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The Courts in Hong Kong have not opened since Chinese New Year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We are now into the sixth week and they will not be resuming "business as...

Earlier this month, we published an article on Hague and non-Hague principles applicable to the Court's determining whether to return a child to his home country.

As cross-border transactions rise and insolvency risks increase, Hong Kong courts are refining how arbitration agreements interact with winding-up petitions.

The recent High Court decision of Cheung Ka Ho Cyril v Securities and Futures Commission and another [2020] HKCFI 270 confirmed the powers of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)...

In the globalized world that we live in today, it is not uncommon for parties to have assets situated all around the globe. Some parties deliberately choose to spread out their assets all over the ...

Once you have engaged a family lawyer, the next step is to figure out how to communicate effectively with them so you can use the engagement to your best advantage.

In our previous article on the UK Supreme Court decision in King Crude Carriers v Ridgebury November LLC [2025] UKSC 39...

The UK Supreme Court in King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC [2025] UKSC 39 clarified that the "deemed fulfilment" principle from Mackay v Dick is not part of English law.

This decision underscores the stringent threshold for imposing a duty of care on financial institutions.

In a recent decision handed down on 6 January 2021Wong Wing Wah v. Collector of Stamp Duty [2021] HKCFI 11, [2021] HKEC 14, Hong Kong's Court of First Instance ruled that the Government's...

In Re Galleria (Hong Kong) Limited [2019] HKCFI 1877, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance examined the legal principles in relation to dishonesty and blind-eye knowledge.

In Re Leading Holdings Group Limited [2023] HKCFI 1770, the Hong Kong Court has made it clear for the first time that, based on a construction of the contractual documentation.

The District Court held that neither the company nor the Plaintiff's colleague was negligent in causing his injuries. The Plaintiff's claim was therefore dismissed.

On 3 April 2024, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) (the highest court in Hong Kong) handed down its judgment in HKSAR v Hui Lai Ki [2024] HKCFA 7 clarifying the correct approach to be adopted...

Earlier today, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal handed down judgment in Zhang Hong Li v DBS Bank and others a case which has been the cause of considerable discussion ...

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has handed down its reasons in Re Grand Peace Group Holdings Ltd [2026] HKCA 795. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeals, set aside the lower court’s decisions, and ordered the winding-up of a Bermuda-incorporated company.

The scope for springboard injunctions in Hong Kong has been confirmed by the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) as extending to circumstances where contractual

There has been a pressing need for the provision of law which recognizes and enforces family judgements from the Mainland in Hong Kong and vice versa.