Friday 11th December with Indian law Firm Economic Laws Practice (ELP) exploring key considerations for Indian corporates looking to litigate and arbitrate in Hong Kong. Executive Partner Chris Wong and Partner Kajal Aswani (moderator) will be joined by Partner Naresh Thacker from ELP and Managing Counsel Eric Ng from HKIAC for the webinar which will […]
Foreward by Andrew Chilvers For the legal sector, COVID-19 has been a huge catalyst for change globally. Overnight, almost all legal advisors decamped en masse from their expensive mid-town and city offices to their homes to work. Personal meetings suddenly disappeared to be replaced by virtual meetings on Zoom or Microsoft Teams. As the UK […]
Changes to Hong Kong’s private open-ended fund companies (OFCs) regime took effect on 11 September 2020 removing all investment restrictions on private OFCs and enabling Type 1 licensees to act as their custodians. The changes are detailed in the SFC’s Consultation Conclusions on Proposed Enhancements to the Open-ended Fund Companies Regime[1] and their implementation was […]
For the legal sector, COVID-19 has been a huge catalyst for change globally. Overnight, almost all legal advisors decamped en masse from their expensive mid-town and city offices to their […]
Read moreChanges to Hong Kong’s private open-ended fund companies (OFCs) regime took effect on 11 September 2020 removing all investment restrictions on private OFCs and enabling Type 1 licensees to act as their custodians. The changes are detailed in the SFC’s Consultation Conclusions on Proposed Enhancements to the Open-ended Fund Companies Regime[1] and their implementation was […]
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) is consulting on amendments to the HKEx Listing Rules to increase its disciplinary and sanctioning powers under Chapter 2A of the Main Board Listing Rules and Chapter 3 of the GEM Listing Rules. The HKEx’s Consultation Paper on Review of Disciplinary Powers and Sanctions[1] was published on 7 August […]
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) is consulting on amendments to the HKEx Listing Rules to increase its disciplinary and sanctioning powers under Chapter 2A of the Main Board Listing Rules and Chapter 3 of the GEM Listing Rules. The HKEx’s Consultation Paper on Review of Disciplinary Powers and Sanctions[1] was published on 7 August […]
Once you have engaged a family lawyer, the next step is to figure out how to communicate effectively with them so you can use the engagement to your best advantage. Here are 5 suggestions for communicating effectively with your family lawyer: Write down your list of questions and issues Just as your lawyer should take […]
Our Partner Mr Dominic Wai has contributed to The Hong Kong Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents (2nd ed.) (2020 Reissue) published by LexisNexis Butterworths on data protection.
On 26 August 2020, our Partner Mr Dominic Wai, along with Ms Caroline Berube of HJM Asia Law & Co LLC and Mr Edward Borden, Jr of Earp Cohn P.C., all members of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, presented a webinar for members of the Association of Corporate Counsel on “Investigating Misconduct in […]
ONC has advised China Saftower International Holding Group Limited (Stock Code: 8623) on its share offer and listing of shares on GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. China Saftower International Holding Group Limited has a market capitalisation of HK$240 million at the time of the listing based on 800,000,000 shares in issue […]
The Situation in Hong Kong COVID-19 has created unforeseen challenges to businesses all over the world, resulting in many companies being unable to survive the pandemic. Hong Kong has been no exception. In Hong Kong, according to data published by the Hong Kong Government’s Official Receiver’s Office, in the first seven months of the year, […]
