Author: Joanna Bogdańska – Attorney at law INTRODUCTION Protecting consumers, including protecting their health, but also protecting the environment in relation to goods consumed in the European Union are the priorities of the European Parliament. Therefore, on June 20, 2019, the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 2019/1020 on market surveillance and […]
Friday, 15 May 2020 12:30pm – 2:00pm About the Webinar In this seminar, Mr. Michael Szeto will be discussing various practical issues faced by employers and employees arising out of COVID-19, including the following: – Do employers have any duties to ensure safety and health of employees at work? If so, what are they? If an […]
Author: Joanna Bogdańska – Attorney at law Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 2019/1020 on market surveillance and product compliance requires that each Member State designate at least one market surveillance authority and a single liaison office responsible for coordinating activities and reporting on national strategies. The purpose of supervisory authorities’ activities […]
Lack of financial liquidity caused by delays in payments of contractors is the most common problem that entrepreneurs, especially those from the area of small and medium-sized companies, have been complaining about for years. The solution is to be the so called anti-gridlock law, i.e. the act aimed at reducing payment gridlocks. The law has […]
07.04.2020 Author: Joanna Bogdańska – Attorney at law The project of “anti-virus shield” does not contain, in its current form, provisions affecting the principles of declaring insolvency by companies. As a reminder, in accordance with the law, insolvency occurs when the company has lost the ability to perform its financial obligations. It is presumed that […]
Dear Clients and Friends, This special newsletter aims to regularly update practitioners on important and noteworthy cases in the areas of corporate disputes and insolvency in Hong Kong, the UK and other common law countries. In this issue, we have highlighted: · 10 Corporate Insolvency Cases · 3 Cross-border Insolvency Cases · 2 Restructuring Cases […]
ONC Lawyers is co-organising a webinar via Zoom together with HKiNEDA on “Investigative Powers of the SFC – What INEDs Need to Know?” on 28 April 2020, Tuesday at 5pm – 7pm. The seminar will cover the following: Main investigative powers of the SFC What is a dawn raid and how to deal with it […]
Corporates are undoubtedly versed in complying with anti-money laundering regulations but increasingly Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) should be on our radar too. With the ability to pierce the corporate veil and their powerful extra territorial reach, UWOs should be taken very seriously. Read more
About the Webinar – 28 April 2020 1:00pm – 2:00pm In this seminar, Ms. Ivy Wang will be discussing recent cases and practical developments, in both Hong Kong and overseas, in the field of insolvency and restructuring. The seminar will cover the following topics:- • Corporate Insolvency • Bankruptcy • Cross-border Insolvency • Restructuring The seminar […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw comments in the Global Investigations Review (GIR) on the civil monetary penalties imposed on Standard Chartered Bank by the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), noting that the substantial reduction in the penalty amounts at the ministerial review stage are comparable to those seen in previous enforcement action and querying what […]
Partner Anna Bradshaw speaks to MoneyLaundering.Com about the civil monetary penalties in excess of £20m imposed by the United Kingdom’s sanctions enforcer, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), on Standard Chartered Bank for ‘most serious’ violations of EU financial sanctions against Russia. Read more
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 […]
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