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Would Hong Kong Courts Restrain Foreign Winding-Up Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration?

The Court of First Instance decision in Hyalroute Communication Group Limited v Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited [2025] HKCFI 2417 marks a precedent-setting moment for Hong Kong law.

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ONC Lawyers

Opt-in Regime For Appeals On Questions Of Law Covers (Some) Questions Of Foreign Law, Hong Kong Court Rules

Appeals on questions of law pursuant to the statutory "opt-in" regime are not necessarily restricted to questions of Hong Kong law and are also possible in the case of some...

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Court Of Appeal To Consider Validity Of Service Of Notice Of Arbitration By SMS

Leave to appeal against decision refusing challenge to enforcement of Hong Kong Arbitration Society award granted on basis that service by SMS raised issues of public interest

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Letting Other People Use Your Bank Account Could Put You In Jail

In the recent case of HKSAR v 徐美儀 [2025] HKDC 1597, the defendant was convicted on two counts of conspiracy to deal with property known or believed to represent the proceeds of an indictable offence.

Hong Kong Criminal

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ONC Lawyers

Hong Kong In Focus: A Review Of Recent Arbitration-related Court Decisions

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong To Consider Updating Arbitration Legislation

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Commercial

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Timothy Loh LLP

The Unappealable Order: Interim Measures In Arbitration

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

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Fangda Partners

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

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

Hong Kong Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Chiikawa 在香港：一个萌系角色如何成就庞大商机

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Rouse

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

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

Beyond Borders - Episode 8: What You Need To Know About Hong Kong Employment Law (Podcast)

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Hong Kong Increases Minimum Wage For Foreign Domestic Workers

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

KPMG ESG Assurance Maturity Index 2025 (Video)

Hong Kong Commercial

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KPMG

Second Agreement Concerning Amendment To CEPA Agreement On Trade In Services To Be Implemented On 1 March 2025

In 2003, Mainland China and Hong Kong signed the "Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement" ("CEPA") to open up the China market for Hong Kong goods and services.

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

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

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

How To Settle Civil Disputes: Importance Of Tomlin Order

Something must have gone wrong before parties commence civil litigation, whether the problem arises from breach of contract, unpaid invoices, or differing interpretations of terms of the contract.

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

How To Settle Civil Disputes: Is The Case As Strong As Initially Assessed?

Hong Kong Litigation

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Oldham, Li & Nie

How To Settle Civil Disputes: Use Of Mediation

Hong Kong Litigation

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Oldham, Li & Nie

How To Settle Civil Dispute: Human Cost At Stake

Hong Kong Litigation

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Oldham, Li & Nie

How To Settle Civil Dispute: Is The Case Worth Pursuing?

Hong Kong Litigation

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Oldham, Li & Nie

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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ONC Lawyers

Freestanding Mareva Injunctions: A Powerful Strategy For Cross-border Disputes

Hong Kong Litigation

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Withers LLP

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Haldanes

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Fake Legal Authorities – AI Hallucination Or Professional Negligence?

Worldwide Technology

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Second Agreement Concerning Amendment To CEPA Agreement On Trade In Services To Be Implemented On 1 March 2025

In 2003, Mainland China and Hong Kong signed the "Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement" ("CEPA") to open up the China market for Hong Kong goods and services.

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

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

In a previous article we discussed recent developments around resolving disputes through arbitration in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Haldanes

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

In 周惠明 v 挪信新能源科技 ( 南通 ) 有限公司 [2025] HKCFI 1503, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ordered (a) that worldwide Mareva injunctions be continued...

Hong Kong Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Fake Legal Authorities – AI Hallucination Or Professional Negligence?

In the recent Canadian case of Ko v Li (2025 ONSC 2766) , the lawyer involved faced contempt of court sanctions for submitting and relying on cases that did not exist.

Worldwide Technology

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

"Battle Of The Forms" In The Hong Kong Construction Industry

Hong Kong Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

5 Impactful R&I Cases From 2024

Following on from our article last year summarising the key Restructuring and Insolvency cases of 2023, 2024 was another busy year for developments in the industry in Hong Kong.

Worldwide Insolvency

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Tanner De Witt

Legal Update – Launch Of The Immigration Facilitation Scheme For Persons Participating In Arbitral Proceedings

On 1 March 2025, the Hong Kong Government will launch the refined Immigration Facilitation Scheme for Persons Participating in Arbitral Proceedings ("Scheme").

Hong Kong Litigation

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Tanner De Witt

Getting The Ball Rolling: Sports Disputes Resolution In Hong Kong SAR

With the Hong Kong team's success at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics, the opening of the Kai Tak Sports Park and the 15thNational Games...

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Director Stand-off: Does A Director Have Standing To Bring Proceedings Alleging A Breach Of Company's Articles?

In the recent Hong Kong case of Chen Ming v Chen Jiagan, the Court dismissed a director's claim that a resolution of the board removing him as chairman of a Company...

Hong Kong Litigation

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Harneys

Government Issues Model Adjudication Documents

Hong Kong Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Private Equity Comparative Guide

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

Private M&A Comparative Guide

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

The Role Of International Arbitration In Voluntary Carbon Market Disputes

Worldwide Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

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

Worldwide Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Supporting Families And Campaigning For Change

Hong Kong Family

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Withers LLP

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

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Updates Administered Arbitration Rules

Hong Kong Litigation

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Jones Day

Podcast: Dispute Resolution In The PRC And Offshore Markets: Strategies For Navigating Turbulent Times

Hong Kong Litigation

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Appleby

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

Asia IP & TMT: Quarterly Review - Second Quarter 2024

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Mayer Brown

2024 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules

Hong Kong Litigation

Aceris Law

HKIAC's 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules (Effective On 1 June 2024): Key Points And Implications On Arbitral Proceedings

Hong Kong Litigation

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

HKIAC Updates Flagship Administered Arbitration Rules

Hong Kong Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Legitimacy Of The Letter Of No Consent Regime Confirmed - The Case Of Tam Sze Leung & Ors v Commissioner Of Police [2024] HKCFA 8

Hong Kong Criminal

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

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Second Agreement Concerning Amendment To CEPA Agreement On Trade In Services To Be Implemented On 1 March 2025

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

Arbitration – Arbitral Autonomy And Immunity – Arbitrator Compelled To Give Evidence

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Hong Kong Court Lifts Stay Of Proceedings For Spent Arbitration Agreement

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

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

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

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

Worldwide Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

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The Nuances Of Arbitration Clauses: What Every Business Should Know (Video)

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IndiaLaw LLP

Argus Talks: Decoding The Gayatri Balasamy Verdict: Boon Or Bane For Indian Arbitration (Video)

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Argus Partners

Can Courts Modify Arbitral Awards? – A Supreme Court Showdown (Video)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

Sidharth Sethi | Panel Discussion | Future-Proofing Investments: Trends In Arbitration | New Delhi (Video)

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JSA

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Barton Legal

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