Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
In CCC v AAC [2025] HKCFI 2987, Sir William Blair, sitting as Deputy High Court Judge in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (“Court”), rejected a borrower’s challenge to the enforcement of an arbitral award in favour of a…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Finance & Banking
Recent enforcement actions and media coverage have increased scrutiny on director interlocks under the Clayton Act, which prohibits individuals serving at the same time as directors or officers of companies that compete…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions
Our employment law update for July covers cases about legal principles tribunals must consider when analysing the ‘substantial adverse impact’ in disability claims, the difficulties in selecting discrimination comparators, and…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On July 17, 2025, Congress passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act” or “Act”) – a landmark piece of legislation that received bipartisan support and was signed into law by…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
Retired senior executives often receive, or seek out, public company directorships as the next step in their journeys. Before accepting, they should carefully evaluate key areas to make sure they are prepared for the…
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/ Business Organizations
FinCEN’s announcement clearly reflected its sensitivity to industry concerns. It acknowledged that AML/CFT Rules “must be effectively tailored to the diverse business models and risk profiles of the investment adviser sector.”…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Earlier this month, the Hong Kong Government unveiled its long-anticipated legislative proposal to regulate online hailing hire car services.
This legislative proposal will pave the way to remove the legal uncertainty…
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/ Transportation
As part of the government’s wider review of the electricity transmission network via the Integrated Transmission Planning and Regulation Project, and after its successful introduction of competition to offshore transmission…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting
The Arbitration Act 2025 comes into force on 1 August 2025.
The new Act is largely based on the recommendations made in the Law Commission’s Final Report, published following a public consultation seeking views on…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure
On July 23, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced that it will allow manufacturers an additional six months to report required PFAS information, extending the original January 1, 2026, deadline to July 1,…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Following our earlier note on 8 July, Saudi Arabia has now published the Law on Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis (the New Law). It will come into force in January 2026 and will repeal the earlier Law on Real Estate Ownership…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Yesterday in a landmark decision, Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and others, the Privy Council, on appeal from Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, has changed the law…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure
On May 9, 2025, New York signed into law the Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act – a first-of-its-kind law mandating businesses to disclose the use of algorithmic pricing based on personal data…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy
On 11 July 2025, the Hong Kong Government gazetted the Construction Industry Security of Payment Rules (“Rules”).
The Rules, made by the Chief Judge of the High Court under section 50 of the Construction Industry Security…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law
