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Legal update: The Hong Kong Court of First Instance confirms penalty rule in an employment contract following decision in Law Ting Pong Secondary School v. Chen Wai Wah [2021] CA 873
Introduction Many employers may want to bind an employee for a certain period of time, by including a clause in employment contacts that requires the employee to pay wages for the balance of the fixed term should they terminate employment before the fixed term ends. …Read More
Can and will an employee claiming discrimination be liable for legal costs if they lose?
Discover why the normal rule of paying costs in litigation doesn’t apply to discrimination claims.
School accidents and bullying: Can a school be sued because a student is injured?
Students spend a big part of the day at school. Parents need to ensure that the learning environment of their children is safe. However, accidents happen from time to time at school. A few examples of the common causes of student injury at school are…Read More
Proposal to amend Race Discrimination Ordinance to outlaw “intra-racial discrimination” and address discrimination and harassment relating to people from Mainland China
Earlier this week, the Equal Opportunities Commission (the “EOC”) in its update to the Legislative Council (“LegCo”) had reiterated its plan to:- “… tackle discrimination, harassment and vilification between people from Hong Kong and those from the Mainland through legislation …” Currently, the Race Discrimination…Read More
Legal Update – HKMA Consultation Conclusions on Crypto-assets and Stablecoins
On 31 January 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the “HKMA”) issued the consultation conclusions to its discussion paper published on 12 January 2022 (the “Consultation Conclusions”). The Consultation Conclusions provide critical insights into the shape of the HKMA plans for stablecoin regulation in Hong…Read More
Legal update: Potential changes to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
In this snapshot legal update, we report that on 20 February 2023, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) reported plans to put forward amendments to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) in 2023. The PCPD’s target is to present concrete proposed amendments and consult…Read More
天天av天天翘天天综合网 host John Terenzini, founder of the Hong Kong Jellyfish Project
On Friday evening, 10 February, we had the pleasure of hosting the?Royal Geographical Society‘s presentation on “A Fascination with Jellyfish: The World’s Ancient Survivors” by John Terenzini of the Hong Kong Jellyfish Project.? Several jellies drifted into the 天天av天天翘天天综合网 offices (via PowerPoint) on…Read More
Is a pre-nuptial agreement an act of love??
We have clients who come to us seeking advice on the process and substance of a pre-nup. Often they haven’t discussed this in any real detail save perhaps they have some pre-marital wealth they wish to ring-fence or a desire to keep extended family wealth…Read More
Children Mental Health Awareness Week – Let’s Connect: Steps to minimise the impact of separation and divorce on a child
The past week was Children’s Mental Health Week in the UK with the theme of “Let’s Connect”. I was fortunate to attend a school event designed to bring this to the attention of parents and was interested to hear from an esteemed panel of Hong…Read More
“No-Fault Divorce” in England: should Hong Kong follow suit?
2022 was a big year for divorce law in England & Wales. With the introduction of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 coming into force on 6 April 2022, anyone seeking to petition for divorce or dissolution of marriage no longer has to apportion…Read More
Transgender appellants win appeal in Q, Tse Henry Edward v Commissioner of Registration [2023] HKCFA 4
The Court of Final Appeal handed down a landmark ruling that a policy on HKID card amendment adopted by the Commissioner of Registration was unconstitutional. The Commissioner of Registration adopts a policy which requires individuals to have completed full sex reassignment surgery if they seek…Read More
Arrest of juveniles
What will happen if your children or child is arrested by the police? An overview of the rights of juveniles under arrest. Introduction We often hear of arrest of youngsters in Hong Kong. In this article, we briefly discuss how the legal system processes those…Read More
