by Ashford Benjamin | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
After publishing the “New Board Concept Paper Conclusions” in December 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) issued on 23 February 2018 a consultation paper entitled “A Listing Regime for Companies From Emerging and Innovative Sectors”...
by Ashford Benjamin | Jan 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Let’s start 2019 with a look at Hong Kong innovation and technology. Innovation and technology (“I&T”) would continue to be a key theme at the annual Asian Financial Forum (AFF). AFF 2019 – Creating a Sustainable and Inclusive Future, to be...
by Ashford Benjamin | Jan 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
2018 brought with it a number of important legal developments in Hong Kong and this article summarises some of the more important ones. Competition law defences: The High Court has ruled on 17 May 2018, in Taching Petroleum Company, Limited v Meyer Aluminium...
by Ashford Benjamin | Jan 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
2018 in review The HKCC had a busy 2018: it brought its first two prosecution cases to trial, a third case was started, and a number of other activities were undertaken. Of note was the exemption application decision relating to the banking sector, and reports of...
by Ashford Benjamin | Jan 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
As litigators working with insolvency practitioners internationally, a challenge that we often face is to bridge the “investigation gap” between the identification of circumstances that warrant investigation and obtaining the evidence necessary for the...
by Ashford Benjamin | Jan 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
In recent years, we have seen an increasing number of cases which were concluded following settlement discussions with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). More than a decade ago, the SFC published a guidance note on “cooperation” in 2006. We have...
