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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 …
Legal advice privilege only covers advice from lawyers, says the Hong Kong Court of Appeal
In the recent case of Super Worth International Ltd & Ors v Commissioner of the ICAC & another (CACV 168/2015), the Hong Kong Court of Appeal …
Legal advice privilege - taking a closer look at the Hong Kong Court of Appeal judgment in adopting a wider test
The judgment recently delivered by the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) in Citic Pacific Limited v Secretary for Justice and Commissioner of Police (unrep, …
Hong Kong Court allows Plaintiff to adduce evidence from its own expert following a single joint expert's report and oral evidence
In the first instance decision of Daimler AG (formerly known as Mercedes-Benz AG) v. Helge Herbert Leiduck and another HCA4089/1994, the Court allowed …
Attestation of documents executed overseas for use in Hong Kong
The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR ("OCMFA") recently relaxed its policy on …
Hong Kong High Court considers the scope of exception to a provisional liquidators' implied duty of non-disclosure
The High Court in Hong Kong recently examined the circumstances in which a liquidator was able to depart from their implied duty not to disclose …
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