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Latest Legal Update Express | TMT | : Global Media & Entertainment Laws Overview
“The media is the most powerful entity on Earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and...

Anna Lau
Aug 24, 2021
Latest Legal Update Express | Trust & Probate Series | Landmark Probate Decisions of the Past Year
“A revocable living trust allows your heirs to avoid probate entirely and keeps you in complete control of your finances while you’re...

Anna Lau
Aug 6, 2021
Latest Legal Update Express [Intellectual Property] | The Hong Kong Advantage | IP Legal Development
“The intellectual property situation is getting from bad to worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you...

Anna Lau
Jul 16, 2021
HKEx’s Proposal on Corporate Weighted Voting Rights
Corporate voting is a right enjoyed by corporate shareholders allowing them to express their opinions on matters relating to the company...

Stefan Schmierer
Jul 5, 2021
Latest Legal Update Express [Startups Series] | Top 5 Funding Programmes for Startups
“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you” --Tony Hsieh, co-founder of Zappos INTRODUCTION There can be no...

Anna Lau
Jun 11, 2021
SPACs To Replace IPOs, Hong Kong Exploring Listing Regime
Also called a blank-check company, SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) are shell firms that list on a stock exchange. They have...

Stefan Schmierer
May 12, 2021
Erwartetes Defizit im Hongkonger Jahreshaushalt
Wie jedes Jahr im Februar hielt der Hongkonger Finanzminister Paul Chan am 24. Februar 2021 seine jährliche Rede zur Finanzlage Hongkongs...

Stefan Schmierer
Feb 2, 2021
Expected Deficit in Hong Kong's Annual Budget
Copy of E-Commerce Profits Taxable If "Hong Kong-Sourced". Hong Kong adopts a territorial principle of offshore taxation: only profits that

Stefan Schmierer
Feb 2, 2021
Hong Kong’s New Original Grant Patent (OGP) System
1. New System Aims to Encourage Innovation The Original Grant Patent (“OGP”) system was launched in December 2019 as a reform measure...

Stefan Schmierer
Oct 28, 2020
How to Keep a Significant Controllers Register (SCR)
In order to fulfil the international obligations as a member of the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) regarding MLTF (Money Laundering...

Ravenscroft & Schmierer
Oct 2, 2020
Green Bonds: Financing a Greener Future Enhanced with Securitisation and Derivatives
This article was co-authored by Julian So from ONC Lawyers, and Anna Lau. Introduction – Defining Green Bonds Green bonds, also known as...

Stefan Schmierer
Sep 9, 2020
What to Do as a Director if your Company is in Financial Difficulties
Responsibilities and liabilities of directors come from various sources, including the Articles of Association of the company, case law...

Ravenscroft & Schmierer
Aug 2, 2020
Der Hongkonger Jahreshaushalt 2020/2021
1. Ü bersicht Wie jedes Jahr im Februar hielt der Hongkonger Finanzminister Paul Chan am 26. Februar 2020 seine jährliche Rede zur...

Stefan Schmierer
Jun 5, 2020
Hong Konger Regierung übernimmt Teile des Gehalts der Mitarbeiter
1. Einführung Im Frühjahr 2020 hatte die Hong Konger Regierung entschieden, der lokalen Wirtschaft mit einer weiten Anzahl von...

Stefan Schmierer
Jun 2, 2020
An Introduction to the International Commercial terms: Incoterms©
The International Commercial Terms (Incoterms©) feature a series of three-letter trade terms which each presents accurate rules for...

Stefan Schmierer
Jun 2, 2020
Weitere Liberalisierungs- massnahmen im China-Hongkong-Freihandelsabkommen
1. Einführung Sowohl China als auch Hong Kong sind Mitglieder der Freihandelsorganisation WTO; da Hong Kong allerdings ein Teil von China...

Stefan Schmierer
Jun 2, 2020
Mergers And Acquisitions
1. Mergers Of Businesses In business-friendly Hong Kong company directors often find themselves needing advice on the sale, purchase, and...

Stefan Schmierer
May 6, 2020
Trademark Registration
‘What's in a name?’ Every business has a name and that name can be more easily identified and recalled if it is rendered in a particular...

Stefan Schmierer
May 2, 2020
WTO GPA- Support Behind Suppliers’ Back in Government Tender Disputes
Back in 1998, the Review Body on Bid Challenges was set up pursuant to the Agreement on Government Procurement under the World Trade...

Anna Lau
Sep 28, 2018
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