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1. Savvy couples sign up to protect their assets

   Posted Nov 21st 2010, 12:00am by Hazel Parry

   ... Business Relation Prenuptial Agreement Hazel Parry The number of couples signing prenuptial agreements in Hong Kong is rocketing as people wed later and seek ways to protect their accumulated wealth and inheritance in light of a rising divorce rate. ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/731127/savvy-couples-sign-protect-their-assets
2. Sport - Other Sport - SWIMMING

   Australia's swimming great Grant Hackett sues lawyers over prenup

   Posted Jan 01st 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... Sport Other Sport Swimming Grant Hackett Candice Alley Prenuptial Agreement Agence France-Presse in Sydney Australian Olympic champion freestyler Grant Hackett is suing his lawyers over a costly prenuptial agreement after his marriage ended with a drunken rampage, reports said yesterday. Hackett and Candice Alley split in May after five years together. He had trashed his apartment ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1116838/australias-swimming-great-grant-hackett-sues-lawyers-over-prenup
3. Prenuptial pact lets reality take over when romance fails

   Posted Sep 12th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Family Law Prenuptial Agreement Trust Law Howard Bilton Chairman of The Sovereign Group Tiger Woods' recent divorce has brought the issue of prenuptial agreements firmly into the spotlight. Rumoured to be worth more than US$2 billion, he is thought to have paid his now former wife 'only' US$100 million. And the reason is said to be a solid prenuptial agreement. So, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/724573/prenuptial-pact-lets-reality-take-over-when-romance-fails
4. Let couples have prenuptial agreements, say lawyers

   Posted Nov 14th 2011, 12:00am

   ... year - the highest annual rate - and with multimillion-dollar claims making headlines, it may be time for Hong Kong to follow international trends and recognise prenuptial agreements. Or not. ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/984755/let-couples-have-prenuptial-agreements-say-lawyers
5. Stick to British rules, says lawyer

   Posted Apr 09th 2007, 12:00am by Polly Hui

   ... financial statement from each party should be attached to the agreement. Agreement must be signed at least 21 days before the wedding date to avoid the courts applying undue pressure. Absence ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/588273/stick-british-rules-says-lawyer
6. Prenups would ease corporate divorces

   Posted Nov 14th 2011, 12:00am

   ... But the trend all over the world has been for the courts to recognise prenuptial agreements. This has been the case in the US, some European countries, Australia and recently Britain. Even mainland ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/984772/prenups-would-ease-corporate-divorces
7. Some demands bordering on the bizarre

   Posted Apr 09th 2007, 12:00am by Polly Hui

   ... revealed that 47 per cent of British women, and 44 per cent of men, would like to safeguard their money and assets should their marriage break down. At present, pre-nuptials in Hong Kong cover only ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/588276/some-demands-bordering-bizarre
8. 50-50 split new starting point for HK divorces

   Posted Mar 06th 2008, 12:00am by Dennis Eng, Nick Gentle, Polly Hui

   ... and it was not a surprise that the court had ruled it outdated. Mr Mok expects prenuptial agreements to become more common in Hong Kong and in other places, such as Australia, which have followed the Lords' ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/628799/50-50-split-new-starting-point-hk-divorces
9. News - China

   China, Japan, South Korea conclude first round trade talks

   Posted Mar 28th 2013, 04:56pm by AFP

   ... countries under new leadership, trade officials hope they can move beyond damaging territorial disputes that have dogged their relations for decades. The idea of a trilateral free trade agreement ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1201948/china-japan-s-korea-conclude-first-round-trade-talks
10. Comment - Insight & Opinion - TALKING POINTS

    Talking points

    Posted May 10th 2013, 12:00am

    ... in protest at the government's failure to introduce plans for a universal pension scheme.   Taiwan's fisheries deal with Tokyo kicks in A fisheries agreement between Taipei and Tokyo takes ...

    http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1234009/talking-points

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