Morley Chow Seto is a Hong Kong criminal law firm committed to your defence.
Our defence lawyers are available to you during every step of the process in the criminal justice system. We represent clients from the initial investigation stage (often involving arrest, search and seizures) through to bail, charge, plea, mitigation or trial, appeal process and recovery of costs.
Often, ancillary proceedings involving restraint of assets (money in bank accounts and other property) are initiated by the Department of Justice. We have experience in advising respondents in these proceedings and in representing clients’ interests in dealings with the Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice.
We also assist clients, many from overseas, in filing complaints with the Hong Kong authorities where they have been the victim of a crime and need to act to ensure that the matter is brought to the attention of the correct government agency.
Our key practice areas are all aspects of criminal defence from bail to bribery; careless driving to conspiracy to defraud; jay-walking to juries. We are experienced in dealing with investigations and prosecutions by almost all government agencies. Departments with whom we regularly deal are the Hong Kong Police, the Independent Commission against Corruption (“ICAC”), the Immigration Department, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”), the Customs and Excise Department, the Labour Department and the Commercial Crime Bureau (“CCB”). Our teams can advise and represent you at all stages of the process, our primary aim being to resolve your situation, operating within the ambit of the law, with the most favourable result for you. MCS provides quick, effective, confidential and cost-effective advice to clients.
We listen to you. We think about your issues. We act confidentially and effectively to achieve your objectives.
Our lawyers at Morley Chow Seto are recognised criminal defence lawyers. We have defended a wide array of clients in an even wider array of criminal offences. We are able to draw upon our varied experience to help clients with most circumstances or charges. When charged with an offence an individual needs to know his or her rights, to know whether any rights were breached, how to resolve the situation in the best way and, if charged, how to mount a successful defence to that charge. As a modern law firm familiar with criminal defence, we can evaluate the facts and law of each case and recommend the best course of action. We aim to be the leading criminal defence firm in Hong Kong. We often conduct our own advocacy but we also maintain close ties with barristers of the Hong Kong Bar and with overseas lawyers and barristers. The formulation of a good team is essential for the effective representation of our clients. Often acting jointly with Hong Kong barristers, we aim to provide that team.
