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Same-Sex Marriage › Hong Kong

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Same-sex marriage refers to marriage between two individuals of the same sex. Historically, such marriages have not been legally recognized. However, there has been a growing trend to expand marriage rights to same-sex couples. The United States Supreme Court addressed aspects of this issue in Windsor v. United States and Hollingsworth v. Perry. less -

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

Fisher Phillips on 7/10/2019

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

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

Hogan Lovells on 6/10/2019

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

MoFo Contributes to Landmark Reversal of Hong Kong Immigration Department’s Policy Regarding Rights for Same-Sex Non-Local...

Morrison & Foerster LLP - MoFo+ on 10/11/2018

Morrison & Foerster was part of a 31-strong coalition of international financial institutions and law firms which took part in an effort to revise the Hong Kong Immigration Department’s policy regarding non-local dependents’...more

Back to Back Victories for the LGBT+ Community

K&L Gates LLP on 4/12/2018

On 28 April 2017, in Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service and Another (HCAL 258/2015), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (HKCFI) decided that the same-sex spouse of a civil servant working at the Civil...more

LGBT Immigration Rights Upheld by Hong Kong Court

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/28/2017

In a decision likely to please equal opportunities campaigners as well as global financial institutions and other employers of overseas talent in Hong Kong, the Court of Appeal has unanimously struck down an immigration...more

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