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Holman Fenwick Willan

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Hong Kong: Shipping > Shipping

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Hong Kong: Asset finance > Asset finance

Hong Kong: Construction > Construction

Hong Kong: Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution

Hong Kong: Insurance > Insurance

Hong Kong: Projects and energy > Projects and energy

Hong Kong: Asset finance

Within Asset finance, tier 4

Holman Fenwick Willan’s strong ship finance practice includes esteemed partners Henry Fung and Patrick Cheung. Work highlights included advising a North American bank on the financing of a HK$185m loan facility in the shipping industry.

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Hong Kong: Construction

Within Construction, tier 4

A year on from its formation, Holman Fenwick Willan’s construction practice continues to blossom under well-respected practice head Nick Longley. The group has been retained to act in one of Hong Kong’s largest arbitrations.

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Hong Kong: Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 6

Though closely associated with shipping cases, Holman Fenwick Willan’s dispute resolution skills are also applied to energy and fraud matters. Fraud expert George Lamplough has 'significant experience’ in Asia.

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Hong Kong: Insurance

Within Insurance, Holman Fenwick Willan is a third tier firm,

Holman Fenwick Willan’s insurance practice benefits from the firm’s well-respected shipping capability, an area where George Lamplough is singled out. For construction-related insurance matters, Nick Longley is the key contact. The team also advises clients on regulation surrounding Hong Kong’s Insurance Companies Ordinance.

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Hong Kong: Projects and energy

Within Projects and energy, tier 4

Holman Fenwick Willan handles gas and oil exploration issues, transportation projects and mining and resources work. Henry Fung and Patrick Cheung are noteworthy practitioners.

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Hong Kong: Shipping

Within Shipping, Holman Fenwick Willan is a first tier firm,

Holman Fenwick Willan is respected for its expertise in wet and dry matters, as well as its corporate excellence within the shipping market. The wet team continues to act on high-profile collisions and casualty work, with George Lamplough and Paul Apostolis the key figures. On the dry side, the team includes eight partners, including Paul Hatzer and Peter Murphy. Recent work spans wrongful arrests, demurrage claims, and unsafe berth claims. The corporate team is led by Henry Fung, and undertakes sales, acquisitions, and financial matters. Newly promoted partner Patrick Cheung is also recommended.

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Business interruption insurance: importance of understanding cover

Business interruption insurance is often a key component of a company’s business continuity plan. The insurance is designed to compensate an insured for the financial effect of the interruption or interference to that business as a result of physical damage to an insured property or other key external events, such as damage at a supplier’s or customer’s premises. The intention is to restore the business to the same financial position as if the loss had not occurred, subject always to the terms and conditions of the policy.  

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Hong Kong Enacts Competition Law

After years of debate, on 14 June 2012 and in its last days of office, the Legislative Council finally enacted Hong Kong’s first cross- sector competition law.

- Hogan Lovells
The Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Has Been Amended: Are Your Data Protection Practices

The Personal Data (Privacy) Amendment Ordinance (the "Amendment Ordinance") was passed on 27 June 2012.

- Hogan Lovells
MOFCOM Gets Serious About Unreported M&A Transactions

The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) passed the Provisional Measures on the Investigation and Handling of Concentrations between Business Operators which were Not Notified in accordance with the Law (the “Provisional Measures”) on 30 December 2011, and uploaded them on its website on 5 January 2012.

- Hogan Lovells
China VIE structure for foreign investment under attack from multiple directions

will it emerge (relatively) unscathed or is its very survival threatened?

- Hogan Lovells
LIABILITY FOR DIRECTORS OF LISTED COMPANIES – NOT JUST FOR FRAUD

Article by Timothy Loh and Sherry Xiao

- Timothy Loh, Solicitors
Hedge fund euthanasia?

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- Harney Westwood & Riegels
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The long-awaited Securities and Investment Business Bill, 2010 (commonly referred to as “SIBA”) received its first reading by the BVI House of Assembly on 18 March 2010. This follows public consultation in Summer 2009.

- Harney Westwood & Riegels
Cayman Investment Company Obtains Chapter 15 Protection in the United States

The United States’ Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has recognised the liquidation of a Cayman company, Saad Investments Finance Company (No5) Limited (“SIFCO5”) (an SPV established to operate as an investment company), as a “foreign main proceeding” under Chapter 15 of the United States’ Bankruptcy Code.

- Harney Westwood & Riegels
BVI to update Intellectual Property laws

As the British Virgin Islands continues to play a vital role in facilitating global trade and investment, it turns its attention to helping its more than 60,000 new companies per year build a business environment where innovation can be a key economic driver. Towards this end, the BVI Financial Services Commission (the “FSC”), which is the public body with responsibility for, among other things, administering the intellectual property laws of the BVI, announced on 5 January 2010 the establishment of a Focus Group to review and revise the existing IP laws

- Harney Westwood & Riegels
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATE ARRANGEMENT SCHEMES

With a global economic downturn in full swing, companies around the world are looking for ways to safeguard their future existence. The strategies employed to do so are numerous and varied but a number of companies have employed the use of corporate arrangement schemes entered into with their creditors, investors and other stakeholders as a way to refocus and preserve their business.

- Harney Westwood & Riegels