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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) recently published a revised Guidance Letter HKEX-GL85-16 (Revised Guidance), which further relaxes the restriction on existing shareholders...

In December 2020, the Law Society of Hong Kong intervened in the practice of a law firm which had one of the biggest conveyancing practices in Hong Kong

Here we present a concise summary of significant cases and developments in company litigation in Hong Kong in 2023.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong has reprimanded and fined Changjiang Asset Management (HK) Limited (Chiangjiang) HK$3.4 million for internal control failures relating to segregation of client money...

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has ruled that the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) did not have to obtain permission from the Court of First Instance (CFI) to serve proceedings on overseas defendants...

The times are changing. Due to pressure from the European Union, Hong Kong has issued the framework of how it proposes to change its long-cherished offshore taxation rules applicable to passive...

Amidst the global surge in interest around ESG investing, asset owners with diversified, global portfolios must understand the specific ESG risks that may apply to investments in different...

In 2024, there has been a sharp increase in the number of enforcement actions initiated by the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority ("TIA") and fines levied against relevant entities...

On 31 March 2016, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a reminder to Licensed Corporations (LCs) that bonds listed under Chapter 37 of the Main Board Listing Rules (Chapter 37 Bonds) are for professional investors (including high net worth investors) and are unsuitable for retail investors.

In our blog post here, we discussed the amendments to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited's (SEHK) Corporate Governance Code and Listing Rules, which prohibit single-gender boards...

The Companies Act 2021 of the Cayman Islands, which abolishes the 'headcount test' for members' scheme of arrangement, will come into force on 31 August 2022.

Convention has been that Hong Kong company laws do not support the holding of fully virtual shareholders meetings. It is because the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance stipulates...

In a recent decision, the Hong Kong Takeovers and Mergers Panel ruled that the different levels of SASAC in the People's Republic of China should not be automatically considered to be acting in concert.

Following our last client updates, we would like to draw your attention regarding the constitutional document of a company under the new Companies Ordinance (the "new CO").

Mojodomo, a customer and employee rewards provider, has published a report on the role of ESG for employees in Asia