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September 2023
We are pleased to announce that in Asialaw 2023, our firm is Highly Recommended in the practice areas of Banking & Finance and Intellectual Property, Recommended in the practice areas of Corporate & M&A, Construction, Dispute Resolution and Labour...
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September 2023
Mr Andrew Wong, partner of our Real Estate Department, attended the Faculty Opening Ceremony of the Law Faculty of The University of Hong Kong on 31 August 2023 and, on behalf of our firm, presented the Gallant Prize in Introduction to PRC Law to Ms...
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August 2023
The customary equal sharing principle laid down in LKW v DD (2010) 12 HKCFAR 582 has long been adopted as a thermometer of division of assets upon divorce. A party’s pension, though not crystalized immediately or in near future, must be treated...
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August 2023
We are pleased to announce that our firm is one of the finalists for the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2023 – Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year . The winners for the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2023 will be formally announced in mid September.
Asian Legal...
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August 2023
Gallant is delighted to be ranked and recommended by IFLR1000 (2023), an international reputable legal directory, as a recommended firm in the practice area of Banking and also as a notable firm in the practice area of M&A. Our Managing Partner, Mr....
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July 2023
The order for security for costs under Order 23 rule1(1) of Rules of High Court is always a discretion of the court, but it will usually be granted if a foreign plaintiff has no asset within jurisdiction and it cannot demonstrate that there is a...
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July 2023
Pro-bono and community services are one of the many voluntary activities that Gallant takes pride to participate for over a long period of time. On 17 June 2023, a total of 8 lawyers and trainee solicitors of our Firm went to Delish One Kitchen, a...
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July 2023
With developments around AI moving at a dizzying pace, it can be difficult keeping track of the regulations coming up in this ever-moving space. The Asia Technology Group of Meritas Law Firms Worldwide have collaborated to come up with a guide,...
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June 2023
The issue as to whether cryptocurrency is a “property” has finally been resolved in the recent authority of Re Gatecoin Ltd [2023] HKCFI 914 (“Gatecoin”). Cryptocurrency has no statutory definition in Hong Kong and the nearest term is found...
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June 2023
We are pleased to announce that Gallant has been awarded the China Business Law Awards 2023 by China Business Law Journal in the areas of “Banking & Finance” and “Education”.
The awards are based on hundreds of nominations received from...
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May 2023
The recent decision of Canudilo International Company Limited v Wu Chi Keung, Wu Chi Fong and Others [2023] HKCFI 700 highlights how the court looks at the regularity of an arbitral process.
The arbitration related to a contractual claim of goods...
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May 2023
We are pleased to announce that our Managing Partner Mr. Philip Wong has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Meritas, a global alliance of independent law firms that serves the legal needs of companies doing business in multiple markets....
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May 2023
We are pleased to announce that Gallant is recognized as Notable Firm in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023 Edition in the categories of (1) Commercial and Transactions – Domestic Firms and (2) Intellectual Property and (3) Insolvency –...
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April 2023
The enactment of the Divorce, Dissolution and
Separation Act in UK (the “Act”) has introduced a mechanism of “No-Fault”
application for divorce on the sole ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably without any need to...
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April 2023
Gallant, as the sole member firm of Meritas in Hong Kong, is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners, the world's leading legal rankings company and definitive guide to leading professional services providers in key markets worldwide, has...
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March 2023
The frequent uses of various online meeting platforms due to Covid-19 pandemic over the past few years have indirectly led to the modernization of the general meetings mechanism under the Companies Ordinance Cap.622. The Companies (Amendment)...
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March 2023
Gallant has shared their experiences and written two articles on Hong Kong Lawyer – the official journal of the Law Society of Hong Kong.
The first article was published in December 2022 and titled “Law Firm Succession Planning” and in this...
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March 2023
Our Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Department, Mr Philip Wong and our Banking Partner, Mr Kelvin Leung write the Hong Kong Chapter of “The Legal 500 Banking & Finance – Country Comparative Guides 2023” to share our Firm’s knowledge...
