Hong Kong: Shareholders

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal in Chu Kong v Lau Wing Yan & others [2026] HKCA 1004, affirming the striking out of a double derivative action...

Hong Kong's uncertificated securities market regime, launching November 2026, eliminates paper share certificates for listed securities, requiring electronic title holding through approved registrar systems. Cayman Islands and Bermuda issuers must transition within five years, necessitating constitutional document amendments and new operational procedures. Companies need to appoint approved securities registrars, plan shareholder approvals, and ensure compliance before their assigned transition dates.

Chinese tax authorities are increasingly challenging cross-border dividend flows between China and Hong Kong, denying preferential withholding tax rates when Hong Kong...

Acquisitions can be considered a potent lever for strategic growth, and companies are spending more per mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal than ever before.

The Securities and Futures Commission published its quarterly Takeovers Bulletin in June 2025 (the "Issue").

On 24 July 2025, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered a landmark judgment in Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd (Appellant) v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and others (Respondents) No 2 (Bermuda) [2025]...

On 24 April 2024, Doyle J handed down judgment in In the matter of New Frontier Health Corporation (Cause No. FSD 72 of 2022 and FSD 74 of 2022).

Is it possible for a debtor company to issue debt (such as bonds) and contractually agree for that debt to rank lower in priority than debts owed by a company to other unsecured creditors?

Without prejudice ("WP") privilege protects a party's genuine attempt to settle a dispute by preventing communications made in that connection from being admitted as evidence in court.