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This has all changed with the introduction of new regulations, issued in 2016, establishing a new legal environment pursuant to which ONGOs will be subject to going forward.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited announced various minor and housekeeping amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules and GEM Listing Rules on 17 February 2006. The amendments come into effect on 1 March 2006.

Directors of Hong Kong companies operate in an environment of personal liability – a liability that is brought into sharp focus where companies face financial difficulties or even insolvency.

In June 2022, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) proposed a number of sweeping enforcement-related reforms which would have, among others...

Optimism has turned to confidence, and Asset Managers and Private Equity leaders are increasingly bullish about the prospects for their company and the wider industry.

Rewriting the Companies Ordinance (CO), Hong Kong's primary corporate statute, was no doubt a long and arduous process.

The new Companies Ordinance ("New CO") will come into effect on 3 March 2014 ("Commencement Date").

Escrow is the term used when funds or assets are held by a neutral, jointly-appointed third party on behalf of two contracting parties, subject to a transaction being completed between them (typically a contract of sale), ...

With the new Companies Ordinance coming into force next month, what are the considerations for companies and directors when taking out Directors & Officers Liability Insurance?

Following the implementation of the listing reforms that took effect in April 2018 by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) which, among others, establish a new concessionary secondary listing route...

Minority shareholders and directors of a company and family office often face various challenges. They may have little to no control over day-to-day management and when they suspect mismanagement...

"Capital call" facilities (also known as "subscription line" facilities) are facilities made available to funds (often on a revolving credit basis and for general working capital purposes).

Certainly, fund managers are re-evaluating their approach to ESG and almost all have at least started on their ESG journey.

Two recent Grand Court judgments examine the intersection of arbitration agreements and asset protection in Cayman Islands investment vehicles. When a joint venture dispute involving dividend diversion arose...

The Court of Final Appeal (the highest court in Hong Kong) recently handed down an important decision on claims concerning misdelivery of cargo in Carewins Development (China) Limited v Bright Fortune Shipping Limited (FACV No.13 of 2008, 12 May 2009).

To strengthen its position as a global business and financial hub, Hong Kong introduced an inward company re-domiciliation regime in May 2025 to provide a simple, cost-effective and court-free pathway for foreign companies to re-domicile in Hong Kong while maintaining their legal identity and ensuring business continuity.

In the ever-evolving business world, legal issues are an inevitable challenge that organizations must navigate to ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and safeguard their interests.