Gall has been recommended in the recently published Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2017. The firm was ranked for Dispute Resolution, Employment and for Restructuring and Insolvency in the Hong Kong chapter. The firm maintained its rank as a Leading Firm in these core practice areas, receiving positive feedback from both clients and peers. Senior Partner Nick Gall was again recognized as a Leading Individual in Hong Kong dispute resolution.
On September 27, Asia’s leading dispute resolution lawyers will gather in Hong Kong to celebrate the progress of litigation and dispute resolution in the legal profession at the second annual asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards.
Gall was instructed to act for Global Merchant Funding Limited against the Secretary for Justice in this landmark appeal (FACC 4/2015) before the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”). The Court of Appeal and the CFA considered the correct interpretation of the terms of a Merchant Cash Advance Contract (“MCA Contract”) in accordance with the established legal principles to ascertain whether the transactions pursuant to the MCA Contract were in substance a loan under the Money Lenders Ordinance, Cap. 163 (“MLO”).
In the recently released Chambers Asia Pacific 2016 Guide Gall is ranked in Dispute Resolution, Family/Matrimonial and Restructuring and Insolvency practice areas. Partners Nick Gall (Dispute Resolution) and Caroline McNally (Family/Matrimonial) are named as Leading Individuals in their respective practice areas.
Court of Final Appeal - Winding Up Foreign Companies in Hong KongOn 11 November 2015, the Court of Final Appeal (the “CFA”) handed down its decision ending the 8-year family feud between members of the second-generation owners of the much-loved Yung Kee restaurant.
The CFA ruled that Yung Kee Holdings Limited (the “Company”), be wound up, but gave the parties 28 days within which to discuss a share buy-out. The decision has attracted the close attention of both Hong Kong’s legal community and fans of the iconic family restaurant as it represents a landmark determination on principles concerning the Hong Kong Courts’ jurisdiction to wind up foreign companies.
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In Asialaw’s recently published “Guide to Asia Pacific’s Leading Domestic Law Firms 2016”, Gall was highly recommended as a Leading Firm in Dispute Resolution. Clients noted the firm for its “proven litigation experience and reputation” and described Gall as “a boutique firm that provides more personalized and closer service. All the lawyers have decent experience and commercial sense and give solid advice.”
The IBA Annual Litigation Forum 2016 will take place in San Francisco on 27-29 April 2016. Gall is pleased to be a sponsor of this event presented by the IBA Litigation Committee and the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum and supported by the IBA North American Regional Forum.
The nominations for the inaugural Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards have been announced. On September 24, Asia’s leading dispute resolution lawyers will gather in Hong Kong to celebrate the progress of litigation and dispute resolution in the legal profession.
The results of Chambers Asia Pacific 2015 guide have been released. Partners Nick Gall (dispute resolution), Jennifer Van Dale (employment) and Michael Withington (employment, insurance) are named as Leading Individuals in their practice areas. Patricia Yeung (employment) is named as an Associate to Watch.Gall's employment team rank in Band 1 for 2015. The firm was also ranked in Dispute Resolution and Restructuring and Insolvency practice areas.
