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Bank bonuses under scrutiny - the legal challenge to the bonus cap
At the end of September 2013, it was announced that the UK Government had launched a legal challenge in the Court of Justice of the European Union …
Singapore: Foreign hiring requirements to be tightened
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recently announced that it will introduce new rules requiring firms to advertise job vacancies on a new ‘jobs …
Hong Kong Court upholds exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of PRC Court
The choice of exclusive jurisdiction in favour of either Hong Kong or the PRC courts in a contract may enable litigants to take benefit from the …
Hong Kong Court rejects 'window-dressing' in security for costs application
The High Court in Hong Kong recently considered whether the evidence it was obliged to consider in a security for costs application was limited to that …
UK Court of Appeal confirms the legality of basis clauses
In Genesis Housing Association Limited v Liberty Syndicate Management Limited and others [2013] EWCA Civ 1173 the Court of Appeal upheld the first …
Employers in China obliged to keep personal data confidential
Data protection in China has been regularly in the news this year. Not only have new data protection regulations been issued, but prosecutions have …
Revaluation and indignation
'Unjust enrichment' occurs when a defendant has been enriched at the expense of a claimant in a manner deemed to be unjust. A common example of …
Hands are Thai'd?
With increasing numbers of international estates and the multi-jurisdictional litigation it can create, the recent Court of Appeal decision relating to …
Bringing estate administrators to account
Estates disputes in Hong Kong come in all shapes and sizes. We have previously covered disputes over Wills. The case of Cheng Tsang Kam Yung …
Building the blocks of the new Competition regime
Preparations continue as the Hong Kong Government brings the Competition Ordinance into effect in phases. The Ordinance, which has been enacted to …
Investment treaties as a form of protection for Chinese outbound investors
Chinese outbound direct investment ("ODI") reached new heights in 2013, and the upward trend looks to continue as Chinese investors inject capital into …
Fort a losing battle?
In previous posts, we have covered some Wills disputes in Hong Kong. However, the phenomenon of large estate battles is by no means exclusive to Hong …
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