2024/3/22
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution. Generally speaking, an arbitral award is legally binding and may be enforced in the courts of Hong Kong even if it is awarded in another jurisdiction. If a party to arbitration opines the process of...
2023/11/10
Generally speaking, in order to establish claim of adverse possession, the squatter has to establish his factual possession over the land with intention (Animus Possidendi) where the limitation period for the owner to recover possession has lapsed....
2023/10/20
In order to prevent the dissipation of suspicious funds, the Police and the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit have in the past been issuing “Letter of No Consent” (“ LNCs ”) under the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455) (“ OSCO ”) to...
2023/10/06
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of technology crimes and the tricks used by fraudsters are ever-changing. In case a victim unwittingly and unfortunately falls into a scam by mistake and suffer financial losses, apart from seeking...
2023/09/13
When it comes to the property laws in the Mainland China, from time to time people would talk about the “joint property of husband and wife”. In this Article, we would briefly discuss this system....
2023/05/02
The established mechanism to allow enterprises going in and out in order is essential to a healthy and prosperous economic market. In light of the growing economic integration and development between Hong Kong and Mainland China, more and more enterprises thrive in the...
2023/05/02
With the aim to further protect residential mortgage customers and reduce credit and operational risks, the Hong Kong Association of Banks has launched pilot arrangements to provide alternative means of payment of funds for mortgage refinancing transactions. It basically enables the transfer of...
2023/01/18
In 2022 there has been a legal precedent in Hong Kong, in which an assignor of cryptocurrency managed to obtain an Order in his favor. The Court decided that the cryptocurrency he assigned to the Defendant was held on trust for the assignor’s...
2022/12/02
In recent years, the Government frequently mentioned that it would like to take measures to “unlock” the lands held by Tso/Tong (祖堂). At the moment the Government has been reviewing the management of Tso/Tong, and amending the New Territories Ordinance (Cap. 97) ("the...
