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    Canada Business Immigration: Startup vs. PNP Entrepreneurs

    The landscape of business immigration in Canada can often be confusing due to the variety of programs available.
    Hong KongImmigration
    Mandeville & Associates Ltd
    Mandeville & Associates Ltd
  • Article

    Principles of Disclosure by Professional Advisers - the Akai Liquidation

    While the high profile collapses of US corporate giants Enron, Worldcom and Tyco dominated the business news internationally in recent years and caused a major shift in the way auditors conduct their business, Hong Kong’s largest liquidation, that of the former high flying Akai Holdings Limited ("Akai"), is also providing some interesting insights into the complex issues faced by professional advisers in the current climate of public interest increasingly overriding traditional rights
    Hong KongInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
    Angela Wang & Co.,
Angela Wang & Co.,
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    Reconsidering The Need For Parallel Schemes Of Arrangement

    The rationale is to prevent hostile creditors from disrupting the implementation of the scheme in another jurisdiction, thereby better insulating the distressed company.
    Hong KongInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
    Gall
    Gall
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    Steering Steady: Navigating Directors' Fiduciary Duties In Insolvency

    In the recent case of Byers and others v Chen Nanning [2021] UKPC 4, the UK Privy Council examined the duties of a director in relation to an insolvent British Virgin Islands (BVI) company
    Hong KongInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
    Carey Olsen
    Carey Olsen
  • Article

    Who Wants to be a Director in Hong Kong?

    At the same time as corporate governance reforms are requiring more independent non-executive directors to be appointed, there is a growing recognition that the companies who appoint them, their shareholders, the authorities and the general public are expecting higher and higher standards of care and skill.
    Hong KongInsurance
    Angela Wang & Co.,
    Angela Wang & Co.,
  • Article

    Employee Separation Agreements In Hong Kong – When The Employee Asks For A Mutual Release And Confidentiality Obligation

    Sometimes during the negotiations for a separation agreement the employee will ask for a mutual release of claims and an indemnity from the employer as well as a confidentiality obligation.
    Hong KongLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Mayer Brown
    Mayer Brown
  • Article

    Face Value Is Not Real Value: Hong Kong Court Sets Aside Paper Claim Swap And Endorses Liquidators’ Multi-track Recovery

    The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has recently handed down a decision on a transaction at an undervalue, involving the replacement of a valuable claim with a paper claim of the same face value, allegedly for the...
    Hong KongLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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    Beijing Court Awards First Compensation For Breach of Agreement For Sale And Purchase of Private Housing

    In June 2003, the Supreme People's Court issued a new Judicial Interpretation regarding the law on contractual disputes over the sale and purchase of private housing in the PRC.
    Hong KongReal Estate and Construction
    Angela Wang & Co.,
    Angela Wang & Co.,
  • Article

    China Opens its Retail and Wholesale Sectors Further to Foreign Investors

    New laws that will come into effect on 11 December 2004 will significantly liberalise foreign participation in retail and wholesale activities in China. The new measures will significantly relax the requirements for establishing foreign invested enterprises ("FIEs") in wholesale, retail and related sectors, partially remove geographic restrictions and simplify approval procedures.
    Hong KongReal Estate and Construction
    Angela Wang & Co.,
    Angela Wang & Co.,
  • Article

    China Tightens Tax Concession For HK Intermediary Holdcos

    Chinese tax authorities are increasingly challenging cross-border dividend flows between China and Hong Kong, denying preferential withholding tax rates when Hong Kong...
    Hong KongTax
    Withers LLP
    Withers LLP
  • Article

    ケイマン諸島の持株会社を利用して日本企業を上場する

    この記事では、ニューヨーク証券取引所(NYSE)やナスダック(Nasdaq)、...
    Hong KongTax
    Conyers
    Conyers
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    Summer Davos 2025 | Janet Tang: Companies Enter Rational New Phase In AI Investments

    Economic View, June 26 (by Wei Wei, Zhou Yihang) – "Enterprise deployment of AI has entered a new stage. The rise of open-source models such as DeepSeek has shifted AI from ‘innovation for innovation's...
    Hong KongTechnology
    AlixPartners Asia LLC
    AlixPartners Asia LLC
  • Article

    New Listing Regime For SPACs In Hong Kong – An Offshore Perspective

    The recent revisions to the Hong Kong Main Board Listing Rules introducing the SPAC regime is an incredibly positive step forward in addressing the competitive disadvantage Hong Kong...
    GlobalCorporate/Commercial Law
    Carey Olsen
    Carey Olsen
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    Hong Kong Launches Inward Re-Domiciliation Regime

    Hong Kong's new re-domiciliation regime aims to attract overseas companies and deepen the domestic financial services sector.
    Hong KongCorporate/Commercial Law
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
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    Managing Satellite Offices: Practical Lessons From The Cobo Asia Labour Actions

    A recent Hong Kong decision provides a useful warning for employers which run satellite offices with significant local autonomy. The case shows how quickly risk can build where one senior individual effectively controls day-to-day operations, payroll decisions, employment records and communications with head office, without any meaningful independent oversight.
    Hong KongEmployment and HR
    Lewis Silkin
    Lewis Silkin
  • Article

    Revised UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules Have Commenced

    Revised arbitration rules from the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) have commenced. The UNCITRAL Rules are amongst the most popular arbitration rules adopted for international arbitration.
    Hong KongLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    King & Wood Mallesons
    King & Wood Mallesons
  • Article

    Anti-Bartlett Provisions - Back On Track

    In a judgment delivered on 22 November 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has determined the extent to which ‘anti-Bartlett' clauses commonly found in trust instruments are effective
    Hong KongCorporate/Commercial Law
    Walkers
    Walkers
  • Article

    Can An Ultimate Beneficial Holder Of Notes Present A Winding-Up Petition Against The Issuer?

    In the recent decision in Re Shinsun Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. FSD 192 of 2022 (DDJ) (21 April 2023) (unreported), the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands ruled, for the first time...
    Hong KongCorporate/Commercial Law
    Appleby
    Appleby
  • Article

    Good News For Hong Kong Companies With Bilingual Names

    Since the commencement of the Companies (Disclosure of Company Name and Liability Status) Regulation (Cap.622B), a subsidiary legislation of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.622) in March this year, practitioners and compliance professionals have been concerned about its impact on company operation.
    Hong KongCorporate/Commercial Law
    Mayer Brown
    Mayer Brown
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    Hong Kong Court Holds That Commercial Decisions In A Voluntary Winding Up Fall In The Remit Of A Liquidator

    We previously wrote about the Court's attitude to liquidators' applications for directions on matters arising in a compulsory winding up (i.e., by the court) under section 200 of the Companies...
    Hong KongCorporate/Commercial Law
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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