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Property tycoon and former Chief Secretary jailed in Hong Kong's highest-level corruption trial
Thomas Kwok, chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Rafael Hui Si-yan, former Government number two, and two businessmen have been found guilty and …
Hong Kong: Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Ordinance 2014 in force and Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance 2014 delayed
The Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Ordinance 2014—Ordinance No. 19 of 2014 came into force on 12 December 2014. The amended ordinance can be found here. …
Singapore International Mediation Centre is launched, offering parties an “Arb-Med-Arb” process in partnership with SIAC
The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) was officially launched on 5 November 2014. Set up following the recommendations of a Working Group …
Singapore: Recent developments in the enforcement of Dispute Board decisions
Dispute Boards are a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) which are becoming increasingly common on large and complex projects across the Asia …
New EU jurisdiction rules apply from 10 January: what does it mean for non-EU domiciled parties?
New EU rules on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments will apply to proceedings commenced from 10 January 2015, in the form of the recast …
Labour Tribunal's exclusive jurisdiction averted by separate commission agreement
A recent Hong Kong case has highlighted the important point that the Labour Tribunal's exclusive jurisdiction does not extend to dealing with matters …
English High Court upholds disclosure order regarding interests of a beneficiary under discretionary trusts
In JSC Mezhdunarodniy Promyshlenniy Bank and Another v Sergei Viktorovich Pugachev and Others [2014] EWHC 3547 (Ch), the English High Court upheld a …
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal upholds legal professional privilege as an absolute right
The Court of Final Appeal has, again, reminded us in the recent high profile case of Secretary for Justice v Florence Tsang & others that …
New Singapore mediation institute launched
On 5 November, the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) was officially launched by Singapore’s Senior Minister for Law and …
ADR Practical Guide No. 5: Preparing for Mediation
Herbert Smith Freehills’ publication 'Preparing for Mediation' is the fifth in our series of ADR Practical Guides, designed to provide clients …
UK Court of Appeal upholds forfeiture of claim due to reliance on fraudulent device
In Versloot Dredging BV v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG (the DC Merwestone) [2014] EWCA Civ 1349, the English Court of Appeal considered the …
I want my money back! A recent Hong Kong Court decision considers Quistclose trusts
The recent Hong Kong District Court case of Thomson v Jeans and Anor and Boewe v Jeans & Anor [2014] HKEC 1560 provides both a useful analysis and …
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