On 28 August 2020, our Partner Mr. Eddy So and Associate Ms. Iris Cheng presented a webinar (two sessions; one in Chinese and one in English) for members of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers on “Statutory Secrecy under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap.41) and Legal Professional Privilege”. The two sessions were well received by a total of over 200 participants.

The participants expressed interest in the topic as reflected in their comments and questions. We are grateful to have received feedback that the webinar was “informative”, “useful” and “offered practical steps”.

We are pleased to announce that our Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department partner Steven Birt has been inducted into The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Hall of Fame.  It is a great achievement to have been listed as a Leading Individual for 13 consecutive years in Intellectual Property.

Our client bulletin for July 2020 covers the following topics:

• Hong Kong Trade Marks (Amendment) Ordinance – Nature of the New Changes;
• Common misunderstandings about the term of service contracts for directors of listed companies and their subsidiaries; and
• Recent employment law developments in Hong Kong.

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Our client bulletin for June 2020 covers the following topics:

• Disclosure of inside information during a ‘takeover’;
• MOUs: Lessons from Da Shing Group Limited v Nicerich Promise Limited; and
• Email frauds & knowing when to question authority.

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Our client bulletin for May 2020 covers the following topics:

• BUD-Funding for your Business (Branding, Upgrading, Restructuring and/or Promoting Sales);
• Impact of COVID-19 on Hong Kong IPO’s Listing Application; and
• Force Majeure and the FIDIC Form of Construction Contract.

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