We all know that before you use someone else’s property, you will first have to seek the owner’s permission. The same applies to music; but are you aware that music is not just the CD or the electronic file that you download from the Internet? So who owns the music from whom you should seek […]
With the proliferation of video streaming platforms, the streaming of, and demand for, digital content continues to grow and more so in this Covid-19 world we now live in. Whilst Netflix together with likes of Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Apple TV, HBO Max and NBCU’s Peacock may be the household streaming giants cornering the […]
For Daniel Jimenez Garcia, the ideal law firm is a small boutique with a large reach. After working for years at Ashurst – the international legal behemoth – Daniel was ready for a radical change. He wanted his own small firm but with an international presence to draw in big clients. As a specialist in […]
Read moreFor Daniel Jimenez Garcia, the ideal law firm is a small boutique with a large reach. After working for years at Ashurst – the international legal behemoth – Daniel was ready for a radical change. He wanted his own small firm but with an international presence to draw in big clients. As a specialist in […]
Our Matrimonial & Family law partner Anita Leung was interviewed on issues relating to the relocation of children from divorced families. Watch the YouTube video in the following link: [Interview with Family Lawyers-Answering the Problem of Single Parent Family Leaving Hong Kong with Children] 🛫 – YouTube Summary of the InterviewPart I – Custody, Care & Control When a couple […]
Although global economy growth has remained stagnant amid Covid-19, the volume of fraudsters, ponzi schemers and their ilk carries on rising. Our criminal and civil practitioners are usually called to join hands when there is a high-value fraud and the proceeds of the fraud may be on the move. This article seeks to provide an […]
We are proud to announce that Haldanes have contributed to the Standard Clauses “Boilerplate” Agreement: Hong Kong, a 3-part Q&A published by Thomson Reuters in the United Kingdom and circulated internationally. The Q&A is part of Thomson Reuters’ new Boilerplate International Transaction Guide, which offers practical and jurisdiction-specific guidance on the application of Thomson Reuters’ boilerplate clauses. Haldanes […]
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 moreThis article was originally published in the El Confidencial on 21st May 2020. AUTHOR: JORGE ZULOAGA The U.S. fund and others who lost hundreds of millions in Popular believe the Bank case can be repeated with mails like Inspector Casaus. The big international funds try to replicate the strategy of the Bank case in the criminal […]
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 moreThe Law Reform Commission (“LRC”) proposed changes to the sexual offences laws and at a press conference announced a range of recommendations, including changing the definition of sexual offences as gender neutral and bringing legislation in line with the digital age. Our partner Andrew Powner, a member of the LRC subcommittee, said in the press conference […]
Our partner Andrew Powner was invited to speak in the 5th Annual GIR Live Hong Kong on 14 October 2019. Andrew participated in an insightful discussion on the topic; “A mock investigation: navigating technology transfer issues in multiple jurisdictions” with Mr. Kyle Wombolt from Herbert Smith Freehills and Ms. K Lesli Ligorner from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as […]
