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Enter the dragon: India adds China, Hong Kong and Macao to its official list of New York Convention countries
10 April 2012
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On 19 March 2012, the Department of Legal Affairs of the Indian Government Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification under section 44(b) of the India Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. This notification declared the People's Republic of China...
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Hong Kong (Why join the firm in Hong Kong)
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Record-breaking Compensation and Disqualification orders made against Listed Company Directors in Hong Kong by the Court of First Instance under section 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance
20 March 2012
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A landmark ruling delivered by Hong Kong's Court of First Instance on 7 March 2012, (Securities & Futures Commission (SFC) v Cheung, Yeung, Li, Chan and Styland Holdings (HCMP 1702 of 2008) ("the Styland case") following a petition hearing in...
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Pia Pialorsi
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Justice delayed is justice denied: Court of Final Appeal's re-statement of law on strike out applications for delay in light of Civil Justice Reform
20 December 2011
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The power to strike out claims for delay is discretionary and derives from the inherent jurisdiction of the Court, which jurisdiction exists to avoid injustice, prevent abuse and facilitate the administration of justice. In the recent case of The Liquidator of...
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A Practical Guide to the Proposed Regime for the Use and Sale of Personal Data
19 September 2011
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The Personal Data (Privacy) Amendment Bill 2011 ("Bill") was introduced before Hong Kong's Legislative Council in July 2011 to amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in response to the public outcry following Octopus Cards Limited's...
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Dealing with foreign and the PRC states in Hong Kong
3 October 2011
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Prior to the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, originating proceedings / suit could be maintained in Hong Kong in respect of a foreign or the Chinese state's commercial (as opposed to sovereign) activities, and enforcement could be sought against a foreign or the...
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CG Lighting: No green light to Court of Final Appeal for tax dispute
2 September 2011
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In a recent decision, the Leave Committee of the Court of Final Appeal denied permission for a taxpayer, whether "as of right" or by the Court's discretion, to proceed with an appeal to the Court of Final Appeal.
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Hong Kong court ruled in favour of a taxpayer on its offshore claim
12 May 2011
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The Court of First Instance has recently delivered a judgment in favour of Li & Fung (Trading) Limited (LFT) in its tax dispute with the Inland Revenue. In its judgment, the Hong Kong Court has confirmed that the commission income earned by LFT was offshore...
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Two years on from the Civil Justice Reform: Reducing delay in litigation and facilitating out-of-court settlements
9 May 2011
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The 2nd of April 2011 marked the two year anniversary of the substantial statutory reform to the practice and procedure of the Hong Kong Court system: the so-called "Civil Justice Reform" (CJR). The CJR's underlying objectives - which parties have a duty...
