In January 2019, the Hong Kong Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry, a trade group made up of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, asked the Hong Kong Competition Commission

In the previous episode of this series, Mayer Brown JSM discussed how a non-solicitation agreement between competitors differs from the typical restrictive covenants in an employment contract.

Hong Kong is an established business hub strategically centred in the heart of Asia, but navigating the complex tax, legal and regulatory hurdles can be difficult without local help on board.

In May 2025, the Competition Commission (the "Commission") submitted its annual report (the "Report") to the Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development, outlining its enforcement activities, investigative progress, and strategic priorities for the year ahead.

Hong Kong's Competition Commission yesterday published a draft leniency policy for companies engaged in cartel conduct.

The impending commencement of Hong Kong’s first cross-sector competition law brings to Hong Kong businesses a fresh challenge of managing competition law risk.

The Competition Ordinance introduces two broad prohibitions for companies conducting business in Hong Kong.

In fact, most of the articles in the Shanghai Guidelines correspond to or supplement those in the SAMR Guidelines.

The Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) comes into force on Monday, 14 December 2015.

The Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will come into effect simultaneously in Mainland China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on January 29, 2024.

In one of its first major rulings, Hong Kong's Competition Tribunal (the "Tribunal") has ruled against 10 decorating contractors for serious anti-competitive conduct

It is just over four months since the Competition Ordinance came into force on 14 December 2015.

Exclusive arrangements are a type of vertical arrangement, whereby one party imposes restrictions on the other's ability to choose with whom, in what or where it deals.

What is selective distribution?

Joint venture is a general commercial term that encompasses a range of collaborative activity between businesses, often competitors.

Last week we gave you an overview of the four Cardinal Sins under the Competition Ordinance. This week we discuss Cardinal Sin No.1 – price fixing.

The Commencement Notice for the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) was gazetted today, appointing 14 December 2015 as the date for full enforcement of the Ordinance.

We mentioned last week that businesses with a substantial degree of market power are under a special responsibility not to abuse their power.

In the previous episode of this series, Mayer Brown JSM discussed the implications of sharing sensitive employment information with competitors.

In April, the European Commission and 10 EU national competition authorities (NCAs) published the results of a coordinating monitoring exercise carried out in the online hotel booking sectors in 2016.