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July 2020
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (the “Amendment Ordinance”) was gazetted on 19 June 2020 and most parts of the amendments come into operation immediately. The Amendment Ordinance amends the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559, Laws of...
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July 2020
Featured Insight from Meritas
Meritas has published a Webinar titled "Restructuring Insolvent Airlines in the Americas: A Look at LATAM and developments with AeroMexico and Avianca". Please click this link for more information.
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July 2020
We are pleased to announce that our firm has been shortlisted as one of the candidates for the Asialaw Regional Awards 2020 - Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year. Our firm will be competing with the other five candidates for this special award.
The award...
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July 2020
Featured Insight from Meritas
Meritas has published an Article titled "What are employers key considerations when looking to make collective redundancies?". Please click this link for more information.
About Meritas
Meritas is one of the largest...
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July 2020
Featured Insight from Meritas
Meritas has published a White Paper titled "How to Protect Against Cybersecurity Threats in a Work-from-Home Environment". Please click this link for more information.
About Meritas
Meritas is one of the largest...
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June 2020
Featured Insight from Meritas
Meritas has published a Webinar titled "Transactions in a COVID-19 Environment". 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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June 2020
A data centre houses information and communication technologies equipment in a secure and controlled environment. With the exponential growth of information technology operations, recent years have seen a surging demand for data centre services. ...
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June 2020
Featured Insight from Meritas
Meritas has published a Webinar titled "The Challenges of Data Protection and Privacy During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic". Please click this link for more information.
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Meritas is one of the largest...
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May 2020
Featured Insight from Meritas
Meritas has published a Webinar titled "Virtual Court Hearings: Practical Tips, Tricks and Takeaways for Lawyers Everywhere". Please click this link for more information.
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Meritas is one of the largest...
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May 2020
We are pleased to announce that Gallant is recognized as a Notable Firm in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2020 Edition.
Benchmark Litigation
Asia-Pacific is a definitive guide to leading dispute resolution law firms and
lawyers in the region. Its...
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April 2020
In view of coronavirus outbreak, travel restrictions are becoming a norm in many countries and maintaining social distance becomes a duty, companies are adopting various strategies to cope. Often times, meetings are either cancelled, postponed or...
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April 2020
Featured Insight from Meritas
Meritas has published a Webinar titled "How Covid-19 Will Trigger Global Supply Chain Realignment". Please click this link for more information.
About Meritas
Meritas is one of the largest associations of independent...
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April 2020
We are pleased to announce that our firm has been recognised by China Business Law Journal in the annual China Business Law Awards 2020 in the practice areas of Banking & Finance and Real Estate & REIT, in addition to our recent winning of the Deals...
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March 2020
Gallant acted as the legal advisor to the Sole Sponsor, Grand Moore Capital Limited, and the Underwriters on the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of C-Link Squared Limited (1463) on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the...
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March 2020
Meritas, the global alliance of independent law firms, announced that it has named Ms Sona Pancholy as the next President. Most recently Pancholy was the senior leader at Bloomberg Industry Group. She was also the executive director of the World...
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February 2020
In Hsin Chong Construction Company
Limited (in provisional liquidation) v Build King Construction Limited [2019] HKCA 1305, dispute arose from the validity of the removal of Hsin Chong
Construction Company Limited by its joint venture partner, Build...
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February 2020
We are pleased to announce that a cross-border case involving multi-jurisdictional legal, compliance and enforcement issues in connection with a loan facility of up to USD 500 million handled by the banking and finance team of our Commercial...
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January 2020
The Court of Appeal recently rejected the assessment made by the Collector of Stamp Revenue of the Inland Revenue Department in two assignments of properties and held that the true substance of the transactions thereunder constituted an exchange of...
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December 2019
Mr
Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department attended the 40th Annual General Meeting of The Hong Kong Society for the Aged held on 10
December 2019. Mr Philip Wong was also appointed as the Honorary Legal Adviser
for year...
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December 2019
Mr Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department and Mr Walter Lee, our Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, have been awarded pro bono individual awards by The Law Society of Hong Kong in the Award Presentation...
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December 2019
The Insurance Authority officially took over the three self-regulatory organizations on 23 September 2019, namely the Insurance Agents Registration Board established under the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, the Hong Kong Confederation of...
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November 2019
Twenty of our partners and consultants gathered together for an enjoyable dinner on 28 November 2019 and everyone had a wonderful time throughout this premier evening. We would like to take the chance to express our sincere appreciation to all...
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November 2019
Mr Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department attended the Meritas Asia Regional Meeting 2019 for and on behalf of our firm in Manila, Philippines from 14 November 2019 to 16 November 2019.
During the meeting, Ms Jill Wiley,...
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November 2019
The Hongkong Land Limited (“HKL”) organized a Golf Day on 21 October 2019 at the scenic Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling. Our partner Dennis Chan, and our Registered Foreign Lawyer Raymond Yip were invited by HKL to participate in this joyful...
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October 2019
This year we have 4 newly qualified solicitors, namely Katie Chan, Dorothy Lo, Aurelia Keung and Tommy Young, joining the Gallant team. Katie and Dorothy will work in the M&A practice groups of our Commercial Department, Aurelia in the commercial...
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October 2019
In Yeung Bing Kwong Kenneth v Mount Oscar Limited [2019] HKCA 688, dispute arose from an ordinary resolution to remove the office of a director. The Hong Kong Court of Appeal discussed the rationale and effect of sections 462 and 463 of the...
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October 2019
Tommy Young, Aurelia Keung and Dorothy Lo were admitted to the roll of solicitors of the Hong Kong High Court this month. They successfully went through the two-year training as trainee solicitors in our Firm. During that period, they were assigned...
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October 2019
We are pleased to announce that in IFLR1000 2020, 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.
IFLR1000 has been publishing the world’s...
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September 2019
The Court of Final Appeal recently annulled a profits tax assessment in relation to the payment received by the landowner upon a disposal of land for redevelopment in Perfekta Enterprises Limited v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2019] HKCFA 25. The...
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September 2019
We are pleased to announce that in Asialaw Profiles 2020, 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 2019
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 30 August 2019 and, on behalf of our firm, presented the Gallant Prize in Introduction to PRC Law to...
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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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CAPITAL MARKETS
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COMPETITION
COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY
CORPORATE AND M&A
EMPLOYMENT
INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
NOTARIZATION, ATTESTATION AND MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZATION
REAL ESTATE AND TENANCY
TAX, TRUST AND PRIVATE CLIENTS
TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
