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The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has suggested that a previous Court decision may have overstepped the mark by suggesting that an arbitration clause in a client agreement should ...

For a second time in two months, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal was asked to consider the correctness of the controversial approach adopted in the case of Lasmos Limited v. Southwest ...

In Tam Sze Leung and others v. Commissioner of Police [2023] HKCA 537, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) has overturned the lower court's decision that found the ‘No Consent' procedure...

Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal confirmed in a recent appeal ruling that an assignment of sale proceeds of an immovable property did not create any interest in land.

The Report details the Development Bureau's findings, which generally support the proposed terms of the SOPL.

SPCs are a type of exempted company established under the Cayman Companies Act. SPCs are unique because they allow for the assets and liabilities of the company...

In the case of HMM (Hong Kong) Ltd v Ma Chun Kit [2022] HKCFI 1153, the Court of First Instance (CFI) held that a senior employee who was not a company director may still owe fiduciary duties to their employer, depending on their job role and functions.

Slotine explains how recent Hong Kong case law has clarified the difference between statutory suspension from employment and contractual suspension from duties.

We have previously reported that the Official Receiver retains its entitlement to ad valorem fees on the conversion of a compulsory liquidation to a creditors' voluntary winding-up (CVL).

The Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair is the second largest toy fair in Asia. In 2007, it was held in early January at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with over hundreds of exhibitors participating. One of the exhibitors, COG Limited, which is a reputable designer and manufacturer of educational toy experiments ("the Exhibitor"), noticed one of the other exhibitors in the Fair, Eastcolight (Hong Kong) Limited ("the Infringer"), had exhibited a series of products that were virtually or

When a loved one faces mental incapacity, it can be an emotionally challenging and complex situation for all involved.

The Petitioner Father appealed against a judgment handed down on 10 November 2020 granting leave to the Respondent Mother to relocate with their 5-year-old daughter (A) to Singapore...

A prohibition order is a powerful tool in the enforcement of judgments. It enables a judgment creditor to prevent a judgment debtor from leaving Hong Kong for the purpose of facilitating the enforcement of a judgment against the judgment debtor.

The Court of Appeal in Mears Limited v Costplan Services (South East) Limited & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 502, in a judgment published on 29 March 2019, has considered the meaning of "practical completion" ...

On 11 April 2005, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Ministry of Finance of Peoples Republic of China ("MOF") issued a new regulation, known as <I>"Provisional Regulations for Transferring the State Owned Enterprise’s Property Rights to the Management"</I> ("Provisional Regulation"), governing management buy-outs of State Owned Enterprises ("SOEs") in China.

This article commences with an overview of the statutory and common law regimes allowing the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards in the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.

Insolvency proceedings become more complex when an arbitration clause is in place, but a recent case in the British Virgin Islands brings some clarity.

In olden times, according to John Grisham, attorneys would render single-page bills to their clients. A handsome but reasonable sum would be prefaced with three solitary words...