Our Partner Nathan Dentice presented a talk for City University Hong Kong titled “The China Forestry Holdings Case – A Look at International Local Regulatory and Compliance Practice” on 4 February 2021.

Nathan explained the fraud and the regulatory disputes that have arisen as a consequence, for the purposes of introducing students to the work involved in the regulatory and compliance area in Hong Kong.

MinterEllison sponsored the Fresh Fish Traders’ School’s (FFTS) Chinese New Year Card Design Competition 20/21. We have sponsored this annual event for over a decade as a continuing community investment, and we have been using the winning design for our Chinese New Year card.

On 22 January 2021, our Partner Katherine U attended the awards ceremony held at FFTS, and presented the award to the Champion Yip Ka Yan, Angel, a 9-year-old from class 4A. Our Community Investment Committee members Thomas Sham, Caroline Xu, Kennis Cheung, Peter Wat, Eric Yeung and Maggie Chow also joined the ceremony.

Our client bulletin for November 2020 covers the following topics:

• Continuing Listing Criteria for Listed Issuers – Sufficiency of Operations and Assets;
• Reform of the patent system in Hong Kong – The new and direct local original grant patent (OGP) route in parallel with the existing re-registration route; and
• Arbitration, Separability and the Importance of the Seat.

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Our client bulletin for October 2020 covers the following topics:

• Practical considerations for holding virtual and hybrid shareholders’ meetings of Hong Kong companies;
• Use of After The Event insurance as security for costs; and
• First cartel settlement decision in Hong Kong with lessons learnt in competition investigations and litigations.

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On 8 October 2020, our Partner Eddy So and Senior Associate Jun Kwong presented and shared their views on the topic “Roles and Responsibilities of Key Persons in Intermediary Management Function” at a seminar organized by The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI) for its members. At the beginning of the event, Ms. Selina Lau, Chief Executive, HKFI, gave an interesting introduction to the topic, which was followed by insightful opening remarks by Mr. Peter Gregoire, General Counsel & Head of Market Conduct (Acting), the Insurance Authority.

It is hoped that the event has encouraged the insurance industry to pay attention to corporate governance issues relating to Key Persons in Intermediary Management Function. The Intermediary Management Function is the 6th designated control function of an authorised insurer under the Insurance Ordinance, which involves establishing and maintaining internal control measures for administering insurance agencies and agents in relation to the regulated activities carried on by them and monitoring and ensuring compliance with the law, regulations and guidelines by the insurance intermediaries.