Kelly Yu is barrister at 4 New Square Chambers. She is a commercial junior with experience across all of Chambers’ practice areas. She has a particular focus on general commercial litigation, construction, intellectual property, sports, professional negligence, and arbitration.

Kelly’s recent highlights include:

• Successfully obtaining US$1.9mil summary judgment against defendants in claims involving foreign exchange transactions and cash shipments to Singapore (led by Tim Chelmick)
• Acting as junior counsel for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the Tenant Management Organisation in relation to £350mil recovery actions arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire (led by David Turner, Clare Dixon, Isabel Barter and others)

Kelly also frequently appears as sole counsel in interim hearings and at trial, and has successfully acted in claims for professional negligence, breach of contract, and other claims.

Kelly has experience of commercial disputes involving a range of sporting organisations and players.

• Advised on a dispute involving a former professional football player and their agent regarding various media broadcasting contracts.
• Assisted (during pupillage) with a dispute involving a professional boxer and a sporting events promotional company.
• Assisted (during pupillage) with the Court of Appeal case Iconix Luxembourg Holdings v Dream Pairs Europe [2024] EWCA Civ 29, a suit for trademark infringement involving logos printed on football boots. The case has now been given permission to be appealed to the Supreme Court. (link)
• Assisted (during pupillage) with a dispute involving an unincorporated sporting association and one of its members.

Prior to commencing pupillage at 4 New Square, Kelly worked as a case manager at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), administering domain name disputes and undertaking a variety of alternative dispute resolution work. She completed the HKIAC Tribunal Secretary Training Programme with Distinction.

She is committed to pro bono work. She has previously worked for the Citizens Advice Bureau and as a legal representative for the Free Representation Unit (FRU).

She speaks Cantonese and Mandarin.