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Arbitration and Insolvency: A Comparative View from England & Wales, Singapore and Hong Kong

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If the agreement between a creditor and debtor refers disputes to arbitration, what limits should be placed on the creditor to pursue winding-up proceedings based on an unpaid debt under that agreement? Should a court simply...more

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HK Court of Appeal Set Aside Arbitral Award for the Absence of Underlying Disputes: No Dispute, No Jurisdiction

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In CMBICDHAW Investments Limited v CDH Fund V Limited Partnership & others [2024] HKCA 516 (judgment date: 10 July 2024), the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) addressed an appeal regarding the Court of First Instance’s (CFI)...more

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CIES to boost the appeal of Hong Kong funds

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The New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES)1 was launched on 1 March 2024 aiming to attract high net worth investors (including foreign and Chinese nationals) to reside in Hong Kong with a permanent residency status...more

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Dousing the flames - fire service contractor wins appeal against removal from register

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A fire service contractor in Hong Kong has partially succeeded in its appeal against the order of the Fire Service Installation Contractors Disciplinary Board temporarily removing it from the Register of Fire Service...more

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SGCA sets a limit on debtors invoking arbitration clauses to resist winding up applications

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In Founder Group (Hong Kong) Ltd v Singapore JHC Co Pte Ltd (2023), the Court of Appeal set limits on a debtor’s ability to resist a winding up application by pointing to an arbitration clause in the underlying agreement....more

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Important Takeaways for Bondholders: Do They Have Rights as Contingent Creditors?

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The Cayman Islands Grand Court recently delivered its judgment in Re Shinsun Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. FSD 192 of 2022 (DDJ) (21 April 2023) (unreported) (the “Shinsun Judgment”) in which the court determined the ultimate...more

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Agree to disagree - does winding-up or arbitration take precedence in insolvency?

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Three recent Hong Kong first instance court decisions have left undecided the question of whether a winding-up petition will trump an agreement to arbitrate when it comes to a winding-up and particularly in the context of...more

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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal confirms escalation clauses not subject to review by courts

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In C v D [2023] HKCFA 16, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal confirmed that compliance with pre-arbitration conditions in an escalation clause is a matter of admissibility, rather than a jurisdictional issue, and is not...more

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Liquidators Beware: an Alternative to Quincecare

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The Quincecare duty has become a popular tool for companies (or their liquidators) to claim against banks for funds misappropriated on wrongful payment instructions. It requires a bank to refrain from executing a payment...more

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Recent decision by the Hong Kong Court of Appeal on the threshold for resisting a winding-up petition based on a debt owed under...

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It is well-established in Hong Kong that the test for determining the validity of an opposition to a winding-up petition is whether the petition debt is disputed in good faith on substantial grounds. In Sun Fung Timber...more

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The Hong Kong District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear stamp duty appeals

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John Wiley & Sons UK2 LLP v Collector of Stamp Revenue [2021] 5 HKLRD 20, [2021] HKCFI 3060 was a ruling on whether the Court of First Instance has jurisdiction to hear a stamp duty appeal under section 14 of the Stamp Duty...more

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Private actions relating to alleged contraventions of the Competition Ordinance of Hong Kong: the first reported Hong Kong...

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On 12 October 2021, the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) handed down its judgment on the merits of the first private action in Hong Kong for a contravention of a competition rule (“contravention”). This case concerns an...more

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Private actions relating to alleged contraventions of the Competition Ordinance of Hong Kong: the first reported Hong Kong...

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On 12 October 2021, the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) handed down its judgment on the merits of the first private action in Hong Kong seeking remedies against the contravening party for a contravention of a competition...more

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ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee Report October 2021 – FY 2020

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I. Legal developments - 1. Next Investments, LLC v. Bank of China, No. 20-602 (2d Cir. 2021) In 2013, Nike, Inc. ("Nike") and Converse Inc. ("Converse") brought a trademark infringement action under the Lanham Act against...more

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HK Court of Appeal confirmed modern test on penalties in the employment context

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In the recent important decision of Law Ting Pong Secondary School v Chen Wai Wah [2021] CA 873, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal adopted the modern test for penalty clauses as laid down in the UK Supreme Court decision in...more

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Potential liability for contempt of court of signers of inaccurate statements of truth

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We all have had to arrange clients to sign the required “statement of truth” concerning the contents of pleadings in court proceedings. Some arbitrators are directing similar signed statements on statements of case and...more

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HK Court confirms narrow scope of defence available to proprietors under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance

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In HKSAR v Gammon Construction Limited (HCMA 97/2019) [2020] HKCA 752 (Date of Judgment: 7 September 2020), the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (the “Court”) dismissed a magistracy appeal against the conviction of a principal...more

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Construction contracts: ambiguities in remeasurement provisions

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Remeasurement provisions are commonly used in construction and engineering contracts where there is uncertainty as to the quantity of work to be performed by the contractor. Remeasurement may be desirable in these situations,...more

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Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Expands Spousal Benefits Rights for Same-Sex Couples

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Following the conclusion of Pride Month, it seems only fitting to address a relevant outcome in the cross-border context, which also has an impact on global employers and their employee benefits offerings. In, Leung Chun...more

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Civil servant wins final appeal over benefits to husband in victory for Hong Kong's LGBT+ community

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Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has ruled in favor of a senior immigration officer in his battle to have his marriage to British citizen officially recognized. ...more

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CFA limits defence for insider dealers

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On 12 October 2018, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) found former executives of a listed company, Asia TeleMedia Limited (ATML) culpable for insider dealing. The majority four to one decision examines the "innocent purpose"...more

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The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Delivers a US$130 Million Sanity Check

In Astro Nusantara International B.V. v. PT Ayunda Prima Mitra [2018] HKCFA 12, a Singapore-seated arbitral tribunal, operating under SIAC rules, rendered a US$130 million award in favour of several parties who were not...more

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Court of Final Appeal extends time for First Media to challenge enforcement orders and judgment

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In Astro Nusantara International B.V. and Others v. PT First Media TBK [2018] HKCFA 12; FACV 14/2017 (11 April 2018), Hong Kong’s highest court the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA“) handed down its decision on 11 April 2018 in a...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - August 2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - MTS Receives DOJ and SEC Declination Letters Concluding FCPA Investigations - On August 7, 2017, MTS Systems (MTS), a Minnesota based maker of test systems and industrial position...more

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