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LATEST EDITION OF ASIA PACIFIC DISPUTE RESOLUTION GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE
Hong Kong court dismisses plaintiff’s application for witness testimony by video conferencing
Hong Kong court allows witness testimony by video conferencing amid COVID-19
One step closer - English Court of Appeal aligns itself with other common law jurisdictions to find legal advice privilege subject to a "dominant purpose" test
Clients and legal practitioners often come across a fairly common question during the course of discovery/disclosure in litigation or arbitration: is the …
PAPERLESS HONG KONG – BILL FACILITATING ELECTRONIC COURT FILING GAZETTED
As part of the Legislative Council's Information Technology Strategy Plan, The Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Bill (Bill), which was …
Launch of Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege 2019
Please click here to access a preview of the Guide. We are pleased to launch the 2019 edition of our Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege. Businesses …
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 …
Admissibility of foreign judicial documents as evidence in subsequent civil proceeding
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance recently in Capital Century Textile Co Ltd v Li Dianxiao [2018] HKEC 1429 considered the question in relation to …
Arrangement on mutual taking of evidence between Hong Kong and Mainland
The Arrangement on Mutual Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters between the Courts of the Mainland and Hong Kong (Arrangement) recently came …
Hong Kong Court considers the scope of expert evidence
In the first instance decision of Fo Shan Shi Shun De Qu Consonancy Investment Co Ltd v Yat Kit Jong [2017] HKEC 557, the Court took a dim view of a …
Herbert Smith Freehills launches latest Guide to "Dispute Resolution in Asia Pacific"
Please click here to preview this publication. As a result of a rise in global economic activities around the region, Asia is experiencing the …
Use of predictive coding for e-disclosure endorsed by English High Court
A decision of the English High Court handed down on 16 February 2016 has expressly approved the use of predictive coding (also known as technology …
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