The aviation industry has been particularly hard hit by Covid-19.

Hong Kong has recently enacted the Bunker Oil Pollution (Liability and Compensation) Ordinance. Under this Ordinance, shipowners will be held liable for the damage arising from contamination caused by the discharge or escape of bunker oil from ships or in respect of a threat of such damage.

It is well known that since the global financial crisis of 2008-09 and the ensuing recession, the shipping industry has suffered heavily from overcapacity of ships and insufficient demand for cargoes, leading to downward pressure on vessel values and earnings.

Have you seen the billboards across London (including in the airports), featuring pictures of women in a busy crowd, accompanied by the tagline "being a woman shouldn't be a risk"?

As reported by 21CBH on 18 February 2014, Hong Kong officials visited Beijing lobbying on the formation of the Pearl River Delta Emissions Control Area (ECA).

The Greater Bay Area ("GBA") is China's ambitious plan to integrate Hong Kong and Macau with nine urban areas in the neighbouring province of Guangdong.

The growth and expansion of the Asian aviation market has been well served by Appleby's Hong Kong office, which has long been recognised for its expertise in aircraft finance law.

On 1 July 2018, Hong Kong celebrated the 21st anniversary of the end of British colonial rule and its return to the Motherland's embrace.

Hong Kong and Singapore introduced new legislation to offer competitive tax advantages to the aircraft leasing business.

The RES COGITANS decision is, strictly speaking, not binding on the Hong Kong Courts, but it is likely to have persuasive effect. The RES COGITANS decision is, strictly speaking, not binding on the Hong Kong Courts...

A Hong Kong Court has followed the landmark judgment of the English Supreme Court in Enka v Chubb (reported here) to determine the governing law of a dispute resolution clause...

For a shipowner the process of buying a new vessel from a shipyard can be a hazardous venture, much riskier than buying an existing, second-hand vessel.

In the recent decision of China Railway (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited v Chung Kin Holdings Company Limited [2023] HKCFI 132, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance...

The current difficulties in the shipping markets have re-focussed attention on mortgage enforcement.

A new legal framework to regulate the approval and use of self-driving vehicles within Great Britain has recently been introduced to Parliament. The Automated Vehicles Bill (the AV Bill)...

From a tiny fishing village and colonial trading port of tea, Hong Kong has transformed itself into, and is well established as, a global maritime and financial hub.

On 4 December 2017, Hong Kong will apply the International Maritime Organisation's latest amendment to the limits of liability under the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability...

This third article in our series, 'Aviation – a brighter tomorrow', considers some of the concerns associated with the move to a contactless travel experience.

China's Belt & Road Initiative in terms of overseas projects has been receiving project financing to the tune of about US$13 billion a month.

In this bylined article, partner Bill Amos (Hong Kong) looked at the recent law enabling Chinese court injunctions in aid of Hong Kong arbitrations.