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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 …
"Dispute resolution and governing law clauses in China-related commercial contracts": 5th edition now available
Chinese law restricts both the choice of law and the types of dispute resolution mechanism in China-related commercial contracts. As a result, drafting …
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 …
Hong Kong Department of Justice publishes Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill
The Department of Justice of Hong Kong has recently prepared the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill (the “Bill”) which, if enacted, will …
Enforcement of orders made in foreign insolvency proceedings - the UK Supreme Court decides
In Rubin v Eurofinance SA and New Cap Reinsurance Corporation (in liquidation) and another v AE Grant and others [2012] UKSC 46, the UK Supreme Court …
Private Wealth Newsletter - Autumn 2012
The Private Wealth Team has recently launched a new Guide to Private Wealth in Asia. The Guide summarises the results of research conducted into …
Data protection law in Hong Kong gets more teeth
The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance ("Amendment Ordinance") was passed on 27 June 2012 and most changes came into effect on 1 October 2012. …
Amended Civil Procedure Law is good news for arbitrations in mainland China
An amended Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “CPL“) （中华人民共和国民事诉讼法）comes into force on 1 January 2013 and introduces some …
MOFCOM declaring the use of VIE (variable interest entity) structure in the internet sector illegal?
On 13 August 2012, MOFCOM approved Walmart's acquisition of a controlling interest in an online supermarket business in China subject to conditions. What …
CIETAC Split: the latest developments and how to proceed
CIETAC Beijing announced on 1 August that it had suspended the authorisation of its Shanghai and South China (Shenzhen) sub-commissions to accept and …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal confirms principle of indemnity costs in unsuccessful set aside application
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has awarded costs on an indemnity basis against a party that made an unsuccessful application to set aside an arbitral …
CIETAC declares CIETAC Shanghai and Shenzhen no longer CIETAC Beijing sub-commissions
After three months, and significant speculation, CIETAC Beijing has made an official announcement addressing the decision by its Shanghai and South China …
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