September 24th, 2020 – Gall has been awarded “Hong Kong Firm of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation in its Asia-Pacific Awards 2020. The awards, which celebrate leaders and law firms in 11 practice areas and 14 jurisdictions around the region, were judged on innovation, complexity and impact.
Gall has been awarded “Labour and Employment Firm of the Year” by AsiaLaw in its annual awards which celebrate domestic and regional law firms across 25 jurisdictions. All winners were judged on innovation, complexity and impact.
Executive Partner Caroline McNally and Associate Catherine Tso recently represented the husband in Hong Kong’s first private financial adjudication. The dispute was resolved under the Hong Kong Private Financial Adjudication (“PFA”) pilot scheme which was introduced in 2015 and is similar to arbitration in that parties sign an agreement to have the financial aspect of their divorce proceedings adjudicated by a jointly appointed family specialist practitioner, outside the formal court proceedings.
Gall has been recognised as a Small and Midsized Firm on ALB’s inaugural Trailblazers 2020 List. The list demonstrates innovation and boldness in law firms’ responses to the challenges brought on by COVID-19 where they showcase originality, leadership, impact and cutting-edge diversity and inclusion initiatives that set them apart.
Nick Gall was quoted extensively in a feature in ALB’s August 2020 issue exploring how the pandemic has sped up the adoption of technology, including in the disputes hearing process. He shared his experience advising the plaintiff in Hong Kong’s first telephonic hearing in Cyberworks Audio Video Technology Limited v Mei Ah (HK) Company Limited & Ors and was quoted saying “if this is the ‘new normal’ then lawyers and clients will have to learn to collaborate and change the way they usually work together.”
Nick Gall is featured in the latest Asian Legal Business “ALB Conversations” - an in-depth Q&A with leaders of law firms across Asia.
In a column for Hong Kong Lawyer, Ashima shares her experiences of being part of an all women’s dragon boat team called ‘Yes She Can’, the benefits and challenges of paddling, and the importance of finding time to unwind.
June 15th, 2020 - Gall, a leading independent Hong Kong law firm focusing primarily on dispute resolution, announced today that May Leung has joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice as an Associate.
Gall is pleased to announce that it has been recognised by AsiaLaw Profiles as one of the highest rated firms to work with in Hong Kong, providing clients with consistent and high-quality service.
COVID-19 has created unforeseen challenges for businesses all over the world with an impact so far-reaching that several organisations are no longer able to survive. Governments have swiftly enacted relief measures but the financial consequences of the pandemic on businesses is unprecedented. Some common law jurisdictions have created new insolvency law measures to tackle the uphill struggle businesses face, but what rescue options are available in Hong Kong?
