Stephen was born in the U.K. and attended the University of Birmingham. He was trained as a Solicitor with Messrs. Eversheds and Tomkinson, Birmingham, a large commercial law firm.

Stephen qualified in England in November 1990 with Messrs. Sheridans, London where he initially specialized in commercial work, in particular music business and entertainment. Subsequently Stephen joined Manches & Co. in London where he gained extensive experience in Family Law and international financial cases and Hague Convention and child custody cases. Stephen was admitted in Hong Kong in May 1995.

Stephen heads the firm’s Family Law Practice Group. He is an Executive Committee member and past Vice-Chairman of the Hongkong Family Law Association (“FLA”) and was responsible for the “Code of Conduct” which the FLA introduced.

Stephen is an International Bar Association member and continues to be a member of the FLA and the Solicitors Family Law Association, U.K.

Stephen has published a number of articles on Family Law and was previously an Advisory Board Member to Butterworths in their continuing education courses.