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April 2025
Mr. Andrew Wong, our partner in Real Estate Department, attended the Inauguration Ceremony and Dinner of Po Leung Kuk’s Board of Directors. Our firm is the legal advisor of Po Leung Kuk and has been providing legal support to Po Leung Kuk for...
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April 2025
The long-awaited Advance Decision on Life-Sustaining Treatment Ordinance (“the Ordinance”) was passed and gazetted on 24 November 2024. Under the Ordinance, the Advance Medical Directive (“AMD”) is now formally governed by statue, so the...
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April 2025
Featured Article from Meritas
An article about copyright infringement by Generative AI tools has been published by Meritas. Please click this LINK for more information.
About Meritas
Meritas is one of the largest associations of independent law...
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March 2025
The Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) held an inauguration ceremony for its latest Panel of Arbitrators at the Shenzhen Qianhai International Conference Center on 22 March, 2025. The event featured keynote speeches and...
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March 2025
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 2025
The current land registration system in Hong Kong, governed by the Land Registration Ordinance (Cap.128) (“LRO”) since 1844, is one of the few remaining deeds registration systems globally. While it determines the priority of registered...
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February 2025
February 20, 2025 is the first day of Meritas Board Meeting in Hong Kong. It is our honour and privilege to host the Board Meeting in Hong Kong, coupled with the Firm Management Forum. Our firm is the sole Meritas member firm in Hong Kong since...
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February 2025
Jonathan Polin, Partner of Howard Kennedy LLP, London and Head of International, came to Hong Kong and visited our Firm on 19 February 2025 and delivered a seminar on “Recent Issues impacting M&A transactions in England” prior to the opening of...
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February 2025
Featured Article from Meritas
An article about business development for law firms 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 the...
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January 2025
Riding on the success of the Open-Ended Fund Company and Limited Partnership Fund re-domiciliation regime since November 2021 and in keeping with international trends, the Hong Kong Government is set to introduce a company re-domiciliation regime...
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January 2025
Featured Article from Meritas
An article about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Europe has been published by Meritas. Please click this LINK for more information.
About Meritas
Meritas is one of the largest associations of...
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December 2024
We are pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Mr. Philip Wong, and Head of Real Estate Department, Ms. Annie Wong, are included in “The Visionaries” (睿見領袖) category of the 2024 edition of The A-List lawyer (法律精英) by China...
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December 2024
Mr Philip Wong, Managing Partner of our firm, Ms Annie Wong, Head of Real Estate Department and Ms Angela Lau, Partner of Commercial Department, have been awarded pro bono individual awards under the Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme...
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December 2024
Being a long-time supporter for community service, Gallant's Community Service Team, in collaboration with Wofoo Social Enterprises and building on the success of last year's event, hosted grassroots families for a visit to our firm again on 2...
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December 2024
All partners of our firm have a fruitful retreat in the last week of November 2024 outside Hong Kong to study together topics of interest to us. In addition to professional sharing, we have team building and fun together. Partners are pillars of our...
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December 2024
On November 27, 2024, all partners and consultants of our firm gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving to enjoy a delightful dinner together sharing joyful moments. We extend our gratitude to all our partners and consultants for their unwavering support...
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November 2024
Mr Philip Wong, our Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Department, was interviewed by Asia Business Law Journal (September/October 2024) in their article on “Risky business: How can legal keep companies alive in a world plagued with risk?”...
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November 2024
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 2025 edition.
The Legal...
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November 2024
In the recent case of Chiu Mei Cherry v Yip Ngan Yuk & Anor [2024] HKCFI 2824, the Deceased had made 3 wills in 2021, June 2022 and July 2022. The contents of the July 2022 will (“Last Will”) were completely different from the previous ones,...
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October 2024
Mr Andrew Wong, partner of our Real Estate Department, attended the Awards Presentation Ceremony of the Law Faculty of The University of Hong Kong on 5 October 2024 and, on behalf of our firm, presented the Gallant Prize in Introduction to PRC Law...
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October 2024
Featured Article from Meritas
An article about the promotion of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in law firms has been published by Meritas. Please click this LINK for more information.
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Meritas is one of the largest associations...
