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Charity law reform in Hong Kong: What do the proposed changes mean for you?
On 6 December 2013, the Law Reform Commission published a report on charities following a six-year review of charity law in Hong Kong. In recent years …
Does mental illness mean that legally you lack mental capacity?
With its wealthy ageing population, Hong Kong is seeing an increasing number of issues arising from failing mental capacity. A recent case from …
Suspended prison sentence for husband's non-compliance of a court order to transfer Trust property to the wife
The past two or so years have seen a stream of litigation cases arising from divorces. Very often, the problems arise when one party to the divorce …
The accuracy of witness testimony and the psychology of investigations
Cognitive psychology might not be the first topic that comes to mind, either for in-house or external counsel, when planning an investigation. However, …
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill
Overview The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill was gazetted on 28 February and will be introduced into the Legislative Council on 26 March …
Class Actions 2013/2014 – Developments and Trends
Herbert Smith Freehills has recently published the Class Actions Developments and Trends report 2013/2014. Damian Grave, Ken Adams and Jason Betts …
The Singapore Court of Appeal considers the meaning of the phrase "all reasonable endeavours" for the first time
In KS Energy Services Ltd v BR Energy Sdn Bhd [2014] SGCA 16, the Singapore Court of Appeal considered whether the Respondent had breached its obligation …
Selling Mediation in the East - Is there an Asian Way?
It is generally accepted that, while the use of mediation is on the rise globally, this trend is significantly more pronounced in the West than in …
New rights for working fathers in Hong Kong
The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2014, proposing to legislate paternity leave in Hong Kong, has been gazetted today, 28 February 2014. The Bill proposes …
Global Law and Business - Arbitration of M&A Transactions: A Practical Global Guide
Herbert Smith Freehills disputes experts have authored two regional chapters in the Global Law and Business Arbitration of M&A Transactions: A …
China’s New Labour Dispatch Regulations
New Provisional Regulations on Labour Dispatch were issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on 24 January 2014. Labour dispatch …
Attestation of documents executed overseas for use in Hong Kong
The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR ("OCMFA") recently relaxed its policy on …
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