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Hugill & Ip Nominated in Six Categories in The Macallan Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 1600 1006 Hugill & Ip
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Hugill & Ip Nominated in Six Categories in The Macallan Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards

Asian Legal Business (ALB) will present the 18th Annual The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2019 in an upcoming event held at JW Marriott Hotel on 6 September. These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams in Hong Kong and around the region. Hugill & Ip…

Planning and Leaving an Artistic Legacy 800 600 Alfred Ip

Planning and Leaving an Artistic Legacy

The fact that artists generally give very little consideration to proper estate planning can affect the value and the marketability of a single piece of art or an entire art collection thought their own lives

How Can Alternative Dispute Resolution Impact Art Law? 1080 720 Alfred Ip

How Can Alternative Dispute Resolution Impact Art Law?

Mediation and arbitration can be very effective options for the resolution of art law related disputes, especially for those who prefer not to disclose sensitive or confidential information in open court.

Third-Party Guarantees in the Art Market 1350 900 Christopher Hooley

Third-Party Guarantees in the Art Market

Art market guarantees are increasing in popularity and provide a valuable solution for both potential sellers and guarantors to practically deal with sales

The Impact of Divorce Proceedings on Trusts 1800 1200 Alfred Ip

The Impact of Divorce Proceedings on Trusts

All family assets – including Trusts – held in Hong Kong and overseas are normally considered part of the ‘matrimonial pot’ in divorce proceedings

Immigration Focus Week: Immigration Offences and Penalties 1200 800 Adam Hugill

Immigration Focus Week: Immigration Offences and Penalties

Hong Kong’s immigration laws are strictly enforced by way of fines and, more usually, imprisonment.

Immigration Focus Week: Quality Migrant Admission Scheme and Other Types of Visa 700 1050 Adam Hugill

Immigration Focus Week: Quality Migrant Admission Scheme and Other Types of Visa

The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme is to provide admissions criteria under which applicants can reside and work in Hong Kong without a prior offer of local employment

Immigration Focus Week: Employment and Investment Visas in Hong Kong 1800 1044 Adam Hugill

Immigration Focus Week: Employment and Investment Visas in Hong Kong

Hong Kong immigration policy is designed to accommodate investors, entrepreneurs and working professionals. This contributes to making it one of the most business-friendly jurisdictions in the world.

Immigration Focus Week: Visitors, Entry Permits and Conditions of Stay 1300 867 Adam Hugill

Immigration Focus Week: Visitors, Entry Permits and Conditions of Stay

Unless a person has the right of abode or right to land in Hong Kong, he/she requires a visa/entry permit to work, study, establish or join in any business, take up residence or to stay in the Hong Kong SAR as a visitor longer than the allowed visa-free period.

Immigration Focus Week: Role of the Hong Kong Director of Immigration 1800 1200 Adam Hugill

Immigration Focus Week: Role of the Hong Kong Director of Immigration

Hong Kong continues to implement dynamic immigration policies that play a crucial role in enhancing its attractiveness to foreign professionals and investors

Hong Kong 22 Years After the Handover: A Business Lawyer’s Perspective 680 850 Gary Wong

Hong Kong 22 Years After the Handover: A Business Lawyer’s Perspective

Compelling reasons on why you should set up and operate a business in Hong Kong

Leung v. Secretary for the Civil Service: The Court of Final Appeal Upholds Minority Rights (Again!) 1200 675 Adam Hugill

Leung v. Secretary for the Civil Service: The Court of Final Appeal Upholds Minority Rights (Again!)

Leung and QT and a handful of past cases show that on the issue of same-sex and minority rights, where the legislature fears to tread, Hong Kong Courts are fully prepared to uphold the core human rights of freedom from discrimination.

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