In a judgment delivered on 4 March 2016 the Hong Kong CFI has ruled that the court need only be satisfied on a prima facie basis that a valid arbitration agreement applies, in order to stay court proceedings. The case in question is Bluegold Investment Holdings Limited v Kwan Chun Fun Calvin [HCA 1492/2015]. The
This chapter first appeared in the first edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Lending & Secured Finance 2016; published by Global Legal Group, London (www.iclg.co.uk) ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS 2016 View PDF [collapsibles] [collapse title=”Country Finder” active=”false”] 1.1 Please set out the various regimes applicable to recognising and enforcing judgments in your
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) has recently released a Practice Note on Consolidation of Arbitrations which serves to supplement the consolidation regime contained in the 2013 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules (“Rules”). Consolidation refers to a mechanism whereby two or more separate but related arbitrations can be merged into a single arbitration. Disputes involving
Introduction On 2 March 2016, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2016 (the “Bill”) was introduced to the Legislative Council. The Bill seeks to empower the Labour Tribunal to make an order for reinstatement or re-engagement as requested by an employee in a case of unreasonable and unlawful dismissal without the need to first secure the employer’s
Women in Law Hong Kong (WILHK) in partnership with The Women’s Foundation Hong Kong (TWF), one of Hong Kong’s leading NGO’s for the advancement of women, has announced the launch of their cross-firm mentoring programme. The 10-month pilot programme is the first of its kind that is specific for legal professionals in Hong Kong. It
