ONC Newsletter – July 2020 Issue

LEGAL UPDATE

China Law

• The Hong Kong National Security Law  – a comparison with other common law jurisdictions

Regulatory & Compliance

• The impact of trading suspension on  disclosure of price-sensitive information

Corporate Finance

• HKEX launches a new Sustainable and Green Exchange

Capital Markets

• Non-traditional securitisation: Inventory securitisation

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• The UK Supreme Court restated the “No Reflective Loss Rule”  – the significance of the decision to civil claims and insolvency law

Intellectual Property

• Good news for Hong Kong trade mark owners – the international trade mark registration regime has finally come into play

Employment, Privacy and Discrimination

• Legislative update: Enhanced maternity leave protection
• Key changes in anti-discrimination law that employers must note

Commercial Crime

• Agents, brokers and intermediaries beware: When is it not a crime to receive commissions and rebates after you have helped someone?

Shipping & Logistics

• Are intermediary brokers regarded as agents and  owe fiduciary duties to the parties to a charterparty?

Family & Matrimonial

• How should the parties proceed the case if the same properties are in dispute in both Family Court and High Court proceedings? 

Insolvency & Restructuring

• Creditor’s interest – the key consideration in an application  to stay a winding-up order pending appeal

FIRM NEWS

ONC Lawyers will hold a webinar on anti-money laundering compliance and national security law compliance

ONC Lawyers will hold a webinar on employment law issues in economic downturn

ONC Lawyers contributed the Hong Kong Chapter to Global Legal Insights to: Initial Public Offerings 2020

ONC Lawyers is awarded the “15 Years Plus Caring Company Logo” for the third year consecutively

Mr Dominic Wai and Mr Michael Szeto received the Certificates for Caring Ambassadors awarded by the HKCSS

Mr Ludwig Ng gave a seminar to members of the Society of Chinese Accountants & Auditors on “Advising Companies in Financial Difficulties”

Mr Dominic Wai presented in a webinar for the Association of Corporate Counsel on compliance with data privacy law during epidemic

Dr Lawrence Yeung conducted an online workshop for Po Leung Kuk on IP legal issues for startup businesses

Mr Eric Woo contributed an article to the Lexis Insight and Lexis Advance® Practical Guidance platform of LexisNexis on 2020 mid-year review and foresight on defamation

Mr Joshua Chu and Mr Jeffrey Yeung wrote an article in Hong Kong Lawyer on the evolution of contract law in the age of technology

Mr Joshua Chu and Ms Francesca Lee wrote an article in Hong Kong Lawyer on the use of technology in the legal industry

Mr Joshua Chu and Mr Rex Leung contributed an article to Lexology on the application of blockchain during epidemic and economic recession

Mr Joshua Chu and Ms Amanda Wu contributed an article to Lexology on the implied terms for software

Dr Dennis Tang wrote an article in Hong Kong Economic Journal on implications of the Hong Kong National Security Law for companies