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Hong Kong's top court finds delay in commencement of bankruptcy period unconstitutional
In the recent case of Official Receiver v Zhi Charles (FACV 8/2015) (5 November 2015), the Court of Final Appeal (the "CFA") found s 30A(10)(a) of the …
Hong Kong Court refused to make a grant of administration ad colligenda bona for lack of special circumstances and special justification
In Re Oung Chi Lian Fang (HCMP2347/2015), the Hong Kong High Court refused an ex parte application for a grant of administration ad colligenda bona under …
New guide to the Independent Insurance Authority in Hong Kong launched
Hong Kong is about to establish a unified insurance regulatory regime under the auspices of a new body, to be named the 'Insurance Authority'. The …
Impact of CJEU decision in Schrems v DPC on the implementation of cross-border data transfer provisions in Hong Kong
Organisations in the European Union with operations in the United States have, for over a decade now, taken comfort that the transfer of personal data to …
Transactions at undervalue and unfair preferences - how will the Court interpret s49 and s50 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance?
In Wong Tak Man, Stephen & Another v Cheung Siu Fai & Ors [2015] HMP 1431/2012, the Court held that transfers of funds made by a bankrupt were …
Where's Wally – what happens when a trustee cannot locate the beneficiaries?
In Wah Ying Cheong Co Ltd v Chan Kwok Ping & Ors [2015] HCMP 3059C/1997, the Court held that where a trustee is unable to locate beneficiaries under …
SFC new power to provide overseas regulators with supervisory assistance - a glimpse of the regulators' future cooperation
With effect from 13 November 2015, the Securities and Futures Ordinance was amended to give new powers to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to …
Herbert Smith Freehills' new global report reviews corruption trends and perceptions in close to 100 countries
Please click here to preview this publication. We have launched the first global edition of our Anti-corruption Report, reviewing a year in which …
You can't keep a good man down
In the recent case of Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Ltd v Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo (HCA 2383/2015), the High Court refused to grant an …
Promises, promises, promises – Hong Kong Court considers inter-vivos gifts and proprietary estoppel
In Li Miaoli and Others v Chan Shu Fong and Others HCA 845/2011, the Court held that a father did not make an inter-vivos gift of shares to his son. …
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal clarifies the law in respect of shareholders' petitions to wind up foreign companies on just and equitable grounds
In its landmark decision of Kam Leung Sui Kwan v Kam Kwan Lai & Ors FACV 4/2015, issued yesterday, the Court of Final Appeal has brought some closure …
When will the Hong Kong Court grant pre-action discovery?
In Zhang Shouen and another v Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd HCMP 682/2015, the Court considered whether to grant the applicants' request for …
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