Working from Home (WFH)
Employees working from home (WFH) for certain periods of time has become a common reality. Here are three things you may not have known about WFH.
Gall Ranked in AsiaLaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2022
AsiaLaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers has published its 2022 edition and Gall received the following recognition:
Practice Areas - Dispute Resolution – Outstanding / Labour & Employment – Outstanding / Restructuring & Insolvency – Highly Recommended / Regulatory – Recommended / Private Client – Other Notable.
Industry Sectors - Technology & Telecommunications – Other Notable / Private Client – Other Notable. Nick Gall was recognised as an Elite Practitioner and Chris Wong as a Distinguished Practitioner.
Felda Yeung Speak at Seminar Co-Hosted with Alvarez & Marsal on Employee Misconduct
On September 1st, 2021, Matthew Durham and Felda Yeung spoke on a panel alongside Davin Teo, Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal’s Disputes & Investigations Practice in Hong Kong, about employee misconduct and internal investigations at the workplace. Employee misconduct can take many forms, but whether this involves fraud, corruption, data/IP theft or harassment, planning and implementing the investigation with the help of experts is crucial.
Evelyn Chan and Yandy Lam Contribute Hong Kong Chapter on Enforcement of Judgements for Lexology
Evelyn Chan and Yandy Lam have contributed the Hong Kong Chapter for Lexology’s Enforcement of Judgements 2022. Representing jurisdictions worldwide, this new volume in the Getting The Deal Through series offers expert analysis of the key issues relating to the enforcement of foreign judgments. Topics covered include: treaties, regulations and conventions, limitation periods, types of enforceable order, competent courts, defences, judicial requirements and procedures, significance of the enforcing jurisdiction’s public policy to the enforcement of foreign judgments, awards and enforcement process.
A new chapter in cross-border insolvency: the first application by Hong Kong liquidators for recognition and assistance in Mainland China
On 14 May 2021, a cooperation mechanism was established between the Mainland and Hong Kong in the form of the Record of Meeting of the Supreme People's Court and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Mutual Recognition of and Assistance to Bankruptcy (Insolvency) Proceedings between the Court of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Supreme People’s Court’s Opinion on taking forward a pilot measure in relation to Recognition and Assistance to Bankruptcy (Insolvency) Proceedings in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “SPC Opinion”).
Chris Wong Speaks on Panel at TechLaw. Fest 2021
Executive Partner Chris Wong will speak on a panel on AML/CFT Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management by Law Firms in the Digital Age at TechLaw.Fest 2021’s event on 22nd September 2021.
The panel will explore the issues faced by law firms in managing their AML/CFT risks and compliance obligations.
Gall Obtains Proprietary Injunction over Shares in Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Corporation
Gall recently obtained a proprietary injunction in Hong Kong for its clients, Ms Zhao Long and a British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) company Endushantum Investments Co., Ltd. (“Endushantum”) in a complex cross-border dispute involving the shareholdings in Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (“Lunan”), a significant PRC pharmaceutical company, and other group companies (collectively, the “PRC Shares”).
Reconsidering the Need for Parallel Schemes of Arrangement
The cautious and prudent approach for distressed companies pursuing a Hong Kong scheme of arrangement is to simultaneously pursue a parallel scheme in their home jurisdiction, even if most if not all of its debts are governed by Hong Kong laws. The rationale is to prevent hostile creditors from disrupting the implementation of the scheme in another jurisdiction, thereby better insulating the distressed company.
Gall Write Article on Vaccines and the Workplace for HR Magazine
Registered Foreign Lawyer Matthew Durham and Legal Analyst Kritika Sethia have written an article for HR Magazine on vaccines and the workplace, exploring whether employers can require mandatory vaccination, if there are ways to encourage employees to get vaccinated, and if employers can monitor which staff have been vaccinated.
Parental Rights for Same-Sex Partners in Hong Kong
At present, same-sex marriages and civil partnerships are not recognised under the laws of Hong Kong. This means that same-sex couples do not currently enjoy the same parental rights as opposite-sex couples in Hong Kong. Consequently, same-sex parents are not attributed equal parental rights.
