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When can the courts issue injunctions against people who cannot be identified but who they suspect may be intending to engage in a wrong?

In PT Asuransi Tugu Pratama Indonesia TBK (formerly known as PT Tugu Pratama Indonesia) v Citibank N.A. [2023] HKCFA 3, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal...

In the Family Court, it is common to see high conflict and long running cases. Parties may frequently feel aggrieved by strict case management decisions or substantive decisions made by Judge...

In October 2022, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in the Z Trust case of Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd (Respondent) v Halabi (in his capacity as Executor of the Estate of the late Mdam Intisar Nouri)...

On 12 April 2016, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a draft judicial interpretation on the PRC Company Law for public consultation.

The English High Court, in Triumph Controls UK Ltd v. Primus International Holding Co [2019] EWHC 565 (TCC)

Liquidators may often consider it necessary to bring proceedings on behalf of the insolvent company to seek to recover assets or obtain compensation on the company's behalf.

The internet is borderless, but trademarks are not. A recent Hong Kong case serves as a reminder of the territorial nature and limitation of intellectual property rights.

In a judgment delivered on 20 October 2022, the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court affirmed the BVI Commercial Court's order permitting the respondent...

In our previous blogpost, we discussed the Hong Kong Court's dismissal of a trustee's petition to wind up XJ International Holdings...

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, various travel restrictions and quarantine requirements remain in place. As the Hong Kong Judiciary recognises in the Guidance Note for Remote Hearings for Civil Business in the Civil Courts...

This case involved an application to lift a stay in favour of arbitration in St Kitts & Nevis.

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has refused leave to appeal a construction award on points of law because the decision of the arbitrator on the relevant issues was not "obviously wrong"...

The parent of a child born out of wedlock may make a claim for child maintenance pursuant to s.10 of the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance (Cap. 13) ("GMO").

The relevant company, Yung Kee Holdings Limited, was a holding company for shares in another BVI company, Long Yau, which in turn operated two Hong Kong subsidiaries carrying on business exclusively in Hong Kong.

The relevant Hong Kong legislation provides that an unfair prejudice claim can only apply to: (i) a Hong Kong company or (ii) an overseas company which has established a place of business in Hong Kong.

It is fitting that World Pride Month 2019 brings with it an important victory for Hong Kong's LGBT community.

Experienced insolvency practitioners in Hong Kong are all familiar with Hong Kong Court of Appeal's decision of 1 March 2006 in the liquidation of Legend International Resorts Limited.