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Privilege lost after cherry-picking: an undesired outcome of an employer's tactical decision to waive privilege
The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently ordered an employer to disclose its external lawyer's comments in relation to the dismissal of an …
Hong Kong: Court considers extended scope of springboard injunctions
The scope for springboard injunctions in Hong Kong has been confirmed by the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) as extending to circumstances where …
HONG KONG: EXTENDING EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO SAME-SEX COUPLES
On 6 June 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled that the Hong Kong Government could not deny spousal benefits to employees because they are in …
HONG KONG: DATA ACCESS REQUEST OR PRE-ACTION DISCOVERY IN DISGUISE?
Employers control the extent of information that they provide employees – from how well they are meeting KPIs, to internal discussions about grievances, …
HONG KONG: RECOVERING MONEY FROM DELINQUENT EMPLOYEES
Employers can suffer significant financial and reputational damage from the actions of their employees. While dismissal with or without notice is the …
Employees & privilege: dominant purpose, waiver and iniquity
Two recent English decisions highlight the particular challenges when managing legal professional privilege in the context of resolving employee issues. …
Hong Kong: Proposed changes to Laws impacting employers
In the 2018 Policy Address on 10 October 2018, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam announced several key proposals in respect of benefits …
HONG KONG: COURT OF FINAL APPEAL REJECTS POLICY ON DEPENDANT SPOUSAL VISAS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES
A landmark decision of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal (discussed here) that the Hong Kong …
HONG KONG: UNLAWFUL DISMISSAL REINSTATEMENT RIGHTS FROM OCTOBER
Amendments to the Employment Ordinance ("EO") which strengthen the Labour Tribunal's ("LT") powers to make an order for reinstatement or re-engagement …
Hong Kong: who owns employees’ work product
The law recognises that employees may create valuable intellectual property during their employment, ownership of which should ordinarily rest with their …
Hong Kong: immigration win for same-sex couple
In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal held that the Immigration Department's visa policy, insofar as it denies same-sex couples eligibility for …
Hong Kong: How far does the Labour Tribunal’s duty to investigate extend?
Two recent Court of First Instance decisions in Hong Kong – Fung Tsun Tong v A Link Network (HK) Ltd (Fung Tsun Tong) and Vermeerbergen Peter Alfred v …
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