The recent decision of the Court of Final Appeal in John Wiley & Sons UK2 LLP & Anor. V. The Collector of Stamp Revenue upheld restrictions in the availability of intra-group stamp duty relief and complicates corporate...

Gagging orders are court orders restraining persons from revealing or disclosing information about proceedings...

A Norwich Pharmacal order is a type of disclosure order requiring the provision of information. It may be used to help a potential claimant to identify a wrongdoer to sue, to obtain information to facilitate a decision whether or not to sue or to trace the movement of assets.

Hong Kong's government has proposed significant changes to stamp duty relief rules following court decisions that restricted intra-group transfers. The new legislation aims to expand eligibility beyond traditional share capital structures and lower the ownership threshold from 90% to 75%.

Remote working arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic have left businesses increasingly exposed to business email compromise attacks.

On December 3, 2007, after several years of discussions, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong introduced third party clearing.

This Guideline explains how the Insurance Authority exercises its discretion to authorize special purpose insurers.

The Employment Ordinance specifically distinguishes a bonus which is an end of year payment from a discretionary bonus.

Traditionally, for Hong Kong based managers, the preferred hedge fund structure has tended to be an offshore company, typically domiciled in the Cayman Islands

These bills facilitate the re-domiciliation of foreign investment funds to Hong Kong for registration as OFCs or LPFs.

The Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") recently published updated FAQs in respect of the requirements applicable to a Type 1 licensed corporation or registered institution ("Type 1 custodian")

Chabra injunctions are freezing orders against assets held by a person "A", against whom a claimant has no cause of action, on the basis that such assets may be ultimately available through court process to satisfy a judgment which the claimant may obtain against a defendant.

Proposed legislation aims to regulate VASPs to combat fraud and deceptive practices in transactions of "virtual assets".

Private equity firms who wish to take such companies private will face an increasingly difficult environment.

Examines issues which a seller & a purchaser may wish to consider when structuring an earnout in a purchase & sale agreement.

Under Hong Kong employment law, a restrictive covenant must be sufficiently clear and unambiguous.

VASPs will be required to conduct customer due diligence to meet global anti-money laundering standards.

Transfers of HK stock are exempt from HK stamp duty where the transferor & transferee are associated bodies corporate.

What is repudiation of contract? Effect of repudiation of contract. Assessing whether a contract has been repudiated.

Hong Kong now has attractive tax arrangements, coupled with modern and flexible fund structures.