The Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") has published the latest Takeovers Bulletin (the "Bulletin") (Issue No. 73) in June 2025, offering important guidance on regulatory requirements and recent developments in takeovers and mergers.

The Court of Appeal (the "CA") recently handed down its decision in HKSAR v Lam Kit Wai & Others [2025] HKCA 429, revisiting legal principles on when it is appropriate to draw irresistible inferences of the existence of proceeds of crime in money laundering cases.

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare has recently announced that the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 ("EAO") will come into effect on 11 December 2020.

On 20 June 2025, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") published a listing decision LD139-2025 (the "Listing Decision").

There are many forms of intellectual property rights, the most common ones being patents, trademarks and copyrights.

Hong Kong's Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance (Cap. 654) (the "Ordinance") took effect on 28 March 2025. The Ordinance builds on the Judiciary's multi-year effort to integrate technology into court processes, a move accelerated by the lessons learned during the pandemic.

The Securities and Futures Commission published its quarterly Takeovers Bulletin in June 2025 (the "Issue").

In October 2005, Chenming entered into a joint venture agreement with Arjowiggins HKK 2 Ltd

The surge in popularity of collectible characters such as Labubu and Chiikawa has brought renewed attention to an often-overlooked aspect of intellectual property protection in Hong Kong: the recordation of IP rights with the Customs and Excise Department.

As announced in the 2020/2021 budget speech, the Financial Secretary proposed a tax concession for carried interest in Hong Kong.

In the recent case of Re China Evergrande Group (in liquidation) [2025] HKCFI 1638, the Court of First Instance addresses the issue of whether a person holding merely an economic interest (as opposed to a legal right) in a note or bond ...

The SFC has recently released its consultation conclusions on proposed enhancements to the Open-ended Fund Companies regime, and gazetted the revised Code on Open-ended Fund Companies incorporating the ...

After the liquidators are discharged from office in the liquidation of a company, the company may ask the liquidators to return the documents kept by them as liquidators.

Although the United States Patent and Trademark Office generally accepts computer programs and business methods as patentable subject under US patent law, its counterpart the European Patent Office (the "EPO") holds a very different view.

On 15 April 2025, the Digital Policy Office ("DPO") of Hong Kong released the Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline (the "Guideline").

On 31 August 2020, the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC ("MOFCOM") released the Rules on Handling Complaints of Foreign-Invested Enterprises (《外商投資企業投訴工作辦法》) ("Rules"), which came into effect on 1 October 2020.

In May 2025, the Competition Commission (the "Commission") submitted its annual report (the "Report") to the Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development, outlining its enforcement activities, investigative progress, and strategic priorities for the year ahead.

In the recent decision of CNG v G & Ors [2025] HKCFI 3598, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance upheld an arbitral award, dismissing an unusual application to set it aside.

In 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") launched the implementation of Hong Kong investor identification regime for the securities market.

As digital currencies continue to gain popularity worldwide, Hong Kong has enacted the Stablecoins Ordinance (Cap. 656) ("SCO"), ushering in a new era for digital asset regulation.