「弄巧絮絮事不成,躬身盡心萬事成。」
PROFILE 簡歷:
Jonathan is an experienced criminal advocate at all levels of court, and appreciates that clear, concise, unpretentious presentations and submissions, both oral and written, are indispensable to success. Thanks to his wide exposure of work at the Department of Justice for over a decade, Jonathan is not only competent at advising and advocating on general criminal offences and procedures, he has in particular developed an expertise in white-collar crimes, regulatory offences and appellate matters, including major fraud, cybercrime, bribery and corruption, money laundering, misconduct in public office, securities and futures, competition law, personal data privacy, production and restraint orders, legal professional privilege, costs and taxation, immigration law, journalistic materials and habeas corpus etc. He is excellent at digesting complicated facts and voluminous documents at short notice, working out the best strategies, formulating convincing arguments and conveying them persuasively on paper and in court.
連普禧大律師對刑事訴訟富有經驗,足跡遍及各層級法院。連大律師深明言簡意賅,成功之道在於一矢中的。在律政司工作逾十載,連大律師涉獵工作範圍甚廣,不但對一般性的刑事罪行及程序應付自如,而且尤其精於白領罪行、監管性罪行及上訴事宜,包括嚴重詐騙、電腦罪行、賄賂及貪污、洗黑錢、公職人員行為失當、證券及期貨、競爭法、個人資料私隱、提供物料令及限制令、法律專業特權、訟費及訟費評核、入境法、新聞材料及人身保護令等。連大律師擅長短時間內消化大量複雜文件,從中抽絲剝繭,出謀獻策,提出令人信服的論據,並作出具説服力的書面及口頭陳詞。
Jonathan was admitted as a solicitor at the High Court of Hong Kong in 2010. He was appointed as a Public Prosecutor in the same year and promoted as a Senior Public Prosecutor in 2014. Between 2017 and 2021, he was in turn in charge of the Prosecutions Office at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts, Deputy Section Head of the Major Fraud Section and Deputy Section Head of the Magistracy Appeals Section. With his proven competence, dedication and experience, he was entrusted to act as the Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions from time to time in the latter part of his public service career. Being young at heart and realizing the importance of lifelong learning, he at times acted as an instructor in advocacy courses for Public Prosecutors, Court Prosecutors, junior barristers and aspiring students.
2010年,連大律師在香港高等法院被認許為事務律師,同年獲聘出任檢控官,並在2014年晉升為高級檢控官。2017年至2021年間,連大律師分別擔任東區裁判法院檢控辦公室主管、嚴重詐騙組副主管及裁判法院上訴組副主管。連大律師的能力、工作態度及經驗備受肯定,在其公職生涯後半階段不時署任高級助理刑事檢控專員。連大律師深明保持年輕及教學相長的重要性,不時為檢控官、法庭檢控主任、大律師及奮發向上的學生出任訟辯導師。
EDUCATION 學歷:
PCLL (HKU) (2008)
香港大學法學專業證書 (2008)
LLB (Hons) (University of London) (2007)
倫敦大學法學榮譽學士 (2007)
BSS (Hons) (CUHK) (2001)
香港中文大學社會科學榮譽學士 (2001)
OVERSEAS TRAINING AND VISITS 海外培訓及公職探訪:
Conference on wildlife crime (Kenya) (2018)
野生動物罪行研討會(肯亞)(2018)
Course by International Law Enforcement Agency on fraud and money laundering (Bangkok) (2016)
國際執法機關舉辦關於詐騙及洗黑錢的課程(曼谷)(2016)
Training on Bribery and Corruption by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Macau) (2015)
聯合國毒品和犯罪問題辦公室提供關於賄賂及貪污的培訓(澳門)(2015)
Middle Temple Advocacy Training Course (London) (2014)
英國倫敦中殿大律師學院訟辯培訓課程(倫敦)(2014)
Training on Bribery and Corruption by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Beijing) (2012)
聯合國毒品和犯罪問題辦公室提供關於賄賂及貪污的培訓(北京)(2012)
Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime (Cambridge) (2012)
經濟罪行國際座談會(劍橋)(2012)
NOTABLE CASES 重要案例:
Perverting the course of public justice (ICAC):
HKSAR v Lew Mon-hung (2019) 22 HKCFAR 159, FACC 24/2018 (appeal against conviction at CFA)
HKSAR v Lew Mon-hung [2018] HKCFA 48, FAMC 50/2018 (application for leave to appeal to CFA)
HKSAR v Lew Mon-hung [2018] 2 HKLRD 967, [2018] HKCA 116, CACC 66/2016 (appeal against conviction at CA)
HKSAR v Lew Mon-hung, HCMP 912/2015 (application for bail pending appeal)
HKSAR v Lew Mon-hung, DCCC 819/2013 (stay application and trial)
Fraud and Money laundering:
HKSAR v Lam Ka-sin a.k.a. Mak Ka-sin [2021] 2 HKLRD 32, [2021] HKCA 180, CACC 341/2019 (sentencing principles of money laundering)
HKSAR v Chan Hok-yu a.k.a. Chan Man-chau & another [2020] HKCA 756, CACC 341/2019 (sentencing principles of money laundering)
HKSAR v Leung Wing-hei [2021] HKDC 9, DCCC 493/2019 (first prosecution of Bitcoin fraud and money laundering in Hong Kong; allegedly defrauded amount over US$ 10 million)
