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Labour Tribunal's exclusive jurisdiction averted by separate commission agreement
A recent Hong Kong case has highlighted the important point that the Labour Tribunal's exclusive jurisdiction does not extend to dealing with matters …
English High Court upholds disclosure order regarding interests of a beneficiary under discretionary trusts
In JSC Mezhdunarodniy Promyshlenniy Bank and Another v Sergei Viktorovich Pugachev and Others [2014] EWHC 3547 (Ch), the English High Court upheld a …
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal upholds legal professional privilege as an absolute right
The Court of Final Appeal has, again, reminded us in the recent high profile case of Secretary for Justice v Florence Tsang & others that …
New Singapore mediation institute launched
On 5 November, the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) was officially launched by Singapore’s Senior Minister for Law and …
ADR Practical Guide No. 5: Preparing for Mediation
Herbert Smith Freehills’ publication 'Preparing for Mediation' is the fifth in our series of ADR Practical Guides, designed to provide clients …
UK Court of Appeal upholds forfeiture of claim due to reliance on fraudulent device
In Versloot Dredging BV v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG (the DC Merwestone) [2014] EWCA Civ 1349, the English Court of Appeal considered the …
I want my money back! A recent Hong Kong Court decision considers Quistclose trusts
The recent Hong Kong District Court case of Thomson v Jeans and Anor and Boewe v Jeans & Anor [2014] HKEC 1560 provides both a useful analysis and …
Ongoing Nina Wang saga: Hong Kong Court of Appeal grants leave for Chinachem Charitable Foundation to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal
The Court of Appeal ("CA") dismissed Chinachem Charitable Foundation Limited's (the “Foundation”) appeal on 11 April 2014 and held that Nina Wang had …
Whose house is it anyway? Hong Kong Court grapples with constructive and resulting trusts
In Cheung Hon Hung v Siu Wai Chun, the personal relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant had broken down, and they were in dispute over a …
Hong Kong Market Misconduct Tribunal bans Tiger Asia Management LLC and Bill Hwang Sung Kook from trading securities in Hong Kong for a period of 4 years
The MMT on 7 October 2014 made “cold shoulder orders” and “cease and desist orders” against New York-based asset management company, Tiger Asia, and Mr …
Herbert Smith Freehills launches new legal guide to "Financial Services Regulation in Asia Pacific"
Herbert Smith Freehills officially launched its new legal guide to "Financial Services Regulation in Asia Pacific" in Hong Kong on 9 October 2014 and in …
Staying a 25-year old winding up proceeding
In the unusual case of Albert Edward Rodrigues v Associacao Portuguesa de Socorrous Mutuos (in liquidation) (HCMP 1391/2014), the Hong Kong Court of …
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