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Hong Kong's family court has activated its first suspended sentence for contempt, marking a watershed moment in enforcement of court orders. This landmark case examines how a solicitor's repeated breaches of non-molestation undertakings led to immediate imprisonment, while also addressing the complex custody implications that followed.

Pursuit of Xiamen court proceedings by Hong Kong award debtors constituted vexatious and oppressive attempt to frustrate enforcement of CIETAC award in Hong Kong and relitigate matters already decided by Hong Kong courts...

When substantive proceedings unfold in one jurisdiction while key assets sit in another, can courts preserve those assets without determining ownership? The Hong Kong Court of Appeal's decision in Jacky Zong v Kelly Fuli Zong addresses this critical question in cross-border family wealth disputes, examining whether preservation orders under section 21M require proof of dissipation risk, whether applicants must first seek relief from foreign courts, and how disclosure orders can ensure effective asset preser

No bias arose from exposure to witness in prior arbitration or robust cross-examination of expert, and personal friendship and professional relationship between arbitrators did not affect independence and impartiality.

Three decisions handed down within 15-day period grant security as condition for delaying enforcement pending determination of award challenges; allegations of arbitrator bias in two cases robustly rejected.

A junior associate at an international law firm submitted fabricated statutory text to the Court in a block transfer application, later revealed to be the product of AI hallucination. Despite repeated warnings from the AI tool itself to verify the text against authoritative sources, the associate failed to do so, leading to judicial scrutiny of professional standards, supervisory failures, and the appropriate use of artificial intelligence in legal practice.