Reading Time: 1 minutes在近期的婚姻诉讼案件XS对LB [2018] CHKEC 639中，父亲要求拥有与母亲共同管养儿子的共同管养权要求，遭法院驳回，法院认为将儿子的管养权、照顾和管束权颁予母亲，符合儿子的最佳利益，理由是父亲和母亲的感情和沟通基础薄弱，在过去多年来，双方不能在儿子事宜上，有效地沟通和互相合作，而且母亲愿意作出一系列承诺、确认和同意，释除父亲的各种担心。
Hong Kong: Mutual recognition of funds between Luxembourg and Hong Kong
Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction The Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) from Hong Kong and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) from Luxembourg have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) on Mutual Recognition of Funds (“MRF”) on 15 January 2019, which will allow eligible Hong Kong public funds and Luxembourg UCITS fund (a collective investment scheme […]
Hong Kong: Amendments to an employment contract – whether there is “real benefit” to an employer
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction In our previous newsletter “Amendments to an Employment Contract Must Be Supported by Fresh Consideration” (September 2017), we discussed the ruling of the Court of First Instance (“CFI”) in Wu Kit Man v Dragonway Group Holdings Limited HCLA 15/2016, where the CFI held that amendments to an existing employment contract were unenforceable due to lack of […]
Hong Kong: The Competition Tribunal refuses last-minute application to amend pleadings two months before trial
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction In Competition Commission v Wing Hing Construction Co Ltd [2018] HKCT 6, the Competition Tribunal refuses a respondent’s application to amend its Response and file new witness statements in substitution for a statement already filed. Factual background In these proceedings, the respondents were contractors appointed from a reference list of the Hong Kong Housing Authority to […]
Hong Kong: Navigating the money laundering minefield – the Court of Appeal dismissed the constitutional challenge against the “no consent” regime
Reading Time: 10 minutesIntroduction In Interush Ltd v Commissioner of Police [2019] HKCA 70, the Court of Appeal (“CA”) has rejected an argument that two money laundering offences, namely sections 25 and 25A of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455) (“OSCO”) under the so called “no consent regime” or “informal freezing” of assets, infringe the property rights and […]
香港：工作地方的性别歧视不能靠推断而确定
Reading Time: 1 minutes雇主基于雇员的性别而解雇雇员属违法行为，但雇员要提出直接证据证明雇主触犯性别歧视，往往困难重重, 而且法院一般不会轻易地因雇员凭空指称受到雇主无理或不公平对待，便推断雇主触犯性别歧视
香港：终审法院推翻侵犯缄默权的定罪
Reading Time: 1 minutes在近期一宗上诉案件中, 终审法院推翻了上诉人贩运危险药物的定罪，理由是若干证据因侵犯上诉人缄默权而属不可接纳的证据，构成重大不当，对上诉人造成严重不公。
Hong Kong: HKEx published its latest review of corporate governance practices and updated its guidance material on ESG reporting
Reading Time: 8 minutesIntroduction On 16 November 2018, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange”) published the findings of its latest review of listed issuers’ corporate governance practices and updated its guidance material on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) reporting. Latest review of listed issuers’ corporate governance practices Since the introduction of the Corporate Governance Code […]
香港: 如亲生父母在生但失踪且不打算履行父母责任，祖父母（或外祖父母）可获委任为监护人吗？
Reading Time: 1 minutes现今，许多儿童在父母分开后被交由第三方（例如祖父母或外祖父母）照顾，这些第三方能向法院申请成为儿童的监护人吗？应如何申请
香港：我可以追讨非法活动的收入损失吗?
Reading Time: 1 minutes此案的申索人以非法摆卖为生，但在香港，无牌摆卖属违法行为。有人认为，若容许无牌小贩追讨非法摆卖的收入损失，某程度上会使香港的街道秩序更加混乱，且变相认同违反小贩规例的行为。在Chung Man Yau一案中，前上诉法庭副庭长马天敏法官确立了非法行为无碍追讨收入损失的原则。
香港：前配偶拒绝支付赡养费，我该怎么办？
Reading Time: 1 minutes不按照法院赡养令支付赡养费的情况如今十分常见，除了因经济困难或没有能力支付的情况外，有时即使前配偶有经济能力付款，亦可能因为心怀不满而拒绝向对方支付赡养费。本文将探讨 (i) 透过向法院提出申请来处理这种情况的现行机制，及 (ii) 法院因应近期YBL v LWC [2016] HKEC 2791案件裁决而对该机制的看法。
Hong Kong: Court orders boiler room fraudsters to compensate investors
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction On 21 December 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) succeeded in its actions against boiler room fraudsters, where the Court of First Instance (the “CFI”) ordered such fraudsters to compensate investors who fell victim to the scams, in accordance with section 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (the “SFO”). Background Boiler […]