Cason Yong

Cason joined Coram as a pupil in October 2024, under the supervision of Kate Hudson.

He holds a First Class Honours law degree from King’s College London (ranked 2nd in his year) and a Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) from the University of Oxford as a British Council scholar. He completed the Bar Course (Distinction) at City, University of London, supported by the Baroness Hale of Richmond and FLBA scholarships. Cason ranked 7th out of 370+ students, receiving the Everard Ver Heyden Foundation Prize.

While studying, he has won 4 mooting championships, including the National Speed Moot 2022. He was also named 2nd Best Mooter at the Jessup International Moot 2024 (UK rounds), and 3rd Best Mooter at the Oxford International IP Moot 2022 (Global Rounds).

Previously, Cason has volunteered as a student advisor at King’s Legal Clinic and worked as a paralegal in prime residential property at Keystone Law. He was also the President of a youth-led, non-profit in Malaysia, focused on promoting equality of access to opportunities in the Malaysian Bar for underrepresented groups.

Born and bred in Malaysia, Cason is fluent in Mandarin, Malay, Cantonese and Taiwanese Hokkien. He enjoys cooking, baking and Chinese Orchestra. Before coming to the Bar, he performed internationally as a ‘Sheng’ player (traditional Chinese wind instrument).