Hong Kong's efforts to tackle money laundering are under increasing strain due to a surge in the number of suspicious transactions being reported and concerns over a brain drain of investigators...
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Someone from a foreign legal system visits a common law courthouse. In one court, a hostile judge asks a lawyer: "Is there any legal precedent that I CAN do this?" In the court next door, a...
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On Shanghai building a free-trade zone:
Patrick Shu Wing-lee - Hong Kong still has the edge, but must not sit idly doing nothing to improve further. Otherwise, other cities on [the]...
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Common law should remain the basis of Hong Kong's legal system beyond 2047, the end of the 50-year guarantee stated in the Basic Law, the city's top judge says.
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It's debatable whether Hong Kong will survive or become just another Chinese city if we don't bend over backwards to attract talented expats. But there is one area in which the presence of foreign...
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There is a growing sense of discomfort at the judiciary becoming a subject for public debate. The first charge was brought by the former secretary for justice Elsie Leung Oi-sie, who accused Hong...
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The only thing predictable about commercial disputes is that they are inevitable. What steps can the prudent executive take to minimise the disruptions from disputes?
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A judge yesterday accused developers of increasingly using judicial reviews to challenge decisions by city planners, causing serious delays to d
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Former chief justice Andrew Li Kwok-nang has taken the unusual step of making public a personal letter paying tribute to the 'outstanding contribution' of Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung, who...
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Trusts have many uses, even in a low-tax regime like Hong Kong. They can be effective for long-term wealth planning and can provide assurance that assets and wealth will pass intact to the next...
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The Bar Association is fighting a bid by the government to hire a top British lawyer to represent it in a legal battle over the estate of late tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum.
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Solicitors with the right experience or qualifications may represent clients in the high courts - long the exclusive domain of barristers - by the end of this year.
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