently prepare medical reports. The legal significance of a patient’s statements during consultations, and the complexities surrounding them in criminal proceedings, were recently scrutinized by the Court of Final Appeal.
Mr Gordon Chan, together with Dr Ephraem Tsui and Mr Richard Man, is invited as a trainer for the Hospital Authority’s Advanced Specialty Training Program for Clinical Psychologists in medicolegal issues.
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 The charge was withdrawn after it was established that the man suffered from dementia and was unfit to plead or stand trial.
