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Our new global cross-border M&A report: litigation risk likely to increase
Litigation risk is a mounting problem for businesses pursuing cross-border M&A, with almost three-quarters of companies questioned for Herbert Smith …
Valuable guidance on recovering costs after the removal of an invalidly appointed trustee
In a recent decision of the Royal Court of Jersey (In the Matter of the Piedmont Trust and the Riviera Trust [2016] JRC016), the Court delivered its …
London High Court considers defence of illegality in claim for beneficial ownership
In Hniazdzilau v Vajgel [2016] EWHC 15 (Ch), the English High Court held that a claim for beneficial ownership in a company was not defeated by a defence …
Cybersecurity in Hong Kong: SFC's concerns and recommended controls and HKMA's cyber security programme
Cybersecurity has been increasingly viewed by Hong Kong regulators as a matter of priority, in light of the ongoing occurrence of cybersecurity incidents …
SFC announces synchronised timetables for implementation of new professional investor regime and client agreement requirements
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular recently to synchronise the implementation of the new professional investor (PI) regime and …
English High Court considers circumstances in which a beneficiary can sue on behalf of an un-administered estate
In Haastrup v Okorie [2016] EWHC 12 the English High Court held that a beneficiary was not entitled to sue on behalf of a deceased's estate where a …
Hong Kong CFI stays proceedings in favour of arbitration notwithstanding defendant’s submission to Hong Kong courts; upholds arbitration agreement contained in related contract
Hong Kong CFI has stayed a claim under a deed of guarantee pending arbitration on the basis of an arbitration agreement in a Subscription Agreement …
Property tycoon and former Chief Secretary to appeal to Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong's high profile corruption case
Former Chief Secretary, Rafael Hui, former Sun Hung Kai chairman, Thomas Kwok, and two others have today been given permission to appeal to Hong Kong's …
Law Commission (England and Wales) to reconsider will-making regime
The England and Wales Law Commission is considering plans to reform the will-making regime, including the rules for validity of wills and testamentary …
World Bank report endorses ADR and applauds the efficiency of the Singapore courts
As we look forward to convening in Singapore on 17/18 March at the inaugural Global Pound Conference, the World Bank Group's flagship …
Hong Kong: Court of First Instance clarifies test for adding debts accrued after presentation of a creditors' winding up petition
In Re Hin-Pro International Logistics Limited[1], the Hong Kong Court of First Instance held that it has jurisdiction to grant leave to amend a …
The High Court of England and Wales denies full recovery of trust litigation costs where co-claimants had separate representation
In Ong & Ors v Ping [2015] EWHC 3258 (Ch), the High Court of England and Wales (Chancery Division) limited the legal costs recoverable by a mother …
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