“You’re married to him?!” Is it an issue for employers in making employment decisions?

A person’s “marital status” is one of the protected characteristics under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (“SDO”). In the case of Cheuk Kit Man v FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited and Others [2025] Ms Cheuk claimed against FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (“FWD”) and…Read More

09Oct2025

Legal Update: PCPD’s Investigation Reports on Two Data Breach Incidents

In this update, Pádraig Walsh from our Data Privacy team looks at two investigation reports published by the Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) into data breach incidents occurring in 2024. Data breach incident of Kwong’s Art Jewellery and My Jewelry Brief overview:…Read More

08Oct2025

Legal Update – Is stress an injury: when does ‘psychiatric trauma’ amount to a workplace injury?

In the recent case of Chan Man Sau[1] (“Chan”), the District Court looked at whether ‘psychiatric trauma’ can be regarded as a workplace injury. We summarise the key points of the decision as to whether and what conduct can cause mental injury to an employee…Read More