Foreword by Andrew Chilvers Global commerce is by its nature a complex beast and it is inevitable that sometimes disputes arise between companies doing business across the world. As more international deals are signed off – often in greater degrees of complexity than will have been done in the past – it has also led […]
Global commerce is by its nature a complex beast and it is inevitable that sometimes disputes arise between companies doing business across the world. As more international deals are signed […]
Read moreHong Kong’s Limited Partnership Fund Bill[1] was gazetted on 20 March 2020[2] and will allow funds to be set up as limited partnerships in Hong Kong. Read More… Hong Kong Law Newsletter | Chartlons
On 4 February 2020, in light of travel restrictions due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) issued a Joint Statement in relation to Results Announcements in Light of Travel Restrictions Related to the Severe Respiratory Disease associated with a Novel Infectious […]
Hong Kong’s Limited Partnership Fund Bill[1] was gazetted on 20 March 2020[2] and will allow funds to be set up as limited partnerships in Hong Kong. The Limited Partnership Fund legislation aims to attract investment funds (including private equity and venture capital funds) to establish and operate in Hong Kong to further enhance Hong Kong’s position as […]
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) published a report on Review of Issuers’ Annual Report Disclosure in January 2020. The review is a monitoring programme in which HKEx examines annual reports’ compliance with the Listing Rules, issuers’ corporate conduct and the disclosure of material events and developments. The consistency and materiality of disclosure […]
If you are in need of protective products at this time, please see the following information shared by Andrew To of Value Plus CPA Limited and reach out directly for assistance: There is a global shortage of such personal protective products in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. It is pertinent for each individual and employer […]
QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? One of Hong Kong’s key competitive advantages when compared with other financial centres within the Asia Pacific Region (“APAC”) lies […]
March 11, 2020 – Gall, a leading independent Hong Kong law firm focusing primarily on dispute resolution, announced today the promotion of Kenix Yuen from Consultant to Partner. The promotion takes place with immediate effect. Kenix qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2012 and joined Gall in 2013. She specialises in cross border […]
Corona virus or COVID-19 is now known to the world over and has been the headline of most news cycles for the last two months. It has been a prevailing topic of conversation and now has become the debate focus of the corporate and commercial world. COVID-19 has impacted industries across the spectrum. The quick […]
In our recent article we discussed the legal ramifications of the force majeure clauses to “excuse” parties from performing onerous or impossible contracts in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Whilst it is not uncommon for commercial contracts to incorporate force majeure clauses, there remain circumstances under which a party may also consider to seek to relieve themselves from performing under […]
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand published a Report on a joint Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) research project, Project Inthanon-LionRock, on 22 January 2020. The project studied the use of central bank digital currency in cross-border payments and developed a Thai baht-Hong Kong dollar cross-border corridor network prototype to […]
