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Client Alert October 11, 2022

Potential Costs Exposure for Directors of an Insolvent Company Wound Up in Hong Kong for Causing the Company to Oppose a Winding-Up Petition

In making a winding-up order against Carnival Group International Holdings Limited, the Hong Kong Court emphasizes the importance for the directors of an insolvent company to carefully consider whether they should procure the company to oppose the winding-up petition otherwise they could be personally liable to pay costs arising from the opposition.

Client Alert August 17, 2022

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Confirms That Directors Are Not Liable for Penalty Tax for Signing Incorrect Company Tax Return

The Court of Final Appeal has recently confirmed that a director is not liable to penalty, by way of additional tax, arising from an incorrect tax return filed by the company which he/she has signed and declared to be correct, on the basis that he/she should not be regarded having made the company’s incorrect tax return.

Article July 8, 2022

Electronic Court Process and Remote Hearings in Hong Kong

Hong Kong partner Brian Gilchrist and associate Celine Leung are the authors of "Electronic Court Process and Remote Hearings in Hong Kong" published by Hong Kong Civil Procedure News in June 2022.

Client Alert March 10, 2021

Part Two – Mandatory Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: What Now and What Next? An International Perspective

In this two-part alert, Gibson Dunn lawyers examine key global legislative developments and proposals in the bourgeoning field of mandatory corporate human rights due diligence.

Client Alert March 4, 2021

Antitrust in China – 2020 Year in Review

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s antitrust enforcement remained robust in 2020. On the merger front, the State Administration for Market Regulation unconditionally approved more than 99 percent of the 458 deals reviewed and only imposed conditions in four transactions. SAMR also issued a flurry of new guidelines in the antitrust space that provide more guidance on its enforcement priorities and its interpretation of the law.

Client Alert September 29, 2020

Hong Kong Case Update: Ng Hon Lam Edgar v Secretary For Justice

On 18 September 2020, the Court of First Instance (CFI) of the High Court of Hong Kong ruled in Ng Hon Lam Edgar v Secretary for Justice that the exclusion of spouses in same-sex marriages from the legal entitlements and benefits that are accorded to spouses in opposite-sex marriages under certain ordinances constitutes unlawful discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation.

Client Alert September 29, 2020

Hong Kong Case Update: Sham Tsz Kit v Secretary For Justice

Two judgments were handed down by the Court of First Instance (CFI) of the High Court of Hong Kong on 18 September 2020 concerning two separate judicial review applications seeking to advance the equality of rights of members of the LGBT community. It appears that whilst the Hong Kong court is prepared to consider whether certain specific statute or policy of the government may constitute unlawful discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, it is not prepared to grant a wholesale recognition to same-sex marriage under the laws of Hong Kong at this stage.