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April 2024

COURT’S REVISIT TO NON-COMPETE CLAUSE IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT...

The recent decision in Manulife Financial Asia Limited and Kenneth Joseph Rappold & Others [2024] HKCFI 989 revisits the enforceability of a non-compete clause in an employment contract. The plaintiff seeks to obtain an interim-interim injunction...
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April 2024

The 6th Guantao Law Firm "Junma Cup" 30km Relay Race...

1 April 2024 marks the start of our firm’s association with Guantao & Chow, solicitors and notaries (Guantao Hong Kong), through which our firm established close contact with over 20 offices of Guantao Law Firm in China and overseas. On April 13,...
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April 2024

SEMINAR TO CHINA CITIC BANK, GUANGZHOU BRANCH...

China CITIC Bank, Guangzhou Branch has invited our Firm to deliver a legal seminar to their officers on Apostille under the Hague Convention, in particular, The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign...
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April 2024

Gallant Managing Partner Attended Beijing Guantao Law Firm Joint Forum Discussion...

Mr Philip Wong, Managing Partner and Head of the Commercial Department of our Firm, attended the joint forum on “Greater Bay Area – Smart New Growth” in Shenzhen on 7 April 2024 organized by Beijing Guantao Law Firm. Guantao & Chow, which is...
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April 2024

Gallant and Guantao & Chow (“Guantao Hong Kong”) in Association...

I am delighted to announce that Gallant's association with Guantao & Chow, solicitors and notaries (“Guantao Hong Kong”) takes effect on 1 April, 2024. Guantao Hong Kong is the Hong Kong office of Beijing Guantao Law Firm, which established...
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March 2024

COURT’S REFUSAL TO INTERVENE ARBITRAL AWARD...

The Court of First Instance stressed in the judgment of CNG and G & G HKCFI 575 of 2024 that arbitration is a consensual process of final dispute resolution to which the parties voluntarily submit and the court is not a venue to provide an...
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February 2024

20 YEARS PLUS CARING COMPANY LOGO IN 2023/2024...

We are very pleased to announce that our Firm has been awarded by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service a 20 Years Plus Caring Company Logo in recognition of our Firm’s support and commitment over the past years in:- Caring for the...
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February 2024

GALLANT SHORTLISTED FOR 2024 IFLR ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS...

We are pleased to announce that Gallant is one of the finalists for Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year in the 2024 IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards. The winners for the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024 will be formally announced in March 2024. Decided by an...
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February 2024

THE ATTORNEY’S DUTY UNDER AN ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY...

The number of registration of Enduring Power of Attorney (“EPOA”) in the High Court Registry has shown a rising trend in recent years. The Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance Cap.501 enables a Donor to appoint an Attorney to handle his or her...
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January 2024

RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF MAINLAND JUDGMENTS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PERSPECTIVE ...

The long-awaited statue “Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 645)” has finally come into force on 29 January 2024. The Ordinance cordially facilitates the mutual enforcement of judgments...