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Hong Kong Court's Approach To Charging Orders In Context Of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance, in Lead Good Group Ltd v Royue Ltd and others [2025] HKCFI 3646, has provided guidance on the treatment of charging orders...

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Chabra Injunctions – Freezing Orders To Recover Assets Held By Third Parties

Chabra injunctions are freezing orders against assets held by a person "A", against whom a claimant has no cause of action, on the basis that such assets may be ultimately available through court process to satisfy a judgment which the claimant may obtain against a defendant.

Hong Kong Finance

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Timothy Loh LLP

Hong Kong Court Provides Guidance To Foreign Bankruptcy Trustee/Liquidator Seeking Information From Banks In Hong Kong

The Court of First Instance ("CFI") has recently recognised two sets of Singaporean bankruptcy proceedings, granting the trustees appointed by the Singapore Courts specific powers to assist their investigations in Hong Kong into the affairs of the bankrupt individuals.

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's Next For Hong Kong In The Boundary Between Insolvency And Arbitration Following The Recent BVI Sian Participation Judgment?

In a landmark decision by the UK Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ("JCPC") in Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International Ltd, when a company liquidation application is made before the British Virgin Islands Companies Court...

Hong Kong Insolvency

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O’Melveny

Creditors' And Security Holders' Rights In China Companies Subject To Winding-up Under Hong Kong Law

Hong Kong Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Committees Of Inspection In Hong Kong Liquidations Explained: Who Sits At The Table?

Hong Kong Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Doubling Down On Protection: Increased Severance Payment Cap Under Hong Kong's Insolvency Fund

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Examining The Effectiveness Of Keepwell Agreements In Cross-Border Financing: Insights From The Latest Judgment Of The Hong Kong Court Of Final Appeal

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

Bilta's Implications For Hong Kong's Corporate Insolvency Regime

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Deacons

Singapore Apex Court Recognises BVI As The COMI Of A BVI Registered Company – An Examination Of Article 16(3) Of The Model Law

Worldwide Insolvency

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Carey Olsen

Power To The Liquidators: Recent Decisions From Singapore And Hong Kong And Their Impact On Offshore Liquidations

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Carey Olsen

Must A Foreign Judgment Be Registered Before Being Relied On As A Petitioning Debt?

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Tanner De Witt

5 Impactful R&I Cases From 2024

Worldwide Insolvency

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Tanner De Witt

Legal Update: Rights vs. Interests – English Decisions Not Followed In In Re Aoyuan Group Limited [2025] HKCFI 310

Hong Kong Litigation

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Tanner De Witt

保障精神上無行為能力人士: 委任受託監管人的法律框架

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

Safeguarding The Mentally Incapacitated: Navigating The Complex Framework For Appointing Mental Health Committees In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

Who Can Sue On Behalf Of A Deceased Person? Key Lessons From A Recent Hong Kong Court Case

Hong Kong Commercial

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Haldanes

2025夏季达沃斯释放了什么信号？艾睿铂为您解读

Hong Kong Technology

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AlixPartners

Third Parties - The Hidden Players In Divorce

Hong Kong Family

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Withers LLP

Hong Kong Court Grants Recognition And Assistance To Official Liquidators Appointed In The British Virgin Islands

On 23 October 2024, Deputy High Court Judge Le Pichon of the Court of First Instance in the High Court of the Hong Kong SAR granted recognition and assistance to Chan Ho Yin of Kroll Ltd and Elaine Hanrahan, the joint official liquidators of Bull's-Eye Limited following a letter of request issued by the British Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Conyers

Top 5 Hong Kong Publications Of 2024

In Hong Kong, our most popular thought leadership provided clients with vital information on Cayman Islands investment funds, accompanying questions of corporate governance...

Hong Kong Finance

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Conyers

Legal Update: Recognition Order Granted Notwithstanding SFC's Restrictive Notice And Police's Letter Of No Consent

Tanner De Witt acted for Chan Ho Yin (also known as Michael Chan) of Kroll (HK) Ltd and Elaine Hanrahan, the Joint Liquidators of Bull's-Eye Limited...

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Tanner De Witt

Insolvency And Arbitration: A Landmark Judgment In Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16

The Privy Council has considered an appeal from the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, originating from the courts of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and delivered a landmark...

Worldwide Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

HK Security Of Payment Bill: Government Responds To Submissions From The Public

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Key Takeaways: Monetizing Distressed Assets In Hong Kong

Worldwide Insolvency

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Withers LLP

Legal Update: Privy Council's Decision Sian Participation Corp v. Halimeda International Ltd – Are We Back To Square One?

