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A new regulation came into effect on 1 August 2019 to align certain disclosure obligations of non-Hong Kong companies to those of local companies.

The HKSAR Government has released its preliminary proposed enhancements to the stamp duty relief for intra-group asset transfers under section 45 of the Stamp Duty Ordinance (section 45 relief).

The current economic climate legal experts are divided as to whether the last few months of 2022 will be the right time for some companies to go private.

With 2021 seeing pandemic restrictions continuing to ease, two major industry bodies recently hosted their flagship events in Asia.

The new UK "failure to prevent fraud" offence will hold companies liable for fraud committed for their benefit by employees, subsidiaries, or third parties. Companies must implement reasonable procedures to prevent fraud, with detailed risk assessments and enhanced policies necessary ahead of its likely July 2025 enforcement.

In less than three months, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has adopted all proposals for GEM listing reform from the consultation paper issued in September 2023, with only minor amendments.

In a recent consultation paper seeking public feedback on proposals to expand the paperless listing regime (Consultation), the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Exchange)

On 14 March 2024, China's National Development and Reform and Commission (NDRC) issued a consultation paper soliciting public comments on its proposed rules providing support for the incurrence of the medium...

A recently reported case in Hong Kong has highlighted some of the problems arising when a contract is repudiated.

Last year saw a resurgence in listed companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands, with links to Asia, de-listing from global stock exchanges.

In the case of Re China Properties Group Limited (in Liquidation) [2023] HKCFI 2346, the Hong Kong Court has shown its commitment to providing assistance to local liquidators...

On 14 May 2021, a cooperation mechanism was established between the Mainland and Hong Kong in the form of the Record of Meeting of the Supreme People's Court and the Government of the Hong Kong...

In a recent judgment (Construction Company v Guarantor [2021] HKCFI 2558, judgment date: 17 August 2021), a Hong Kong court upheld a U.S. arbitral award made pursuant to a split dispute resolution clause.

In a recent decision, the High Court in England provided helpful guidance on the high evidential bar that must be satisfied for the English courts to grant the exceptional interim...

The new Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) (the "new CO") came into force on 3 March 2014.

Umbrella fund structures in the Cayman Islands are commonly established either as an exempted company ("EC") or as a segregated portfolio company ("SPC").