Litigation

When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Are Hong Kong Courts Rebalancing the Framework in Cross-Border Cases?

When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Are Hong Kong Courts Rebalancing the Framework in Cross-Border Cases? 1400 788 Julie Chan

As cross-border transactions rise and insolvency risks increase, Hong Kong courts are refining how arbitration agreements interact with winding-up petitions. Recent decisions reveal an important trend: strong support for arbitration…

Public and Private Examinations Under Hong Kong’s Companies Ordinance: Key Tools for Liquidators

Public and Private Examinations Under Hong Kong’s Companies Ordinance: Key Tools for Liquidators 1280 934 Lokching Chu

It was reported by Reuters[1] that in September 2023, Su Zhu, a co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, was arrested at Singapore’s Changi Airport and jailed for four months for deliberately…

Landmark SFC Settlement: The Combest Holdings Case

Landmark SFC Settlement: The Combest Holdings Case 1400 788 Hauzen LLP

On 2 June 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) announced a landmark Court decision requiring former senior executives of Combest Holdings Limited (“Combest”) to pay HK$192 million in compensation…

Need to Freeze Assets in the Mainland? More HK Arbitral Institutions Now Covered Under Cross-Border Relief Arrangement

Need to Freeze Assets in the Mainland? More HK Arbitral Institutions Now Covered Under Cross-Border Relief Arrangement 1400 788 Julie Chan

In cross-border arbitration, timing is everything — especially when there’s a risk that assets might vanish before a final award is handed down. Interim measures, such as injunctions or preservation…

A Kitchen Nightmare – China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd and Ors v. Zhang Caikui and Ors

A Kitchen Nightmare – China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd and Ors v. Zhang Caikui and Ors 1280 720 Hauzen LLP

“When a chef makes a dish using a few possibly good ingredients, but mixes them with many clearly bad ingredients and then seriously overcooks the whole thing, even the taste…

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Mainland China

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Mainland China 1400 788 Hauzen LLP

Mainland China’s integration into global commerce has necessitated a robust framework for recognizing and enforcing foreign arbitral awards. As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement…

Remote Hearings Set to Increase in Hong Kong

Remote Hearings Set to Increase in Hong Kong 1401 787 Hauzen LLP
The Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill seeks to improve court efficiency via remote hearings, responding to user demands for tech integration.
International Arbitration

Court of Appeal Extends Re Guy Kwok-hung Lam to arbitrable cross-claims

Court of Appeal Extends Re Guy Kwok-hung Lam to arbitrable cross-claims 1400 788 Hauzen LLP
This decision confirms that Hong Kong Courts will stay a winding-up petition of a company pending determination of an arbitrable cross-claim.

Attendance of HKMLA’s 2024 Annual Dinner

Attendance of HKMLA’s 2024 Annual Dinner 2560 1707 Hauzen LLP

Hong Kong Maritime Law Association’s Annual Dinner with Hong Kong’s Admiralty Judge, Mr Justice Anthony Chan, was held on 12 September 2024. Our Nigel Binnersley (Partner) and Yuqi Shi (Associate)…

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Landmark Ruling Involving Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs)

Landmark Ruling Involving Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) 1400 787 Hauzen LLP
This Hong Kong ruling highlights the need for transparency in DAOs and acknowledges the legal complexities of blockchain and decentralized finance.
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