香港特別行政區 訴 岑文慰, HCMA 373/2013 (ICAC) (concerning fraudulent acts of a senior government doctor)
HKSAR v Tong Wai-choi [2019] HKCA 349, CACC 140/2018 (concerning reimbursement by a truck driver)
香港特別行政區 訴 甘偉興 [2020] HKCA 968, [2020] HKCA 301, CACC 178/2018 (concerning fraudulent use of a credit card)
香港特別行政區 訴 陳毓鈞 [2018] HKCFI 370, HCMA 37/2017 (concerning fraudulent loan applications by a police officer)
香港特別行政區 訴 龐宇賢 Elson [2020] HKDC 686, DCCC 699/2019 (concerning money laundering arising from e-mail fraud)
HKSAR v Tan Haifang [2019] HKDC 160, DCCC 688/2018 (concerning conspiracy to launder proceeds of crime)
香港特別行政區 訴 曾彩嫦 Wendy [2019] HKDC 1520, DCCC 913/2014 (concerning money laundering involving international element)
香港特別行政區 訴 嚴慧蘭 [2019] HKDC 173, DCCC 791A/2015 (sentencing principles of money laundering)
Corruption and bribery (ICAC):
HKSAR v Robert Ng and 9 others, DCCC 810, 813 & 934/2011 (concerning procurement of Jockey Club membership by bribes)
HKSAR v Au Pui-lan, CACC 91/2016 (concerning facilitation payments to a police officer to tip off operations)
香港特別行政區 訴 李文康, HCMA 184/2013 (concerning false accounting and agent using documents to deceive a principal)
香港特別行政區 訴 賴永傑及另一人, DCCC 409/2015 (concerning concealment of illegal gambling establishment by a police officer)
Theft:
HKSAR v Wong Shee-meng [2020] HKCFI 2899, HCMA 46/2019 (concerning the applicable law to a rebuttal case)
香港特別行政區 訴 唐婉衡 [2020] HKCFI 2454, HCMA 106/2019 (concerning admissibility of an expert report)
HKSAR v Tong Yee-chun [2015] 5 HKLRD 472, HCMA 475/2014, ESCC 1133/2014, ESCC 939/2015 (ICAC)(concerning a solicitor for breach of trust)
Misconduct in public office (ICAC):
HKSAR v Leung Kwok-hung, DCCC 546/2016 (concerning non-disclosure of donation by a LegCo member)
HKSAR v Yu Sum-fat Troson-Zab, DCCC 204/2016 (concerning deactivation of GPS by a senior ambulanceman)
Trafficking in dangerous drugs:
HKSAR v Wong Man-yi Mandy [2021] HKCA 182, CACC 267/2018 (concerning burden and standard of proof in respect of insanity)
HKSAR v Leung Ming-chung [2021] HKCA 603, CACC 156/2019 (concerning whether acts were merely preparatory to the offence)
香港特別行政區 訴 黎小麗, CACC 22/2014 (concerning summing-up to jury)
HKSAR v LI Wai-keung, DCCC 1356/2010 (concerning Newton hearing)
S.81A sentence review:
律政司司長 訴 司徒浩燊 [2021] HKCA 156, CAAR 15/2020 (concerning possession of offensive weapons)
S.104 review of sentence:
HKSAR v Chan Yip-wan, ESCC 30/2020 (concerning a public order event)
Indecent assault:
香港特別行政區 訴 李揚敬 [2019] HKCFI 1717, [2019] HKFCI 2372, HCMA 5/2019 (concerning a medical doctor against his patient and certificate to CFA)
香港特別行政區 訴 劉家馳, HCMA 781/2013 (concerning conflicting versions of events unresolved at trial)
Application pertaining to a claim for legal professional privilege:
Lam Chun-kong & Wong Lee-ping v Commissioner for Police, HCMP 3338/2016
Application for a production order by ICAC:
HKSAR v Hui Pui-yee, HCCM 179/2016
Application for habeas corpus:
Lam Kwok-keung v Secretary for Justice, HCAL 415/2017
Criminal damage:
香港特別行政區 訴 羅炎達 [2021] HKCFI 288, HCMA 217/2020
Criminal intimidation:
香港特別行政區 訴 陳家聲 [2021] HKCA 66, CACC 60/2020
Burglary:
HKSAR v Leung Ping-keung, CACC 4/2016
Assault:
香港特別行政區 訴 徐暉 [2020] HKCFI 82, HCMA 476/2019 (concerning a hospital order)
Criminal costs:
江海溥 及 律政司 [2016] 5 HKLRD 184, CACV 171/2013 (concerning whether a review of taxation of costs is a final and conclusive judgment)
HKSAR v Li Chun-ting [2018] HKCFI 55, HCMA 311/2007 (concerning calculation of hourly rates for Government Counsel)
Breach of condition of stay:
HKSAR v McLoughlin John Joseph, ESCC 1077/2017 (concerning applicability of an immigration policy)
Consolidated death inquest (involving over 50 witnesses):
Re: Lam Chung-sang and 4 others, CCDI 1241/2009, 156, 475, 556 & 710/2010
AREAS OF EXPERTISE 專門範疇:
- Major Commercial Crime 嚴重商業罪行
- Regulatory Offences 監管性罪行
- Bribery and Corruption 賄賂及貪污
- Securities and Futures 證券及期貨
- Competition Law 競爭法
- Criminal Appeals 刑事上訴
- Criminal Costs 刑事訟費
- Death Inquest 死因研訊