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Hong Kong Contractors or suppliers affected by COVID-19 should consider the Department of Justice's ODR Scheme to resolve small and medium-sized disputes, once full details are released.

The Court noted that it had been formulated with the assistance of an experienced adviser and the proposed underwriter had indicated that it was interested in underwriting the proposed open offer.

In Tam Sze Leung & Ors v Commissioner of Police [2021] HKCFI 3118, the Court of First Instance held that the Hong Kong Police's practice of issuing "Letters of No Consent" ("LNCs") to banks and financial institutions...

Withers are delighted to have taken the lead in a ground-breaking case in Hong Kong concerning prenuptial and separation agreements.

In October 2005, Chenming entered into a joint venture agreement with Arjowiggins HKK 2 Ltd

The Honourable Mr Justice Harris, the incumbent Companies Judge, has continued the recent development of cross-border assistance in insolvency matters.

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...

In Wang Peiji v Wei Zhiyong [2019] HKCFI 2593; [2019] HKEC 3446, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance has set aside an order to enforce a mainland Chinese arbitration award.

In a recent decision in Wong Sin Yi v. Kwan Pui Wing and The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (DCPI 408/2023) made by Hong Kong District Court Personal Injury Master Jo Siu...

Hong Kong's top court has confirmed that the status of same-sex couples who have entered civil partnerships overseas is to be recognised when considering the grant of dependent visas.

In the recent decision of Re Aoyuan Group Limited ("Aoyuan"), Harris J sanctioned the inter-linked and inter-conditional schemes of arrangement promulgated by Aoyuan...

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.

The impetus for the Ordinance can be traced back to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Court closures and public health restrictions led to significant delays...

It's always hard to say why others in an organisation decide to promote you, but I think a quality that Harneys really values, and somehow saw in me, is an entrepreneurial spirit.

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...

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).

Two recent English decisions highlight the particular challenges when managing legal professional privilege in the context of resolving employee issues.