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Class actions are going global: Is your business ready?
Companies across the globe are increasingly facing the risk of class action litigation, with some finding themselves unprepared when a claim is lodged. …
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal decides on directors' duties and conflict of interest amid sushi and noodles
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has, in Poon Ka Man Jason & Ors v Cheng Wai Tao & Others, brought some closure to the long running …
Hong Kong: Court of First Instance holds that litigation commenced in breach of a company's articles of association is liable to be struck out
In Yifung Developments Limited v Ricky Liu Chi Keung & others (HCA 1341/2014), the Court of First Instance held that where a company fails to comply …
Singapore takes steps toward ratifying Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
In our previous article, we discussed Singapore's signing of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (the Convention) on 25 March 2015 …
Hong Kong court upholds validity of arbitration agreement in dispute concerning formation of underlying contract
In Chee Cheung Hing & Co Ltd v Zhong Rong International (Group) Ltd (HCA 1454/2015), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ("CFI") stayed proceedings …
Singapore publishes draft Mediation Bill
The Singapore Ministry of Law is seeking public feedback on a draft Mediation Bill. The Bill will give effect to one of the key recommendations of the …
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 …
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