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Upcoming Webinars
There are a number of upcoming webinars which are likely to be of particular interest to clients from across the Asian region. Negotiating the …
Herbert Smith Freehills publishes new Asia-Pacific employment law guide and new edition of the Guide on financial services regulation in Asia Pacific
Last month saw two publications in our popular series of Asia-Pacific guides. Our new Asia-Pacific employment law guide provides a detailed summary of …
Tiger Asia Management loses final jurisdictional challenge: Hong Kong's highest court confirms court's free-standing power to grant orders over contraventions of the Securities and Futures Ordinance under Section 213
After over two and a half years since US-based hedge fund manager Tiger Asia Management LLC and its three officers (collectively “Tiger Asia”) sought to …
New statutory inside information disclosure regime and amendments to the Listing Rules come into effect on 1 January 2013 - Are you ready?
In our May 2012 e-bulletin, we summarised the new statutory disclosure regime for inside information under a Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures …
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal rules on privilege against self-incrimination in anti- corruption investigations
In the decision in A v The Commissioner of the Independant Commission Against Corruption [2012] HKCFA 79 handed down on 13 November 2012 the …
Amendments to the self-reporting requirement under the Code of Conduct to come into effect in December 2012
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)'s two-month consultation on the amendments to the Code of Conduct to facilitate the establishment of the …
SFC imposed first revocation of IPO sponsor's licence to advise on corporate finance for due diligence failings
On 22 April 2012, the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") announced that it revoked Mega Capital (Asia) Company Limited's ("Mega Capital") licence …
Court of Appeal rules partial waiver of privilege recognised in Hong Kong
In Citic Pacific Limited v Secretary for Justice (unrep, CACV 60/2011), the Court of Appeal considered the legal principles relating to the nature …
Court of Appeal upheld SFC's appeal in Tiger Asia, confirming CFI's power to make final orders based on own finding of alleged market misconduct
The Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") secured a victory in the Court of Appeal last week in its ongoing battle against the New York-based hedge …
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