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Hong Kong Court Provides Guidance On Interim Relief In Support Of PRC Proceedings

The Hong Kong Court in Zong and others v Zong and another[2025] HKCFI 3355 has provided important guidance on applications for interim relief under...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Unappealable Order: Interim Measures In Arbitration

In the decision of W v Contractor [2024] HKCFI 1452, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed an application for leave to appeal against an interim injunction granted by an arbitrator.

Hong Kong Litigation

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ONC Lawyers

A First For Hong Kong: Court Dismisses Anti-suit Injunction Seeking To Restrain A Cayman Winding Up

Since the landmark cases of Re Guy Lam and Sian Participation (see our blogposts here and here), there has been a clear divergence in how Hong Kong and English law approach the interaction between insolvency and arbitration.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Court Refuses To Grant Anti-Suit Injunction To Restrain A Party From Presenting Winding-Up Petition In Cayman Where There Is An Arbitration Agreement

In a recent case Hyalroute Communication Group Limited v Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited [2025] HKCFI 2417, Recorder William Wong SC refused to grant...

Hong Kong Litigation

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Fangda Partners

Court Of Appeal Upholds Lower Court's Decision On "Holder" Of A Global Note Certificate

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong And Australian Courts Recognise Principles Of Segregation In Cayman SPCs

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Appleby

Understanding Costs In Children's Proceedings – A Recent Judgment

Hong Kong Litigation

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Tanner De Witt

Court Of Final Appeal Upholds Restrictions Of Intra-Group Stamp Duty Relief

Hong Kong Litigation

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Timothy Loh LLP

HK Court Refuses Borrower's Challenge To Enforcement Of Arbitral Award In Favour Of Moneylender

Hong Kong Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Court Of Appeal Affirms That Mainland Enforcement Rulings Not Registrable Or Enforceable Under Cap. 597

Hong Kong Litigation

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Dentons

HK Court Confirms Jurisdiction Of Arbitral Tribunal In Cayman-related Dispute

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Norwich Pharmacal Orders

Hong Kong Litigation

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Timothy Loh LLP

How To Settle Civil Disputes: Importance Of Tomlin Order

Hong Kong Litigation

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Oldham, Li & Nie

How To Settle Civil Dispute: Importance Of Payment By Instalment Clause

Hong Kong Litigation

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Oldham, Li & Nie

Macau Plans Ad Rules Shake Up, Targeting Gambling And Influencer Marketing

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

Haldanes' Recent Successes In Fraud Recovery: Securing Justice For Clients

Hong Kong Media & IT

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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

Employment Law In Hong Kong – An Overview

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Are You Ready For The 1st Hong Kong Cybersecurity Law?

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Debevoise & Plimpton

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Arbitrability – Stay Of Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration Falcon Insurance v Bing Lee [2023] HKCFI 1129

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Stephenson Harwood

The Hong Kong Court Discharges Service Out Of The Jurisdiction Of A Tort Claim

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Hong Kong Court Lifts Stay Of Proceedings For Spent Arbitration Agreement

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Arbitration—Set Aside—Illegality—Common Mistake—Hong Kong Public Policy (AI v LG II LG III)

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CASE ANALYSIS: Gunga v Sonangol [2022] EWHC 1372 (Comm)

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CASE ANALYSIS: Gunga Shipping Co NV v Sonangol Shipping Angola (Luanda) Ltd

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Hong Kong Court Stays Proceedings Even When They Are Not Covered By An Arbitration Agreement MAK V LA [2022] HKCFI 285

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Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) V Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48

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Arbitration — Stay — Arbitration Clause — Loan Agreement — Action For Dishonoured Cheque (T v W)

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Gagging orders are court orders restraining persons from revealing or disclosing information about proceedings...

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The Unappealable Order: Interim Measures In Arbitration

In the decision of W v Contractor [2024] HKCFI 1452, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed an application for leave to appeal against an interim injunction granted by an arbitrator.

Hong Kong Litigation

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A First For Hong Kong: Court Dismisses Anti-suit Injunction Seeking To Restrain A Cayman Winding Up

Since the landmark cases of Re Guy Lam and Sian Participation (see our blogposts here and here), there has been a clear divergence in how Hong Kong and English law approach the interaction between insolvency and arbitration.