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October 2024
In the recent case of GG v. LL Ltd. [2024] HKCFI 2302, the applicant was one of the personal guarantors for a loan provided by the respondent to a corporate borrower. Following the borrower’s default on interest payments, the respondent issued a...
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September 2024
Managing Editor of Asian Legal Business and Hong Kong Lawyer Mr Ranajit Dam and his colleagues visited our firm on 11 September 2024. They met with Mr Philip Wong, our Managing Partner, Mr Dennis Chan, Partner of Litigation Department, Ms Rebecca...
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September 2024
Gallant is ranked and recommended by IFLR1000 (2024), an international reputable legal directory, as a recommended firm in Banking and also as a notable firm in M&A and Private equity funds. Our Managing Partner, Mr Philip Wong is recognised as a...
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September 2024
We are pleased to announce that in Asialaw 2024, 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 2024
Our congratulations to the trainee solicitor of our firm, Thomas Lui, who after two years’ hard work and intensive training is finally admitted and enrolled as a solicitor of Hong Kong SAR on 7 September 2024. He will continue to contribute his...
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September 2024
Gallant’s Managing Partner Mr Philip Wong and Commercial Partners Ms Angela Lau and Ms Claudia Kwok attended Meritas Asia Regional Meeting in Bali on 22 August 2024. The meeting brought together more than 55 lawyers from 18 countries and...
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August 2024
Gallant believes that people are the key to sustainable practice and success. Through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, talented people, regardless of gender or cultural background, will be given every opportunity to succeed. We have 48 lawyers, 30...
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August 2024
On 1 April 2010, A and a Shenzhen company entered into an agreement with R1 and R2, under which Rs agreed to sell their shares in a company and land development rights in a plot of land. After payment of a 50% deposit, the parties entered into a...
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August 2024
We are pleased to announce that Gallant is shortlisted as one of the finalists for the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024 – Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year. In addition, Mr. Philip Wong, our Managing Partner, is also shortlisted as one of the finalists...
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July 2024
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 20 July 2024, a total of 12 lawyers and trainee solicitors of our Firm visited Po Leung Kuk Fongtam...
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July 2024
We are pleased to announce that Gallant has been awarded the China Business Law Awards 2024 by China Business Law Journal in the areas of “Banking & Finance” and “IP (Copyright)”.
The awards are based on hundreds of nominations received from...
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July 2024
The ever-increasing number of decaying buildings in dire need of repair have rekindled concerns among affected owners as to how major building maintenance decisions are made by the Owners’ Corporations (“OCs”). The passing of the Building...
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July 2024
Our congratulations to the trainee solicitor of our firm, Kesalan Hui, who after two years’ hard work and intensive training is finally admitted and enrolled as a solicitor of Hong Kong SAR on 15 June 2024. She will continue to contribute her best...
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July 2024
We are pleased to announce that Gallant is ranked in the ALB IP Rankings 2024 published in May 2024.
The rankings mark Asia's best law firms for Patent, Copyright and Trademark work.
We are most grateful for the long term support given by all our...
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July 2024
The Extension of Government Leases Bill (“the Bill”) passed on 26 June 2024 to be gazetted and came into force on 5 July 2024 eases the public concern in relation to the impending expiration of thousands of government leases in 2047. While it is...
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June 2024
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June 2024
Hong Kong has long been blessed as one of the communities in the world with the longest life expectancies. This blessing, however, does not come without challenges. With the growing need in elderly care services, improving the legal governance of...
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June 2024
On 26 May 2024, Ningbo International Legal Service Center (“NILSC”) entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Gallant in Hong Kong for the purpose of facilitating foreign-related legal service channels and enquiries to the Ningbo...
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May 2024
Whether a possessory title obtained from an adverse possession action is a “marketable” title is always an issue. In Ho Kong (Sole Executor of the Estate of Fong Li Yee, deceased) v. Director of Lands & Another [2024] 2 HKC, the applicant was...
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May 2024
We are pleased to announce that Gallant is recognized as Notable Firm in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 Edition in the categories of (1) Commercial and Transactions – Domestic Firms and (2) Intellectual Property and (3) Insolvency –...
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April 2024
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
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
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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