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News 11/27/2020
Kennedys is celebrating 20 years in Hong Kong, and is also moving to new offices.
Article 11/25/2020
It is a challenge to find an actor in any commercial sphere who has not heard of blockchain. While most commonly associated with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin developed by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, the applicability and uses of blockchain have since become far more wide reaching. This is owing to its key tenets - it is decentralised, digital and immutable which makes it a prime tool in a variety of sectors, from insurance to healthcare.
News 10/09/2020
We are pleased to announce that the publication of the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 UK has seen us ranked as a ‘top-tier firm’ in nine practice areas.
Article 09/28/2020
The commercial courts in England and Wales have received global recognition for their response to the COVID-19 crisis. There has been a series of legislation, practice directions and laws passed urgently to enable the more efficient and effective management of justice whilst working remotely.
Article 09/28/2020
Boohoo hit the headlines recently following allegations of exploitation in The Sunday Times newspaper that factories in their supply chain were paying workers as little as £3.50 an hour (the minimum wage is currently £8.20) and were not enforcing safe working practices or social distancing measures.
Article 09/23/2020
For insurers, the most impactful element of defamation law reforms is the clarification of the cap for damages for non-economic loss. In a timely judgment, Gibson DCJ has provided a useful analysis of two issues that remain unsettled, despite the reforms, in relation to damages in defamation claims.
Article 09/04/2020
It is a familiar tale: a dispute arises; claimant issues claim; claimant serves claim. But what do you do if the identity and address of an individual defendant is unknown?
Article 08/18/2020
Section 30A of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) (“BO”) provides a mechanism which allows a bankrupt to be automatically discharged from bankruptcy. However, such automatic discharge is subject to the objections raised by the trustees and/or creditors.
Report 07/28/2020
We take a look at the changing practice of business throughout this period via the lens of our global corporate and commercial practice areas. We also consider the way forward for organisations in this ‘new normal’.
Article 06/23/2020
Shortly after its “first of its kind” decision in Re CEFC Shanghai International Group Limited [2020] HKCFI 167 delivered at the beginning of this year, the Hong Kong Court, in its most recent decision in Re Shenzhen Everich Supply Chain Co, Ltd [2020] HKCFI 965, once again made an order recognising the liquidation of a PRC company (the “Company”) in the Mainland and the appointment of the Company’s administrator (the “Liquidator”) by the Shenzhen Court.
