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March 2023

HOLDING OF VIRTUAL OR HYBRID GENERAL MEETINGS BY VIRTUAL MEETING TECHNOLOGY...

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 Shares their Insights on “Law Firm Succession Planning” and “The Growth Potential for...

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

GALLANT PRESENTS “HONG KONG: THE LEGAL 500 BANKING & FINANCE – COUNTRY COMPARATIVE GUIDES...

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

OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE LIABILITY OF EXTERNAL WALL OF BUILDING ...

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

Trademark, Metaverse and NFTs...

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

Gallant Distributed Good Luck Bags to the Elderlies...

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 RECOMMENDED IN THE LEGAL 500 ASIA PACIFIC 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

GBA LAWYER’S LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO A GALLANT SOLICITOR...

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

PHILIP WONG, MANAGING PARTNER OF GALLANT, RECOGNISED AS A-LIST LAWYER 2022 BY CHINA BUSINESS LAW...

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

DIRECTOR’S DUTY TO COMPANY’S CREDITORS...

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...