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Hong Kong funding law to take effect 1 February
Hong Kong has published its long-awaited Code of Practice for third party funders, and announced that amendments to the Arbitration Ordinance which …
LEGAL ADVICE PRIVILEGE: WHY HK LAWYERS AND BUSINESSES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NARROW POSITION UNDER ENGLISH LAW
Hong Kong law and English law have over recent years diverged on the meaning of "client" for the purposes of asserting legal advice privilege. …
Hong Kong Court grants injunction, holds tortious claim unaffected by arbitration agreement
In Castlemil Infant (HK) Supplies Co Ltd v Care N Love Development Ltd [2018] HKDC 1419, the Hong Kong District Court granted a mandatory injunction, …
Brexit - where are we now and what next?
Introduction – where are we now? On 23 June 2016, 51.89% of the UK population voted to leave the EU, following which the UK served notice under Article …
Hong Kong Courts refuse challenge to recognise mainland judgment under the Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance
In the case of Wang Qian Wei v 郭文雨 & 郭小琼 [2018] HKCFI 2253, the 1st Defendant (a judgment debtor) opposed the Plaintiff's (the judgment creditor) …
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 Refuses Recognition of Mainland Award on Public Policy Grounds
On 18 October 2018, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) in Z v Y [2018] HKCFI 2342 refused to recognise an Award of the China Guangzhou …
HONG KONG COURT CONFIRMS THAT A THIRD PARTY SECURITY HOLDER CAN EXCERISE ITS POWERS OF SALE OVER ASSETS DESPITE A MAREVA INJUNCTION PROHIBITING THE DISPOSAL OF THOSE ASSETS
In the recent case of China Merchants Bank Co Ltd, Taiyuan Branch v Cai Sui Xin (HCMP 2911/2016), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) has …
Hong Kong Court of First Instance upholds rule against litigation funding agreements
The Court of First Instance upheld the well-established common law rule against maintenance and champerty in the recent test case of Raafat Imam v Life …
Recent developments in the Hong Kong Competition Regime
In this briefing, we discuss two recent developments in the Hong Kong competition regime: first, the third cartel case prosecuted by the Hong Kong …
Herbert Smith Freehills edits and contributes chapters to Getting the Deal Through – Financial Services Litigation 2018
There has been a significant rate of global growth of litigation in the financial services sector following the 2008 global financial crisis. While the …
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 …
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