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

On 7 May 2025, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) handed down a judgment providing useful guidance on the meaning of "fraudulent trading" within s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986...

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

In Re Fullerton Capital Limited (in liquidation) [2025] SGCA 11, the Singapore Court of Appeal has affirmed the importance of a debtor's registered office (in this case in the BVI) as its centre of main interests ("COMI").

Worldwide Insolvency

CO

Carey Olsen

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

In today's interconnected global economy, it is paramount for systems to be in place to address the complexities associated with insolvency processes spanning multiple jurisdictions.

Hong Kong Insolvency

CO

Carey Olsen

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

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales ("EWCA") recently handed down its decision in Servis-Terminal LLC v Valeriy Ernestovich Drelle...

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Tanner De Witt

5 Impactful R&I Cases From 2024

Worldwide Insolvency

TD

Tanner De Witt

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

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Conyers

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

Hong Kong Insolvency

TD

Tanner De Witt

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

Hong Kong Insolvency

BC

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

TD

Tanner De Witt

The Effect Of Subordination Agreements In The Event Of Insolvency

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Conyers

A Numbers Game: How Many Petitions Does It Take To Appoint Receivers To Segregated Portfolios Within An SPC?

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Harneys

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

The New Rules Of Legal Writing: How To Be Found By AI

Hong Kong Technology

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Haldanes

Implementing AI Guidelines In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Technology

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Ius Laboris

Artificial Intelligence Comparative Guide

Hong Kong Technology

HS

Haldanes

Haldanes Successfully Represented A Defendant In An Application For Stay Of Court Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration

Hong Kong Litigation

HS

Haldanes

HK Court Grants Worldwide Mareva And Appoints Interim Receivers In Aid Of Enforcing Arbitral Awards

Hong Kong Litigation

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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Key Takeaways: Monetizing Distressed Assets In Hong Kong

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

On 7 May 2025, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) handed down a judgment providing useful guidance on the meaning of "fraudulent trading" within s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986...

Hong Kong Insolvency

D

Deacons

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

In Re Fullerton Capital Limited (in liquidation) [2025] SGCA 11, the Singapore Court of Appeal has affirmed the importance of a debtor's registered office (in this case in the BVI) as its centre of main interests ("COMI").

Worldwide Insolvency

CO

Carey Olsen

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

In today's interconnected global economy, it is paramount for systems to be in place to address the complexities associated with insolvency processes spanning multiple jurisdictions.

Hong Kong Insolvency

CO

Carey Olsen

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

Hong Kong Insolvency

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5 Impactful R&I Cases From 2024

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

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

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Conyers

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

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Insights into the Australian credit industry

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Cathro & Partners

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