Publications

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Date	Practice Area	Title
May 2013	Employment	Does the 'new' cause of action for general harassment open Pandora's Box?
April 2012	Corporate and Commercial	The Competition Ordinance
April 2012	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Not Knowing The Identity Of The Wrongdoer? A Third Party Can Help!
April 2012	Insolvency and Restructuring	Protection of Wages on Insolvency (Amendment) Ordinance 2012
April 2012	Corporate and Commercial	New Legislation on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing
April 2012	Employment	High Court dismisses claims against senior employees and confirms provisions of Employment Ordinance are part of the mandatory employment laws of Hong Kong
March 2012	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Adverse Possession: Mind Your Property
March 2012	Insolvency and Restructuring	New Statement on Professional Ethics in Liquidation and Insolvency
March 2012	Corporate and Commercial	Reserve Director
February 2012	Employment	Adverse Costs Consequences in Discrimination Claims
July 2011	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Mediation — Recent Court Decisions in Hong Kong
June 2011	Insolvency and Restructuring	Overview of the Insolvency Regime in Hong Kong
May 2011	Insolvency and Restructuring	Geoffrey L Berman (in his capacity as Trustee of the Lender Trust) v SPF CDO I, Ltd and others
May 2011	Corporate and Commercial	Doing business in Hong Kong
April 2011	Arbitration and Mediation	Hong Kong's New Arbitration Ordinance
March 2011	Insolvency and Restructuring	Aircraft Liens – The Oasis Judgment
February 2011	Insolvency and Restructuring	Corporate Rescue in Hong Kong: What will it eventually look like?
February 2011	Corporate and Commercial	Private Placement in Hong Kong
October 2010	White-Collar Crime and Fraud	Conditional MT 103? No Siree!
September 2010	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Litigation Funding in Hong Kong - Out of the shadows at last?
February 2010	Insolvency and Restructuring	High Court clarifies remuneration of provisional liquidators
October 2009	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Civil Justice Reform case: Strike out for want of prosecution
September 2009	Insolvency and Restructuring	New Case Management Regime Poses Problems for Liquidators
September 2009	Insolvency and Restructuring	Liquidator's Avoidance Powers: Unfair Preference and Fraudulent Conveyance
September 2009	Insolvency and Restructuring	The Time Is Ripe: Introducing a Corporate Rescue Procedure
May 2009	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Accumulators and Lehman Brothers Minibonds: Know the products, know your rights
April 2009	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	The New Case Management Regime in the High Court of Hong Kong
March 2009	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Responsibilities Beyond Regulations: Mis-selling: Civil Liability for Negligence and for giving Negligent Advice
March 2009	Insolvency and Restructuring	Challenges of Cross-Border Insolvencies
January 2009	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Re HK Sindy Footwears Ltd [2007] 1 HKC 64
September 2008	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Summary and implications of Practice Direction 3.3
August 2008	General	Hong Kong visa requirements - business visits
July 2008	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	No win no fee arrangement in Hong Kong
May 2008	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Highlights)
February 2008	Insolvency and Restructuring	Recent developments in respect of unfair preference claims
December 2007	Intellectual Property	Something To Chew On! – Louis Vuitton Malletier v Haute Diggity Dog
November 2007	Intellectual Property	Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in Hong Kong and China
October 2007	Intellectual Property	Passing Off: The Jif Lemon Case (Reckitt & Colman Ltd v Borden Inc)
September 2007	Insolvency and Restructuring	Reform of the Bankruptcy Regime in the People's Republic of China
August 2007	Intellectual Property	Are Lawyers Hackers?
June 2007	Intellectual Property	IP Audits
May 2007	Intellectual Property	Chinese Domain Name
April 2007	Intellectual Property	Trade War Looming?
March 2007	Intellectual Property	Meeting with Mr McCoy
February 2007	Intellectual Property	The Cost of Free Proposals
January 2007	Intellectual Property	They Stole Our Idea!
December 2006	Intellectual Property	Upload, Download
November 2006	Corporate and Commercial	How to do Business in China
November 2006	Corporate and Commercial	Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
August 2006	Construction	Extension of Time Claims in Hong Kong
July 2006	Banking and Finance	Banking Matters - Geared Funds
May 2006	Construction	Let's Be Reasonable: Quantum Meruit and Asian Equivalents
February 2006	Insolvency and Restructuring	Overview of Insolvency Law in Hong Kong
February 2006	Employment	Working Mothers: Maternity Rights under Hong Kong Law
January 2006	Employment	Legal and Workplace Implications of Avian Influenza
December 2005	Construction	Recent case confirms Joint Ventures cannot be prosecuted under the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations
October 2005	Construction	Onerous Contractual Requirements with Regard to Insurance - How can Contractors and Employers avoid Potential Conflicts
September 2005	Insurance	What is "Damage" in Contract Works Claims?
September 2005	Insurance	The Hidden Costs of Buying Insurance - Overlaps in Cover
September 2005	Employment	Protecting Your Key Staff from Poaching
May 2005	Tenancy	Are Hong Kong's Tenants Being Left Out in the Cold?
February 2005	International Arbitration	The IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration
September 2004	Construction	A Practical Guide to Construction Insurance Claims
October 2004	Employment	Pitfalls for Agencies and Users of Contract Workers
July 2004	Litigation and Dispute Resolution	Leading Case of Negligence by an Investment Adviser Sets Standard of Care