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August 2019
We are pleased to announce that our Firm’s Real Estate Department has been certified under ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 in relation to the provision of real estate legal services and advisory works.
International Organization for...
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August 2019
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch has invited our firm to deliver a seminar in its premises on 24 July 2019 on various topics. Over 100 bank officers from different departments of the Bank attended the seminar.
Mr Philip Wong,...
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August 2019
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July 2019
Judges are often said to be reluctant to draw any inference of sex discrimination in workplace from the mere fact of employers’ unreasonable behaviour. This is sometimes misunderstood to mean that sex discrimination cannot be inferred without...
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July 2019
We are pleased to announce that our firm has successfully reached the international cybersecurity standards for law firms set by Meritas, the global alliance of independent business law firms. Our firm is a member of Meritas and, in order to retain...
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June 2019
A delegation of 18 elite young lawyers from Shanghai Huangpu District (“SHD”), led by Mr Mao Yongjun, Deputy Director General of SHD Bureau of Justice, and 4 other officials of SHD, visited our firm on 13 June 2019. They were greeted by our...
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May 2019
Gain Hero Finance Limited v Winland Finance Limited [2019] HKCFI 771 is a case arising out of an intended sale of a property, in which an important question about the nature of a charging order was discussed.
Back in 2014, the owner of the property...
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May 2019
Mr Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department attended the Meritas Annual Meeting 2019 for and on behalf of our Firm in San Diego, the United States of America from 3-5 April 2019.
During the Annual Meeting, representatives of member...
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April 2019
As part of the international efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and to fulfil its international obligations as a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Hong Kong has introduced the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance...
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April 2019
We are pleased to announce that our firm has been shortlisted as one of the six candidates for the Asialaw Regional Awards 2019 - Hong Kong Firm of the Year.
The reward decision of the Asialaw Regional Awards 2019 is based on the research and...
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March 2019
On 25 February 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal handed down the judgment in Andrew Edward Left v Securities and Futures Commission & Another [2019] HKCA 224, an appeal from the decision of the Market Misconduct Tribunal under section 277(1) of...
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February 2019
In Bright Gold Ltd v Mega Well development Ltd [2019] HKCFI 54, the court of first instance allowed a purchaser of first-hand residential property to rescind its purchase on the basis of misrepresentation of roof area by the estate agent after a...
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February 2019
Mr. Eddie Chan, the Alternate Chief Executive of O-Bank (Hong Kong Branch) and Mr. Mike Poon, the Vice President of O-Bank (Hong Kong Branch), accompanied by their fellow colleagues, visited our firm on 13 February 2019. They were greeted by our...
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February 2019
Mr. Ferry van Schoonhoven, one of the founders of Lexence, the Meritas member firm in the Netherlands, visited our firm on 12 February 2019. He was greeted by our Managing Partner, Ms. Brenda Lee, our Head of Commercial Department, Mr. Philip Wong...
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January 2019
Earlier this month, the Competition Commission has announced that it has begun to investigate into the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance matter and whether such cooperation between different terminal operators in Kwai Tsing terminals will violate the First...
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January 2019
We are pleased to announce that Mr Dennis Chan, partner of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, has been appointed by the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China as a China - Appointed Attesting Officer with effect from 1...
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January 2019
About a year ago, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited published the Consultation Paper on Review of the Corporate Governance Code and Related Listing Rules. It then published the Consultation Conclusions in July 2018, which sets out the...
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January 2019
Our Head of Commercial Department, Philip Wong, and our Partner, Walter Lee have been awarded the Pro Bono Individual Awards by The Law Society of Hong Kong in the Award Presentation Ceremony held on 12 December 2018.
Having performed pro bono and...
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December 2018
We are pleased to have Ms Yvonne Fong, Barrister-at-Law from Gary Plowman S. C. Chambers to deliver a talk on Commercial Fraud Litigation to our colleagues on 3 December 2018. Ms Fong gave an overview of the right causes of action to be pleaded and...
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December 2018
Our former Managing Partner and Ex-Board Member of Meritas, Amanda Liu, recently visited ASD, the Meritas member firm in Munich, Germany. She was greeted by its Partner, Mr Anton M. Ostler.
ASD is a full service law firm with offices in 6 German...
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December 2018
We are pleased to announce that our Partner and Head of Commercial Department, Philip Wong is recognised as an A-List lawyer (法律精英) in China Business Law Journal.
The A List, which identifies the top 150 lawyers for China-related business,...
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November 2018
Our firm hosted the Meritas Asia Regional Meeting from 15 November 2018 to 17 November 2018.
During the meeting, representatives from 15 Meritas members firms from and outside of Asia, including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Taiwan, Singapore,...
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November 2018
The Law & Order Cup (法紀盃) is a friendly golf tournament held annually amongst the legal sector and law enforcement agencies. Members of the Judiciary, Legislators, Solicitors and Counsel represent the Law Team while Law Enforcement Agencies...
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November 2018
Bernice Hung, Ricky Tam and Tina Tsang were admitted to the roll of solicitors of the Hong Kong High Court in October this year. They successfully went through the two-year training as trainee solicitors in our firm. During that period, they were...
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November 2018
In November 2017, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited published the Consultation Paper on Review of the Corporate Governance Code and Related Listing Rules. It then published the Consultation Conclusions on 27 July 2018, which sets out the...
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November 2018
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance on 30 July 2018 affirmed the existing principles governing the relationship between banks and customers engaging in investment services, and found that the bank did not owe a duty to advise on the suitability...
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November 2018
We are
pleased to announce that in IFLR1000 2019, our firm is recognised as a notable
firm and our Partner and Head of Commercial
Department, Mr Philip Wong is also recognised as a highly
regarded lawyer.
The IFLR1000 has been publishing the...
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October 2018
First introduced in 2010, the Guideline on a Sound Remuneration System issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (CG-5) reflects the Principles for Sound Compensation Practices and the Implementation Standards issued by the Financial Stability...
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October 2018
A respondent in a recent application for compulsory sale argued that the “marriage value” of several adjoining lots of land should be considered by the Lands Tribunal in fixing the open market value of the subject lot.
The “marriage value”...
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October 2018
We are pleased to announce that in Asialaw Profiles 2019, our firm is recognised as Outstanding in the practice areas of Banking & Finance and Corporate & M&A. Besides, our firm is Highly Recommended in the practice areas of Dispute Resolution,...
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September 2018
We are pleased to have Mr Josh Maxwell, the partner of Hone Maxwell LLP and the adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Law, visited our firm on 11 September 2018. During the time, Mr Maxwell delivered a talk on the topic of US...
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September 2018
Our firm is pleased to be the contributor of the Hong Kong chapter in the latest Meritas guide, A Global Roadmap to Personal Data Protection: Asia Pacific, Europe & USA. The guide provides an overview on the personal data protection laws in 10...
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September 2018
We are pleased to announce that Mertias, a global alliance of independent business law firms, has been rated by Chambers Global 2018 as a Global Elite Leading Law Firm Network.
Our firm joined Meritas in 2005 and is the only Meritas member firm in...
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August 2018
The Law Society was invited by the NGO Governance Platform Project, supported by The Lotteries Fund and introduced by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), to conduct a seminar on “Employment Related Responsibilities of NGO Boards” on...
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August 2018
Mr.Andrew Wong, our partner of Real Estate Department, attended the Faculty Opening Ceremony of the Law Faculty of The University of Hong Kong on 31 August 2018. On behalf of our firm, Mr. Andrew Wong presented the Gallant Prize in Introduction to...
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