The remote hearing arrangement and its recent expansion -
The recent COVID-19 pandemic and the General Adjourned Period encouraged the Hong Kong Courts to explore and expand the use of technology to conduct hearings. The...more
On 9 July 2020, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 (the Bill). The Bill introduces amendments to the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57) to extend the statutory maternity leave (ML) by...more
The Discrimination Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance (“Ordinance) has been gazetted on 19 June 2020 and took immediate effect from 20 June 2020. The Ordinance introduced amendments to the Sex Discrimination...more
The court recently considered the without prejudice privilege rule in the context of a family dispute in Poon Loi Tak v Poon Loi Cheung Desmond [2019] HKCFI 3003 and reconfirmed Hong Kong’s position on the inadmissibility of...more
Hong Kong has taken a further step towards establishing itself as a leading fund formation jurisdiction with the passing of the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance which is expected to become effective on 31 August 2020, to...more
Under the Competition Ordinance, the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) may, on application by the Competition Commission (“Commission”), impose pecuniary penalties on persons, companies or organisations who have contravened a...more
During the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to reduce potential transmission of the virus, many companies, either voluntarily or in compliance with relevant governmental regulations, adopt a work-from-home policy and cancel...more
Dissatisfied with an arbitral award? Think twice before you seek to mount a court challenge against an arbitrator’s award in Hong Kong. Hong Kong prides itself as being a pro-arbitration and pro-enforcement jurisdiction....more
Like many other jurisdictions, Hong Kong is taking a proactive approach to dealing with the economic and business consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an article posted on her blog on 13 April 2020, the Secretary for...more
In Giorgio Armani SpA v Elan Clothes Co Ltd [2019] HKCFI 2983, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted a permanent anti-suit injunction against the defendant which had commenced proceedings against the plaintiffs in...more
In the case of X v Jemmy Chien (also known as Chien, Ching Yu) HCCT 31/2019 [2020] HKCFI 286, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance rejected the plaintiff’s application to set aside an arbitral award. The plaintiff’s...more
As COVID-19 cases continue to span the globe, a significant economic impact is being felt globally. Businesses have been disrupted, cash flows have been interrupted and economies have been thrown into a huge negative shock....more
As the outbreak of COVID-19 is sweeping through the globe and governments are updating their orders and directives on a daily basis, we are all navigating uncharted waters. In the light of the latest development of the...more
What should you do when an antitrust dispute arises between the parties and your contract is governed by PRC law or Hong Kong law? Can you resolve the dispute by arbitration? If your contract is governed by PRC law, as...more
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, HKIAC, recently published information on its practice of processing applications under the interim measures Arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC that came into operation on...more
A new arrangement between the Hong Kong Government and the PRC Supreme People’s Court makes Hong Kong the first jurisdiction outside of Mainland China in which parties to institutional arbitration will have a clear procedural...more