Shareholders' disputes, in some cases, are like a divorce. Business partners work for years together, and eventually build up a successful business empire, only to find that it is time to go separate ways.

Increasingly, there has been a spotlight on issues and complaints which arise in the workplace. Common issues might include complaints relating to harassment, bullying, discrimination and ...

Gall recently acted for the Plaintiff in Hong Kong's first telephonic hearing in Cyberworks Audio Video Technology Limited v Mei Ah (HK) Company Limited & Ors which was a milestone in the Judiciary's

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council has approved the anti-epidemic relief fund of HK$ 137.5 billion which includes about HK$81 billion for an Employment Support Scheme ("ESS").

The Hong Kong Government announced that effective from 27 October 2021, the discharge criteria for confirmed Covid-19 patients will be tightened.

All five paternity leave days may be taken at once or separately.

Litigation is a common recourse through which commercial parties can seek to resolve a dispute. As one would appreciate, however, commencing a lawsuit in the court is not a decision to be made lightly

It is common to find employers imposing post-termination restraints ("PTRs") on employees in order to restrict the post-termination activities of the employees with the aim of protecting the employer's businesses.

In Gaucher v. Fraser Health Authority and others, 2019 BCHRT 243, the Human Rights Tribunal dismissed without a hearing the human rights complaint of a nurse regarding her attempts to return...

In two key decisions issued in December 2007, the United States Supreme Court has picked up where it left off following last term's ruling in Rita v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456 (2007)

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Hong Kong Courts were closed for several months and thousands of court hearings were adjourned during this General Adjourned Period ("GAP").

Dealing with the breakdown of a relationship is never easy.

The present appeal before the Supreme Court was filed by the Appellant against the final judgment and order dated 01.09.2009

In our article dated 5th October 2019, we introduced the newly in force "Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the HKSAR".

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is an independent non-governmental statutory body whose authority is to regulate Hong Kong's financial markets.

The Employment Ordinance, Cap. 57 was amended with effect from 11 December 2020 to increase statutory maternity leave from 10 weeks to 14 weeks.

The Labour and Welfare Bureau (the "Bureau") has recently announced measures to extend the statutory maternity leave in Hong Kong from 10 weeks to 14 weeks.

At present, same-sex marriages and civil partnerships are not recognised under the laws of Hong Kong.

The rationale is to prevent hostile creditors from disrupting the implementation of the scheme in another jurisdiction, thereby better insulating the distressed company.

The Government has recently provided more clarity on the Employment Support Scheme ("ESS") and expanded its scope.