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Hong Kong Court Of Appeal To Consider Validity Of Service Of Notice Of Arbitration By SMS

Leave to appeal against decision refusing challenge to enforcement of Hong Kong Arbitration Society award granted on basis that service by SMS raised issues of public interest

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong In Focus: A Review Of Recent Arbitration-related Court Decisions

16 recent cases illustrate approach of Hong Kong courts to enforcing arbitration agreements and awards, supporting arbitral proceedings and setting expectations of conduct...

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong To Consider Updating Arbitration Legislation

Hong Kong's arbitration legislation will be reviewed to ensure it remains at the cutting edge of international best practice.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Court Provides Guidance On Interim Relief In Support Of PRC Proceedings

The Hong Kong Court in Zong and others v Zong and another[2025] HKCFI 3355 has provided important guidance on applications for interim relief under...

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Unappealable Order: Interim Measures In Arbitration

Hong Kong Litigation

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ONC Lawyers

A First For Hong Kong: Court Dismisses Anti-suit Injunction Seeking To Restrain A Cayman Winding Up

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Court Refuses To Grant Anti-Suit Injunction To Restrain A Party From Presenting Winding-Up Petition In Cayman Where There Is An Arbitration Agreement

Hong Kong Litigation

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Fangda Partners

Court Of Appeal Upholds Lower Court's Decision On "Holder" Of A Global Note Certificate

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong And Australian Courts Recognise Principles Of Segregation In Cayman SPCs

Worldwide Litigation

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Appleby

Understanding Costs In Children's Proceedings – A Recent Judgment

Hong Kong Litigation

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Tanner De Witt

Court Of Final Appeal Upholds Restrictions Of Intra-Group Stamp Duty Relief

Hong Kong Litigation

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Timothy Loh LLP

HK Court Refuses Borrower's Challenge To Enforcement Of Arbitral Award In Favour Of Moneylender

Hong Kong Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Court Of Appeal Affirms That Mainland Enforcement Rulings Not Registrable Or Enforceable Under Cap. 597

Hong Kong Litigation

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Dentons

HK Court Confirms Jurisdiction Of Arbitral Tribunal In Cayman-related Dispute

Hong Kong Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Hong Kong Increases Minimum Wage For Foreign Domestic Workers

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Safeguarding The Mentally Incapacitated: Navigating The Complex Framework For Appointing Mental Health Committees In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

Who Says Crime Doesn't Pay? Risks Of Indemnification Provisions In M&A Deals

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

Haldanes' Recent Successes In Fraud Recovery: Securing Justice For Clients

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

The New Rules Of Legal Writing: How To Be Found By AI

Hong Kong Technology

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Haldanes

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Arbitration – Arbitral Autonomy And Immunity – Arbitrator Compelled To Give Evidence

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Arbitrability – Stay Of Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration Falcon Insurance v Bing Lee [2023] HKCFI 1129

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

The Hong Kong Court Discharges Service Out Of The Jurisdiction Of A Tort Claim

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Hong Kong Court Lifts Stay Of Proceedings For Spent Arbitration Agreement

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Arbitration—Set Aside—Illegality—Common Mistake—Hong Kong Public Policy (AI v LG II LG III)

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Stephenson Harwood

CASE ANALYSIS: Gunga v Sonangol [2022] EWHC 1372 (Comm)

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

CASE ANALYSIS: Gunga Shipping Co NV v Sonangol Shipping Angola (Luanda) Ltd

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Hong Kong Court Stays Proceedings Even When They Are Not Covered By An Arbitration Agreement MAK V LA [2022] HKCFI 285

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) V Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48

Worldwide Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Arbitration — Stay — Arbitration Clause — Loan Agreement — Action For Dishonoured Cheque (T v W)

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Hong Kong Court Of Appeal To Consider Validity Of Service Of Notice Of Arbitration By SMS

Leave to appeal against decision refusing challenge to enforcement of Hong Kong Arbitration Society award granted on basis that service by SMS raised issues of public interest

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Letting Other People Use Your Bank Account Could Put You In Jail

In the recent case of HKSAR v 徐美儀 [2025] HKDC 1597, the defendant was convicted on two counts of conspiracy to deal with property known or believed to represent the proceeds of an indictable offence.

Hong Kong Criminal

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ONC Lawyers

Hong Kong In Focus: A Review Of Recent Arbitration-related Court Decisions

16 recent cases illustrate approach of Hong Kong courts to enforcing arbitration agreements and awards, supporting arbitral proceedings and setting expectations of conduct...

