Year: 2015

Gall supports the official launch of Women in Law Hong Kong

A number of Hong Kong’s leading law firms joined forces to launch a new and exciting legal community – Women in Law Hong Kong (WILHK). Providing a networking platform for private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and other legal professionals in Hong Kong, WILHK also aims to encourage collaboration, integration and education amongst law firms and in-house counsel in Hong Kong; foster the development and retention of women in the legal profession; and bring to the forefront of the industry issues affecting women working in the legal profession in Hong Kong.

Gall’s Head of Family and Divorce Practice Caroline McNally participates in the “High Net Worth Same Sex Family: Going global” conference

The conference was jointly organised by AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) and the American Bar Association Section of International Law. The first of its kind conference on same sex families and covered various aspects of the law including family, private client, employment, immigration, reputation management and tax. Each of eleven panels addressed a different aspect of the law affecting a same sex fictional family of 2 gay men and their 2 children (one born through surrogacy and one adopted). Each member of each panel gave a presentation about the law in their respective jurisdictions. Caroline presented on disputes relating to children on separation with reference to Hong Kong.