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  • Looking back, looking forward: Highlights and prospects in Hong Kong data privacy regulation

    There is never a dull moment in data privacy and protection. The global landscape is becoming increasingly complex with overlapping regulation and lack of international convergence. Although Hong Kong does not have these issues yet, 2024 witnessed some significant developments in 2024, setting the stage…Read More

  • Legal Update: Court rejects Deliveroo rider’s claim as employees

    Web-Platform workers such as Uber drivers and food delivery ‘riders’ are part of a new and developing group in Hong Kong, which has greatly expanded during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. The District Court case of Gurung, Sanjayaman v Deliveroo Hong Kong Limited [2024] HKDC…Read More

  • Risk of not handling discrimination complaints properly. Victimisation claim even where the discrimination case is dismissed.

    The English Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) judgment in Miss E Carozzi v University of Hertfordshire and Ms A Lucas [2024] EAT 169 (“Carozzi”) is a recent example demonstrating that victimisation claim can arise even where the underlying discrimination claim may not be meritorious and in…Read More

  • Legal Update – MMT sanctions against China Forestry Holdings Company Limited CEO for market misconduct – order to disgorge HKD353,430,000

    On 28 November 2024, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) announced that the Market Misconduct Tribunal (“MMT”) ordered: 1) Mr. Li Han Chun, the former chief executive officer of China Forestry Holdings Company Limited (“China Forestry”), formerly listed on the Main Board of the Stock…Read More

  • Artificial Intelligence: Regulatory Landscape in China and Hong Kong

    Introduction Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is now a useful tool in many aspects of our lives. The public release of AI systems using generative pre-trained transformers in large language models has sparked widespread and popular adoption of GenAI tools. This, in turn, has attracted the attention…Read More

  • Internet Regulation in Hong Kong: An overview

    1. Legal and enforcement framework 1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern the internet in Hong Kong? An internet service provider (ISP) will need a telecommunications licence to provide internet services in Hong Kong. It is for this reason that certain responses below refer to…Read More

  • Legal Update: Damages awarded for employee’s breach of fiduciary duties

    In Green Light Multiplex Co. Ltd v Lam Shi Yan and Another [2024] HKCFI 2101, the Court of First Instance considered a dispute of an employee being alleged of breaching his fiduciary duties and an employer being alleged of breaching the implied duty of mutual…Read More

  • Legal Update: Recognition Order Granted notwithstanding SFC’s Restrictive Notice and Police’s Letter of No Consent

    Tanner De Witt acted for Chan Ho Yin (also known as Michael Chan) of Kroll (HK) Ltd and Elaine Hanrahan, the Joint Liquidators of Bull’s-Eye Limited (in Liquidation) (“BEL”) which was wound up in the BVI on 15 January 2024. BEL is a company connected…Read More

  • Legal Update: Key Points on Employment Issues from 2024 Policy Address

    In the 2024 policy address by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, a number of notable employment related issues were mentioned. We summarise the key issues below: Statutory Severance/ Long Service Payment Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund Statutory Minimum Wage Employment Ordinance Russell…Read More

  • Telecom Regulation in Hong Kong: An overview

    1. Legal and enforcement framework 1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern telecommunications in Hong Kong? Telecommunications in Hong Kong is primarily governed by the following legislation: 1.2 Which bodies are responsible for enforcing the applicable laws and regulations in the telecommunications sector? What powers do…Read More

  • Legal Update: The Court confirms that employer’s duty of trust and confidence does not apply to the right to terminate

    In the recent decision of Yang Zhizhong v Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited [2024] HKCFI 2192 handed down by the Court of First Instance, the employer was successful in defending against the claims of breaches of implied terms of the employment contract. In that case,…Read More

  • Overview of Anti-Discrimination Laws in Hong Kong

    By way of summary, we set out below a brief overview of major aspects of the laws relating to unlawful discrimination and harassment in Hong Kong. Where relevant we have also embedded links to other more detailed descriptions of aspects of the law governing these…Read More