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Trusts offer a range of benefits for families with complex assets or family succession issues who are seeking to move away from direct ownership to a structure...

On March 24, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued rule amendments to implement submission and disclosure requirements mandated by the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable

On 10 June 2022, the Securities and Futures Commission (the "SFC") launched a two-month consultation ("Consultation") on proposed enforcement-related amendments to the...

We generally expect to see the following suite of deliverables required to be provided to the chargee pursuant to the terms of the relevant security document or credit agreement:

On 19 June 2020, the SFC commenced proceedings in the Market Misconduct Tribunal against Tianhe Chemicals Group Limited and its executive director, Wei Xuan, under section 277 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ...

As explained in our previous Legal Update "New Companies Ordinance Expected to Take Effect in 2014", the new Companies Ordinance (CO) was gazetted on 10 August 2012 and is expected to take effect in 2014.

On 16 April 2021, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) published its consultation paper on upgrading the Corporate Governance Code and changes to the Listing Rules...

Hong Kong is developing a comprehensive licensing framework for virtual asset activities, creating distinct regimes for virtual asset dealing services...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation paper on 28 March 2024 proposing a statutory scheme of arrangement and compulsory acquisition mechanism for real estate investment trusts (REITs).

When investment managers identify a time-sensitive opportunity such as a specific project, or deal with limited availability or an investment requiring swift execution...

On May 14, 2021, the Department of Justice of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced that the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong..

The recent decision of the Court of Final Appeal in John Wiley & Sons UK2 LLP & Anor. V. The Collector of Stamp Revenue upheld restrictions in the availability of intra-group stamp duty relief and complicates corporate...

In a recent ruling in the case GD v Company, the court in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) refused an enforcement order where the respondent company

Dual listing refers to a situation where a company's shares are listed and traded on two different stock markets. A company seeking to raise funds from the capital markets

If you are looking to do business in the Asia Pacific region, Hong Kong is internationally recognised as one of the best places to be. With multinational access to the region, as well as acting as a ‘gateway to China'...

On 16 April 2021, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) issued a consultation paper (the "Consultation") seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the SEHK's Corporate Governance Code and...