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong To Consider Updating Arbitration Legislation

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Court's Approach To Charging Orders In Context Of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Commercial

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Timothy Loh LLP

The Unappealable Order: Interim Measures In Arbitration

Hong Kong Litigation

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ONC Lawyers

A First For Hong Kong: Court Dismisses Anti-suit Injunction Seeking To Restrain A Cayman Winding Up

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Court Refuses To Grant Anti-Suit Injunction To Restrain A Party From Presenting Winding-Up Petition In Cayman Where There Is An Arbitration Agreement

Hong Kong Litigation

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Fangda Partners

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Court Procedure

Hong Kong Court Provides Guidance On Interim Relief In Support Of PRC Proceedings

The Hong Kong Court in Zong and others v Zong and another[2025] HKCFI 3355 has provided important guidance on applications for interim relief under...

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Norwich Pharmacal Orders

A Norwich Pharmacal order is a type of disclosure order requiring the provision of information. It may be used to help a potential claimant to identify a wrongdoer to sue, to obtain information to facilitate a decision whether or not to sue or to trace the movement of assets.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Timothy Loh LLP

Going Digital: What The New Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance Means For Civil Cases In Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance (Cap. 654) (the "Ordinance") took effect on 28 March 2025. The Ordinance builds on the Judiciary's multi-year effort to integrate technology into court processes, a move accelerated by the lessons learned during the pandemic.

Hong Kong Litigation

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ONC Lawyers

Legal Update: Anti-Suit Injunction Restraining A Defendant In A Hong Kong Court Action From Continuing Proceedings It Commenced In The People's Court Of Beijing

Hong Kong Litigation

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Tanner De Witt

First JPEX Judgement By A Hong Kong Court In Favor Of Customers

Hong Kong Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

The Court Of Final Appeal Revisits The Approach Of An Appellate Court In Magistracy Appeals

Hong Kong Litigation

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Tanner De Witt

Managing IP In Conflict Zones, An IP Lawyer Weighs In

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Rouse

Recent Decisions On Compulsory Sale Applications In Hong Kong In Relation To 100% Owned Lot And Calculation Of Ownership Threshold

Hong Kong Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Court Of Final Appeal Clarifies A Bank's Liability For Transferring Customer Funds In Breach Of Its Quincecare Duty Of Care Before Unauthorised Closure Of The Account

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Trials & Appeals & Compensation

保障精神上無行為能力人士: 委任受託監管人的法律框架

面對失去精神行為能力的摯親，對相關人士而言往往是極具情感挑戰性又複雜的處境。

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

Safeguarding The Mentally Incapacitated: Navigating The Complex Framework For Appointing Mental Health Committees In Hong Kong

When a loved one faces mental incapacity, it can be an emotionally challenging and complex situation for all involved.

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

會計及財務匯報局調查

會計及財務匯報局（Accounting and Financial Reporting Council, "AFRC"）是香港負責監管會計專業的法定機構，其職責在於維持高水平的財務報告並確保利益相關者的信心。

Hong Kong Accounting

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Haldanes

Hong Kong Court Confirms Work Fees Do Not Generally Fracture The Class Of Creditors

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Court Provides Guidance On Interim Relief In Support Of PRC Proceedings

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Upholds Lower Court's Decision On "Holder" Of A Global Note Certificate

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong And Australian Courts Recognise Principles Of Segregation In Cayman SPCs

Worldwide Litigation

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Appleby

Understanding Costs In Children's Proceedings – A Recent Judgment

Hong Kong Litigation

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Tanner De Witt

Court Of Final Appeal Upholds Restrictions Of Intra-Group Stamp Duty Relief

Hong Kong Litigation

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Timothy Loh LLP

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Personal Injury

Arbitrability – Stay Of Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration Falcon Insurance v Bing Lee [2023] HKCFI 1129

A dispute arose in respect of proceedings initiated by an insurer (the plaintiff) seeking a declaration of non-liability.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Legal Update – Is Stress An Injury: When Does 'Psychiatric Trauma' Amount To A Workplace Injury?

In the recent case of Chan Man Sau ("Chan"), the District Court looked at whether ‘psychiatric trauma' can be regarded as a workplace injury.

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Factors In Deciding Damages For "Injury To Feelings" In Discrimination Cases

Under express statutory provisions in each of the anti-discrimination ordinances of Hong Kong, a successful claimant may be awarded damages for "injury to feelings" in addition to other remedies.

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Hong Kong Small Claims Tribunal Scale Of Costs For Minor Injury Claim

Hong Kong Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Section 25 Employees' Compensation Recovery Claims

Hong Kong Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Safety Snapshots – Confirmation Of Limits On Statutory Compensation For Internal Injuries

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Plaintiffs With Claims History And Their Solicitors Beware! – Analysis Of Faisal v Ocean Park Corporation

Hong Kong Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Safety Snapshots: Are Employees Entitled To Statutory Compensation For Work-related Stress?

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Can You Sue In Hong Kong If Personal Data Has Been Stolen? Lessons From Warren v DSG Retail Ltd

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

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Argus Partners

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