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Legal Updates
“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
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
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
How Can a Beneficiary be Discouraged from Contesting my Will
Gifts in wills can stir up strong emotions, especially if someone feels they have been treated unfairly by the person who made the will. If the person writing the will (called the testator) wants to give gifts that might seem unfair, they can consider including…Read More
Key Employment Issues from the 2025 Policy Address
On 17 September 2025 the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR delivered his 2025 Policy Address. Amongst the topics were several notable employment related issues. We summarise them below: Statutory Minimum Wage (“SMW”) Labour Support and Protection Nurturing Talents Other Relevant Information Russell Bennett…Read More
SFC Consultation Conclusions and Consultation Proposal on Financial Resources Rules
The SFC recently proposed various amendments to the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules (“FRR”) for public consultation which would be relevant for any licensed corporations engaging in, or seeking to engage in, over-the-counter derivatives (“OTCD”) activities. The SFC initially proposed changes to the FRR…Read More
Technology Risks and Rewards from Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence
In recent years, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has actively encouraged banks in Hong Kong to replace rules-based robotic process automation (RPA) with AI-enhanced transaction monitoring (TM) systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness in detecting financial crimes. Banks must conduct comprehensive pre-implementation assessments addressing…Read More
Understanding Costs in Children’s Proceedings – A Recent Judgment
Earlier this month, we published an article on Hague and non-Hague principles applicable to the Court’s determining whether to return a child to his home country. On 9 May 2025, the Hong Kong court awarded costs to the Father, diverging from the usual practice of…Read More
Licence to heal – Licensing requirements for clinics and small practice clinics will commence
On 23 May 2025, the Hong Kong government gazetted the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance (Commencement) Notice 2025 (“Notice”) which, among other things, will bring into operation certain sections of the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance (Chapter 633 of the laws of Hong Kong) (“PHFO”) that will…Read More
Tanner De Witt successfully defends appeal in relation to ownership of the subsidiaries of the Global Cord Blood Corporation group
In a two-and-a-half-year battle between the Cayman-appointed joint provisional liquidators (Chow Tsz Nga Georgia of Grant Thornton Recovery & Reorganisation Limited, Margot MacInnis and John Royle of Grant Thornton Specialist Services (Cayman) Limited) (“JPLs”) and the former directors of Global Cord Blood Corporation (“GCBC”), Tanner…Read More
The launch of the re-domiciliation regime in Hong Kong
The inward company re-domiciliation regime finally became effective in Hong Kong on 23 May 2025. The regime allows non-Hong Kong incorporated companies (such as companies incorporated in Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda) that fulfil the eligibility requirements to submit a formal application to the Hong…Read More
“Finfluencers” beware! SFC suspends finfluencer for 16 months following his criminal conviction for providing investment advice without a license
Background On 20 March 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) suspended the licenses of Mr Wong Ming Chung (“Mr Wong”), a “finfluencer”[1] also known as Franky Wong and as ““股票狙擊手”, for 16 months following his criminal conviction for providing investment advice on a subscription-based…Read More
