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Legal Update: Recent Discrimination Case Uplifts Potential Damages for “Injury to Feelings”
In Hong Kong, statutory damages for “injury to feelings” can be awarded to victims of unlawful discrimination pursuant to specific…
Russell Bennett
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07 January 2025
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Whose DAO Is it Anyway?
Litigation involving Decentralised Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) continues to be a rare occurrence, as legal frameworks surrounding cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies…
Pádraig Walsh
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06 January 2025
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Looking back, looking forward: Highlights and prospects in Hong Kong data privacy regulation
There is never a dull moment in data privacy and protection. The global landscape is becoming increasingly complex with overlapping…
Pádraig Walsh
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02 January 2025
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Legal Update: Court rejects Deliveroo rider”s claim as employees
Web-Platform workers such as Uber drivers and food delivery “riders” are part of a new and developing group in Hong…
Russell Bennett
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23 December 2024
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Risk of not handling discrimination complaints properly. Victimisation claim even where the discrimination case is dismissed.
The English Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) judgment in Miss E Carozzi v University of Hertfordshire and Ms A Lucas [2024]…
Russell Bennett
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18 December 2024
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Legal Update – MMT sanctions against China Forestry Holdings Company Limited CEO for market misconduct – order to disgorge HKD353,430,000
On 28 November 2024, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) announced that the Market Misconduct Tribunal (“MMT”) ordered: 1) Mr.…
Russell Bennett
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02 December 2024
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Artificial Intelligence: Regulatory Landscape in China and Hong Kong
Introduction Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is now a useful tool in many aspects of our lives. The public release of AI…
Pádraig Walsh
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14 November 2024
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Internet Regulation in Hong Kong: An overview
1. Legal and enforcement framework 1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern the internet in Hong Kong? An internet service…
Pádraig Walsh
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14 November 2024
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Legal Update: Damages awarded for employee’s breach of fiduciary duties
In Green Light Multiplex Co. Ltd v Lam Shi Yan and Another [2024] HKCFI 2101, the Court of First Instance…
Russell Bennett
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13 November 2024