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Tanner De Witt

Derivatives 2024 – Hong Kong Chapter

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

The Effect Of Subordination Agreements In The Event Of Insolvency

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Conyers

Proofs Of Debt: Looking Behind A Default Judgment

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Harneys

Podcast: Cayman Restructuring Officer Regime - An Alternative Approach For Distressed Companies

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Appleby

Introducing Calvin Chow, Litigation Partner In Hong Kong (Podcast)

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Harneys

Charting The Path: Major Developments In Hong Kong Arbitration Law In 2023

Hong Kong Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Understanding The Trends: A Review Of Insolvency Litigation In Hong Kong In 2023

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

Podcast: Cayman Restructuring Officer Regime - An Alternative Approach For Distressed Companies

This Restructuring Officer (RO) regime came into force in August 2022 and since then we have seen a handful of petitions for the appointment of ROs come before the Grand Court.

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Appleby

Introducing Calvin Chow, Litigation Partner In Hong Kong (Podcast)

We sat down with Hong Kong Partner Calvin Chow, who recently joined Harneys from a local onshore firm to get to know him a bit better.

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Harneys

Charting The Path: Major Developments In Hong Kong Arbitration Law In 2023

In this review, we reflect on significant developments in the field of arbitration in Hong Kong over the past year.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Understanding The Trends: A Review Of Insolvency Litigation In Hong Kong In 2023

Insolvency litigation witnessed intriguing developments across multiple aspects in Hong Kong in 2023, ranging from the court's updated Practice Direction on Bankruptcy and Winding-Up Proceedings...

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

Mainland And Hong Kong To Expand Scope Of Recognition Of Judgments

Hong Kong Litigation

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Keeping The Door Open: Hong Kong Court Reaffirms Commitment To Mutual Recognition Of Insolvency Proceedings With Mainland China

Two recent cases, Re Guangdong Overseas Construction Corporation [2023] HKCFI 1340 (the "GOCC Case") and Re Trinity International Brands Limited [2023] HKCFI 1581 (the "Trinity Case")...

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Derivatives Laws And Regulations 2023

Please provide an overview of the documentation (or framework of documentation) on which derivatives transactions are typically entered into in your jurisdiction.

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

Landmark Court Decision Confirming Effect Of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses On Insolvency Proceedings

Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal (CFA) recently handed down its judgment in the case of Guy Kwok-Hung Lam v Tor Asia Credit Master Fund LP [2023] HKCFA 9, upholding the Court of Appeal's earlier...

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

Clearing Up The Cloud? Perhaps Partly, As The Court Of Final Appeal Affirms The Approach To Dismissing Bankruptcy Proceedings In Favour Of The Parties' Agreed Forum

If a debt arises from a contract that contains an exclusive jurisdiction clause (EJC) in favour of a foreign court, how will the Hong Kong court deal with a bankruptcy petition based on that debt?

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong court recognises that crypto is property

Hong Kong Technology

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Piper Alderman

Lending & Secured Finance

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Airlines Restructuring: Parallel English Plan And Hong Kong Scheme

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

Insolvenze E Fallimenti: Collaborano I Tribunali Della Cina Continentale E Hong Kong

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Horizons Corporate Advisory Co Ltd

Guidance For Trustees Dealing With Insolvent Trusts: The Z Trust Cases

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Conyers

Hong Kong Court Of Appeal Considers The Effect Of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause On Bankruptcy Proceedings

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Global Markets And Restructuring Set The Stage For Private Credit Opportunities

Hong Kong Insolvency

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FTI Consulting

Hong Kong Court Of Appeal Addresses The Effect Of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses On Insolvency Proceedings

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

COMI Is First Port Of Call – A Modified Framework For Recognising Foreign Insolvency Proceedings In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Nail In The Coffin For Truant Foreign Debtors With Hong Kong Link – Highest Court's Pragmatic Approach Welcome

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills Secures Further Victory In Hong Kong's Court Of Appeal For Bank In Defending Liquidator Claim For Fraud

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Careful Consideration Of Comity When Winding Up A Cayman Company

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Ogier

Lending & Secured Finance

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Court Issues Letter Of Request Under Mainland-Hong Kong Arrangement For Mutual Recognition Of Insolvency In Respect Of Cayman-incorporated Company

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Court Issues Letter Of Request Under Mainland-Hong Kong Arrangement For Recognition In Respect Of Cayman Company

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Key Emerging Trends In Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Webinar)

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Corporate Professionals

The Role Of Resolution Professionals In CIRP : Guiding The Committee Of Creditors (CoC) (Video)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

JSA Mint Video & Podcast Series | Episode 3: Financing India's Growth Story

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JSA

Interplay Between Tax Laws, PMLA & IBC (Video)

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Shraff Legal Advocates

Guide to Liquidation

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Mackay Goodwin

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