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On 18 April 2019, the Hong Kong Lands Department issued its latest practice note as part of the Government's reactivation of the revitalisation scheme for industrial buildings, commonly known as "Revitalisation Scheme 2.0".

Hong Kong appeal court says subcontractor cannot change contractual basis for claim after notice period expired.

At Mayer Brown, Real Estate Markets is a core practice, where we provide local knowledge and insights from established teams on the ground.

On 24 October 2017, Hong Kong's Court of First Instance handed down its judgment in Wong Tak Man Stephen and Osman Mohammed Arab, The Joint and Several Liquidators of the Incorporated Owners...

Structural engineers, building surveyors, planners, architects, and other construction professionals working in Hong Kong should find it easier to work in mainland China.

In our legal update titled, "Air Pollution Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Ban on the Use, Supply, Import and Transhipment of Asbestos or Asbestos Containing Material" dated 3 October 2013, we advised that the said Bill was published in the Gazette on 27 September 2013 and would be introduced into the Legislative Council in October 2013.

The Chief Executive in Council has approved the Outline Zoning Plan (OZP), which provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide development and redevelopment within the Kai Tak area.

Prospective buyers of new apartment developments in Hong Kong are often misled by artists’ impressions of grand clubhouses, photos of unobstructed sea views or lush greeneries appearing in sales brochures even though the development sites are actually located near public residential housing, landfill sites or sewage treatment plants.

Since its inception in the UK in 1998, Security of Payment Legislation has spread across many common law countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia.

Hong Kong Contractors or suppliers affected by COVID-19 should consider the Department of Justice's ODR Scheme to resolve small and medium-sized disputes, once full details are released.

The comments from the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) on the Consultation Paper on Adverse Possession, released by the Law Reform Commission, are summarised as follows...

The second and third reading of the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill concluded at the Legislative Council on 18 December 2024.

subject matter of the decision in Cobbe concerned the negotiations to enter into an agreement, in which the negotiating parties were not subject to a duty to negotiate in good faith.

The Hong Kong construction industry can expect a period of uncertainty and change, as the Government has adopted the use of the NEC3 forms of contract over more traditional forms of construction contracts.

On 12 November 2010 the Hong Kong Arbitration Bill passed its remaining stages and has become law. However it will only be brought into effect by a notice by the Secretary for Justice in the Government Gazette (most likely within the next six months).

Assets under construction (e.g. building sites) have always been 'exempted' from rates assessment for the past decades. Following the Court of Appeal decision in "Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd v Commissioner of Rating and Valuation" CACV 27/2010 handed down in September 2010, there was uncertainty in this area of law - the Court of Appeal decided that assets under construction should be subject to rates assessment.

On 14 September 2012, MTR Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Foshan Municipal Government to study the feasibility of co-operation for the Guangzhou-Foshan Intercity Loop Line (Foshan West Station to Guangzhou South Station Section), otherwise referred to as the "Guangzhou-Foshan Line".

In a recent judgment (Construction Company v Guarantor [2021] HKCFI 2558, judgment date: 17 August 2021), a Hong Kong court upheld a U.S. arbitral award made pursuant to a split dispute resolution clause.