by Ashford Benjamin | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
In recent years the Hong Kong Companies Court has dealt with a large number of applications for recognition and assistance from the Courts of various overseas jurisdictions in relation to cross border insolvency matters. The Court will now routinely grant orders of...
by Ashford Benjamin | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
After a several high profile and large data breach incidents in Hong Kong, including involving companies such as Cathay Pacific, long-anticipated data privacy law reform has commenced in Hong Kong. On 20 January 2020, the Hong Kong Legislative Council Panel on...
by Ashford Benjamin | Feb 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
2019 saw a number of significant developments in competition law in Hong Kong. The year started off with the Hong Kong Competition Commission’s (HKCC) announcement of its investigation of the Seaport Alliance, a joint venture among four of the largest container...
by Ashford Benjamin | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Has The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“SEHK”) or the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) made any special arrangements for SEHK listed companies which are unable to comply with relevant financial reporting obligations under the Rules Governing the Listing...
by Ashford Benjamin | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
What a year! Protests in the streets, trade wars, global uncertainty – how was legal hiring affected? After a very busy hiring market in 2018, the first half of the year started comparably more slowly, with the IPO market’s 25% drop on last year’s listing activity...
by Ashford Benjamin | Oct 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) conducts regular routine inspections on all licensed corporations to check their compliance with the Securities and Futures Ordinance, its subsidiary legislation, SFC codes and guidelines and the firm’s own policies and...
