Legal Updates

Advances in Equality for Same-sex Couples Under Inheritance Law
Advances in Equality for Same-sex Couples Under Inheritance Law 1800 1209 Alfred Ip

A step forward for LGBT rights with Hong Kong Courts granting equal treatment under its succession laws. Last year Edgar Ng Hon-lam applied for a judicial review upon learning that the matrimonial home he owns could not be passed to his husband in case he died intestate.

The Limited Partnership Fund Bill
The Limited Partnership Fund Bill 600 750 Christopher Hooley

The Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance takes effect today. It provides much more flexibility than the Limited Partnership Ordinance and setting up onshore Limited Partnership Funds in Hong Kong will become a more valuable option.

Hong Kong Reviews the Minimum Wage Amount Taking Effect from 1 May 2019
Hong Kong Reviews the Minimum Wage Amount Taking Effect from 1 May 2019 829 500 Adam Hugill

The debate about the minimum wage in Hong Kong was intended to devise an optimal statutory regime to forestall excessively low wages. Some progress has been made, but not enough according to some.

New Version of HK Int’l Arbitration Rules Comes Into Force Today
New Version of HK Int’l Arbitration Rules Comes Into Force Today 1050 700 Alfred Ip

Relevant to the use of technology, third party funding, multi-party and multi-contract arbitrations, the early determination of disputes, among many others

Reinstatement or Re-engagement: Adding Teeth to the Employment Ordinance?
Reinstatement or Re-engagement: Adding Teeth to the Employment Ordinance? 926 520 Adam Hugill

The Employment (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance comes into force on 19 Oct 2018 and gives some teeth to the under used remedy of ‘reinstatement’ or ‘re-engagement’

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