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At trial, the judge considered that the employer was not vicariously liable because it could not fairly be said that the first defendant carried out the assault in the course of executing his duties.

Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has ruled in favour of a senior immigration officer in his battle to have his marriage to British citizen officially recognised.

Prosecuting in Hong Kong to implement one's rights and privileges can be costly. Against this scenery, can an offended party of limited financial...

Clients and legal practitioners often come across a fairly common question during the course of discovery/disclosure in litigation or arbitration:...

We recently acted for the joint provisional liquidators of Rare Earth Magnesium Technology Group ("the Company") appointed by the Supreme Court of Bermuda ...

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Thomas So, senior associate Liang Pu and registered foreign lawyer Evan Zhou share their insights on Hong Kong's National Security Law.

HD Hyundai Infracore China Co., Ltd v Li Zhiwei [2025] HKCFI 5714 is among the first cases in which the Hong Kong Court has registered a PRC ruling under the Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 645) (the "Ordinance"), since it came into effect on 29 January 2024.

New specialist division of High Court for major cross-border and international commercial disputes expected to launch within coming year.

Our Partner Simon Wong and Trainee Solicitor Raina D. have co-authored an article exploring recent developments in the enforcement of Mainland Chinese judgments in Hong Kong.

The well-established Ralli Bros principle is an exception to the general rule that the enforceability of a contract governed by English law is determined without reference to illegality under foreign law.

The Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund (the "Fund") was established in 1985 to provide timely relief in the form of an ex gratia payment to eligible employees affected by the insolvency of their employers.

On June 14, 2019, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance handed down an interlocutory decision in McLarens Hong Kong Ltd v. Poon Chi Fai, Corey & Or, [2019]

In the recent Hong Kong decision of Re Primlaks (H.K.) Ltd (In Liquidation), the High Court confirmed the liquidators' decision to reject the applicant's proof of debt (POD)...

Nanjing Iron & Steel Group International Trade Co Ltd (HCAJ 177 of 2006)

Senior Partner Nick Gall and Senior Associate Felda Yeung at Gall are acting for the Plaintiff in Cyberworks Audio Video Technology Limited v Mei Ah (HK) Company Limited & Ors [2020] HKCFI 347...

In Lasmos Limited ("Petitioner") v Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Limited ("Company") [2018] HKCFI 426, the Court was asked to consider whether a winding-up petition ...

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal maintains a strict stance on accepting fresh evidence during appeals, applying the Ladd v Marshall test (see our previous blog post here).