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February 2023
The recent Court of Appeal’s decision Donora Company Limited v. The Incorporated Owners of Tsuen Kam Centre HKCU 174 [2023] leads to reconsideration of the relationship between the ownership and maintenance liability of the external wall of a...
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January 2023
The RealTime Omnibus research conducted by YouGov in late 2022 reveals that among Hong Kong residents who intend to make financial investments in the next 12 months, one in eight (12%) are looking to invest in NFTs. In another survey conducted by...
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January 2023
Our Community Service Team, consisting of Partners, Consultants, Associates and Trainee Solicitors of 20 people strong, have taken part in a meaningful event by distributing food and commodities to the live-alone elderlies in the Sham Shui Po and...
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January 2023
Gallant is delighted to
announce that our firm is recommended and ranked in the practice areas of
Intellectual Property and Commercial, Corporate & M&A (Independent Hong
Kong Law Firms) by the Legal 500 in its Asia Pacific 2023 edition and...
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January 2023
We are delighted to announce that a Lawyer’s License of the People’s Republic of China (Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Greater Bay Area) has been issued to our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Partner Mr. Dennis Chan.
Mr. Chan is specialized in...
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January 2023
We are pleased to announce that our Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Department, Mr. Philip Wong is recognized as an A-List lawyer (法律精英) in China Business Law Journal again in 2022.
The A List, which identifies the top 100 PRC firm...
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December 2022
The recent UK judgement of BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others revives the issue as to whether a director’s
duty should extend to consider and act in the interests of the creditors of the
company. In Sequana, the
director’s fiduciary duty to...
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December 2022
GALLANT celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. Since we commenced our business in 1977, our firm has grown to become one of the most established and notable full-service independent law firms in Hong Kong, offering comprehensive legal services...
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December 2022
2022 is our firm Gallant’s 45th Anniversary and we had a wonderful dinner ceremony on 16 December at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. All partners and solicitors attending the event were well-dressed and we also invited our various ex-managing partners...
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December 2022
Mr Philip Wong, our Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Department and Ms Annie Wong, our Partner and Head of Real Estate Department, have been awarded pro bono individual awards under the Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme 2022...
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November 2022
The cyber world today inevitably leads to fraud cases from websites, apps and emails. A typical case is that the fraudster creates a sham transaction that captures the victim’s fund to a third party’s bank account. The Police’s investigation...
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November 2022
A law firm’s success depends on its people. Communication is the key for the people to understand each other and work as a cohesive team.
On a Saturday morning, our Managing Partner invited some of our partners to have a retreat outside office. We...
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November 2022
In about a week’s time, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving holiday. It is a tradition of our firm at this time of the year to invite our retired partners and consultants to come for dinner together with all our existing partners and...
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October 2022
The inheritance of assets in Hong Kong by a Mainland resident is always of interest to the Mainland counterparts. It is common for a Mainland resident to have various investments in Hong Kong ranging from landed properties to movable assets like...
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October 2022
Our congratulations to the three trainee solicitors of our firm Asta Fan, Cyril Zhang and Lilian Lee, who after two years’ hard work and intensive training are finally admitted and enrolled as a solicitor of Hong Kong SAR on 15 October 2022. They...
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October 2022
We have pleasure to announce that our Managing Partner Mr Philip Wong has been appointed as one of the judges for the 21st Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022 held on 9 September 2022. This year more than 650 entries from 121 law firms and...
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October 2022
Featured Article from Meritas
An article about combatting brand infringement in China has been published by Meritas. Please click this LINK for more information.
About Meritas
Meritas is one of the largest associations of independent law firms in...
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September 2022
Payment of funds in real estate transactions in Hong Kong have long been done relying on a system of professional undertakings by solicitors, under which law firms are responsible for holding and disbursing funds to the relevant parties in the...
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September 2022
We are pleased to announce that in Asialaw Profiles 2023, our firm is Highly Recommended in the practice areas of Banking & Finance and Corporate & M&A, Recommended in the practice areas of Construction, Intellectual Property, Labour & Employment...
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September 2022
We are pleased to announce that our firm has been shortlisted as one of the candidates for the Asialaw Regional Awards 2022 - Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year. Our firm will be competing with the other six candidates for this special award.
The awards...
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