Download PDF Part 1 Employers may be making more redundancies than usual as Hong Kong finds itself facing a time of political and economic uncertainty. Whether you’re an employer or employee, it pays to have a basic understanding of the law regarding redundancies. How and when do situations arise whereby you may need to
Caroline McNally wrote a letter to Hong Kong Lawyer exploring why it is critical for family lawyers to support colleagues with mental-health challenges, how to identify when peers or clients may need help, and the need for removing the stigma around mental health issues in Hong Kong. Click on this link to read the full article.
Senior Partner Nick Gall and Senior Associate Felda Yeung at Gall are acting for the Plaintiff in Cyberworks Audio Video Technology Limited v Mei Ah (HK) Company Limited & Ors [2020] HKCFI 347, a case where the High Court conducted an unprecedented hearing via telephonic conference after the trial was postponed due to the COVID-19
Download PDF In our recent article we discussed the legal ramifications of the force majeure clauses to “excuse” parties from performing onerous or impossible contracts in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Whilst it is not uncommon for commercial contracts to incorporate force majeure clauses, there remain circumstances under which a party may also consider to seek to relieve themselves from
In this article, partners Nick Gall, Evelyn Chan and Trainee Solicitor Adriel Wong explore whether a force majeure clause applies to COVID-19 and to a party’s performance, and the various actions to take if a party considers that it is entitled to invoke a force majeure clause. Download PDF The outbreak of COVID-19 novel coronavirus has brought about disruptions