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Hong Kong Court Refuses To Grant Anti-Suit Injunction To Restrain A Party From Presenting Winding-Up Petition In Cayman Where There Is An Arbitration Agreement

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Fangda Partners

HK Court Refuses Borrower's Challenge To Enforcement Of Arbitral Award In Favour Of Moneylender

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

HK Security Of Payment Ordinance – New Rules Regarding Setting Aside And Enforcement Of Adjudication Determinations

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

HK Court Confirms Jurisdiction Of Arbitral Tribunal In Cayman-related Dispute

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Norwich Pharmacal Orders

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Timothy Loh LLP

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

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O’Melveny

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Court Procedure

Hong Kong Court Provides Guidance On Interim Relief In Support Of PRC Proceedings

The Hong Kong Court in Zong and others v Zong and another[2025] HKCFI 3355 has provided important guidance on applications for interim relief under...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Norwich Pharmacal Orders

A Norwich Pharmacal order is a type of disclosure order requiring the provision of information. It may be used to help a potential claimant to identify a wrongdoer to sue, to obtain information to facilitate a decision whether or not to sue or to trace the movement of assets.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Timothy Loh LLP

Going Digital: What The New Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance Means For Civil Cases In Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance (Cap. 654) (the "Ordinance") took effect on 28 March 2025. The Ordinance builds on the Judiciary's multi-year effort to integrate technology into court processes, a move accelerated by the lessons learned during the pandemic.

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Legal Update: Anti-Suit Injunction Restraining A Defendant In A Hong Kong Court Action From Continuing Proceedings It Commenced In The People's Court Of Beijing

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First JPEX Judgement By A Hong Kong Court In Favor Of Customers

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The Court Of Final Appeal Revisits The Approach Of An Appellate Court In Magistracy Appeals

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Tanner De Witt

Managing IP In Conflict Zones, An IP Lawyer Weighs In

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Rouse

Recent Decisions On Compulsory Sale Applications In Hong Kong In Relation To 100% Owned Lot And Calculation Of Ownership Threshold

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Court Of Final Appeal Clarifies A Bank's Liability For Transferring Customer Funds In Breach Of Its Quincecare Duty Of Care Before Unauthorised Closure Of The Account

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保障精神上無行為能力人士: 委任受託監管人的法律框架

面對失去精神行為能力的摯親，對相關人士而言往往是極具情感挑戰性又複雜的處境。

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

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

When a loved one faces mental incapacity, it can be an emotionally challenging and complex situation for all involved.

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

會計及財務匯報局調查

會計及財務匯報局（Accounting and Financial Reporting Council, "AFRC"）是香港負責監管會計專業的法定機構，其職責在於維持高水平的財務報告並確保利益相關者的信心。

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Haldanes

Hong Kong Court Provides Guidance On Interim Relief In Support Of PRC Proceedings

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Upholds Lower Court's Decision On "Holder" Of A Global Note Certificate

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Hong Kong And Australian Courts Recognise Principles Of Segregation In Cayman SPCs

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Appleby

Understanding Costs In Children's Proceedings – A Recent Judgment

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Tanner De Witt

Court Of Final Appeal Upholds Restrictions Of Intra-Group Stamp Duty Relief

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Timothy Loh LLP

Court Of Appeal Affirms That Mainland Enforcement Rulings Not Registrable Or Enforceable Under Cap. 597

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Personal Injury

Arbitrability – Stay Of Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration Falcon Insurance v Bing Lee [2023] HKCFI 1129

A dispute arose in respect of proceedings initiated by an insurer (the plaintiff) seeking a declaration of non-liability.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Factors In Deciding Damages For "Injury To Feelings" In Discrimination Cases

Under express statutory provisions in each of the anti-discrimination ordinances of Hong Kong, a successful claimant may be awarded damages for "injury to feelings" in addition to other remedies.

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Hong Kong Small Claims Tribunal Scale Of Costs For Minor Injury Claim

In a recent decision in Wong Sin Yi v. Kwan Pui Wing and The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (DCPI 408/2023) made by Hong Kong District Court Personal Injury Master Jo Siu...

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Mayer Brown

Section 25 Employees' Compensation Recovery Claims

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Safety Snapshots – Confirmation Of Limits On Statutory Compensation For Internal Injuries

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Plaintiffs With Claims History And Their Solicitors Beware! – Analysis Of Faisal v Ocean Park Corporation

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Safety Snapshots: Are Employees Entitled To Statutory Compensation For Work-related Stress?

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Can You Sue In Hong Kong If Personal Data Has Been Stolen? Lessons From Warren v DSG Retail Ltd

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Court Dismisses Work Injury Claim Over Failure To Accurately Declare Health Condition

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Mayer Brown

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