Market Intelligence

Cayman companies conducting secondary share placements through Hong Kong exchanges face significant operational challenges in achieving T+2 settlement timelines.

Hong Kong's first five-year plan aims to transform the city into a regional intellectual property trading hub, with IP partner Anthony Leung offering expert insights on patent system reforms, regional recognition frameworks, and innovation incentives needed to achieve this ambitious goal.

Jonathan Midgley engages with Hong Kong university students behind Bridges Street Column to understand Generation Z's perspective on the legal profession. The conversation delves into how young professionals view emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and career opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, offering insights into the future direction of legal practice.

Alexandra Knipe interviews Sherlynn Chan, Partner at Deacons in Hong Kong, exploring how Hong Kong's Mental Health Ordinance approaches mental capacity issues through committee appointments and guardianship regimes. They examine key differences between Hong Kong and England & Wales systems, from medical assessments and supervision requirements to the scope of powers granted to those managing vulnerable clients' affairs.

When lenders enforce security following a borrower default, the appointment of receivers is often a critical step in protecting and realising value from secured assets. While such appointments are generally straightforward, challenges to their validity can create significant legal and commercial uncertainty for receivers, lenders and third-party purchasers.

The Hong Kong Court has extended common law recognition and assistance to foreign liquidators of solvent companies, marking a significant departure from traditional practice. This landmark decision in Re Forever Winner International Limited addresses whether compulsory court-ordered liquidations of solvent companies qualify for the same relief previously reserved for insolvency proceedings.