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Chambers Asia Pacific Guide 2019: Gall ranked Leading Firm for Dispute Resolution and Family/Matrimonial, Recognised Firm for Employment. Nick Gall and Caroline McNally named as Leading Individuals, Chris Wong and Andrea Randall as Recognised Practitioners

3 Dec 2018

In the recently released Chambers Asia Pacific 2019 Guide, Gall is ranked as a Leading Firm for the Dispute Resolution and Family/Matrimonial practices and a Recognised Firm for the Employment practice. Nick Gall and Caroline McNally are named as Leading Individuals, Chris Wong and Andrea Randall as Recognised Practitioners. Dispute Resolution What the team is

Litigation Update: Increases in the civil jurisdictional limits of the District Court and the Small Claims Tribunal

29 Nov 2018

The Legislative Council passed resolutions on 27 June 2018 to raise the upper financial limits on the civil jurisdiction of the Small Claims Tribunal (“SCT”) and the District Court (“DC”) in certain matters. In other words, both the SCT and DC will have the power to deal with claims of a larger amount. Such resolutions

Employment Spotlight Update: Statutory paternity leave to increase to five days starting from 18 January 2019

26 Nov 2018

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare has recently announced that the Employment (Amendment) (No. 3) Ordinance 2018, which increases statutory paternity leave to five days, will come into operation on 18 January 2019. For further details on statutory paternity leave entitlement under the Employment Ordinance Cap. 57, please refer to our earlier article “Employment Update:

Nick Gall and Ashima Sood contribute the Hong Kong chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Asset Recovery 2019

16 Nov 2018

Nick Gall and Ashima Sood analyse the laws and regulations in Hong Kong to freeze and repatriate the proceeds of fraud and corruption in the latest edition of Getting The Deal Through: Asset Recovery 2019. The Hong Kong chapter can be found here: https://www.gallhk.com/Publications/AR2019HongKong.pdf The full guide can be viewed here: Getting the Deal Through:

Employment Spotlight: Proceedings in the Labour Tribunal

The employment team at Gall provide a guide to the conduct of proceedings before the Labour Tribunal

12 Nov 2018

The Labour Tribunal is intended to be a quick and informal venue for hearing disputes between an employer and employee. The Labour Tribunal has exclusive jurisdiction to hear any claim for a sum of money exceeding HK$8,000 that arises from: – A contract of employment or contract of apprenticeship; or Failure to comply with the

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