by Ashford Benjamin | Jul 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
With the majority of private practice firms paying bonuses at this time of year, and pay rises being announced, we bring you the most up-to-date salary guide for your benefit, whether you are looking to move, or want to benchmark yourself with your peers. As always,...
by Ashford Benjamin | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Hong Kong Competition Commission has published proposals for a cooperation and settlement policy aimed at encouraging companies involved in cartels to step forward and help with investigations. The new policy (16 page / 416KB PDF) sits alongside the...
by Ashford Benjamin | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Recently, the President of the Law Society, Melissa Pang, announced a study and initiative to promote diversity and inclusion at the senior level of the legal profession. At the moment, male and female genders are almost equally represented at the entry level, but...
by Ashford Benjamin | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
On 7 January 2019, the Companies Registry published highlights of several prosecution cases regarding the convictions in November 2018 of twelve Hong Kong companies for having failed to keep and maintain their significant controllers registers...
by Ashford Benjamin | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
In April 2018, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEx) rule amendments permitting the listing of innovative, high-growth companies with dual-class share structures and pre-revenue biotech companies went into effect. The long-awaited amendments also facilitated the...
by Ashford Benjamin | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
On 12 December 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission published the conclusions to its consultation on refinements to the over-the-counter derivatives regime and to require licensed corporations (“LCs”) to properly manage financial exposure to connected persons1....
