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  • Legal update: Privacy, Politics and Protests: Perspectives on privacy issues in Hong Kong

    Personal data privacy is often seen as one of the lesser legal rights in this part of the world. You are in a coffee shop, and click through the free wifi Terms of Use. You’re using a new site to buy an experience holiday, and…Read More

  • Legal update: A Beneficiaries’ right to request information from Trustees

    The principles established in Schmidt v Rosewood Trust Ltd [2003] relating to a beneficiaries’ right to request information from trustees was recently confirmed by the England & Wales High Court in Lewis v Tamplin [2018]. In Lewis the settlor set up a trust and left…Read More

  • Legal update: What you need to know about convertible loan notes

    This article was originally published on Zegal.com as “Everything You Need To Know About Convertible Loan Notes”. My present favourite startup financing document is the convertible loan note. Ask me next week, and it will be something else. The convertible loan note has enough good…Read More

  • Padraig Walsh and Tara Chan attend RISE Conference 2019

    Corporate Commercial Partner Padraig Walsh and Solicitor Tara Chan were in attendance at this year’s RISE Conference, which was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 9 to 11 July. Known as “the largest tech conference in Asia”, this year’s conference gathered…Read More

  • Ian De Witt and Robin Darton attend 19th Annual III Conference in Barcelona

    Restructuring and Insolvency Co-Heads Ian De Witt and Robin Darton were recently in Barcelona to attend the International Insolvency Institute’s 19th Annual Conference. Held from 17 to 18 June in a variety of key Barcelona locations,  the conference gathered the upper echelons of the insolvency…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports IWIRC Hong Kong’s Black Tie Dinner 2019

    The Tanner De Witt team was out in full force at the IWIRC Hong Kong Black Tie Dinner 2019, which was held at The Hong Kong Club on 19 June.  Ian De Witt, Robin Darton, Kim Boreham, Sunny Hathiramani, Jan Willem Moller, Anthony Hill, Troy…Read More

  • Pádraig Walsh records Meet the Member podcast with PrivacyRules

    Corporate Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh recently joined PrivacyRules, the only worldwide alliance with a holistic tech & legal approach to privacy matters. To celebrate his membership, Padraig recorded a ‘Meet the Member’ podcast with PrivacyRules’ Alessandro Di Mattia. In the podcast, Pádraig and Alessandro  explore…Read More

  • Robin Darton joins 2019 Forum on International Enforcement of Judgements & Awards in London

    Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Robin Darton was once again selected and personally invited to participate in the Cambridge Forum on the International Enforcement of Judgements & Awards (FIEJA) at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey, United Kingdom. This is Robin’s third year attending the forum. The Forum’s…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt attends Hong Kong M&A Forum 2019

    Members of our Corporate Commercial Group attended the Hong Kong M&A Forum 2019, which was held at the St Regis Hong Kong on Thursday 20 June. Tim Drew, Eddie Look, Caroline De Souza and Katherine Ng were part of the 200+ delegates that attended this premier…Read More

  • River Stone and Tim Au attend conference on Non-Performing Loans in Xiamen

    Corporate Commercial Group Partner River Stone and Insolvency and Restructuring Solicitor Tim Au were in Xiamen this past weekend to attend a conference on Non-Performing Loans (NPLs). We were delighted to be one of four sponsors of this conference, which was very well attended by…Read More

  • Legal update: Landmark decision by HK CFA to allow civil service spousal benefits and joint tax assessments to same sex couples

    On 6 June 2019 Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal handed down a landmark unanimous decision allowing same sex couples to enjoy equal spousal benefits in civil service and to file joint tax assessments in Hong Kong. Facts The Appellant, Leung Chun Kwong, a Hong…Read More

  • Libel update: Definitions of words used in social media posts not to be found in dictionaries!

    In a recent high-profile Facebook libel case following an acrimonious divorce in Stocker v Stocker, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that when determining the natural and ordinary meaning of words published on social media – fleeting and hastily written – the First Instance Judge…Read More