On 6 June 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled that the Hong Kong Government could not deny spousal benefits to employees because they are in a same-sex marriage. The Court’s decision only applies to the provision of employee benefits to government employees, but it has increased local focus on discrimination based on … Read more
Employers control the extent of information that they provide employees – from how well they are meeting KPIs, to internal discussions about grievances, remuneration and disciplinary actions. In the majority of cases, employers have no obligation to provide to employees information setting out the basis for remuneration or disciplinary outcomes including information which is part … Read more
Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new banking litigation blog, which you can find at https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation. The blog will bring you the latest banking litigation developments of interest to financial institutions, delivered with speed and sector insight. The blog will also be used as a platform to house previously published e-bulletins / podcasts / webinars. … Read more
Almost a year since their high profile establishment in June 2018, the International Commercial Courts of the Supreme People’s Court (CICC) have recently conducted hearings on the first cases that were submitted to the CICC. On 29 May 2019, the Second International Commercial Court of the Supreme People’s Court of China heard a case concerning … Read more
On 17 May 2019 the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) issued two much anticipated decisions in relation to the first and second cases brought before it by the Hong Kong Competition Commission (“Commission”). These judgments are noteworthy because, in addition to establishing the very first contraventions of the Competition Ordinance (“Ordinance”), they clarify a number of key issues. Read more
In Lok Momin v Hospital Authority [2019] 2 HKLRD 152, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance held that the doctrine of partial waiver of privilege cannot apply to privileged documents disclosed at the trial of a preliminary issue so as to preserve privilege over those documents at the subsequent main trial. Background The question … Read more
Click here for a sneak preview With the launch of this new Guide, our market-leading litigation team has wrapped up a three-year project during which it produced eight issues of the Contract Disputes Practical Guide series for Hong Kong, an initiative that has been hugely popular with clients in the territory. We have also … Read more
As the number of cross-border disputes increase, it is becoming more common for parties to wish to enforce a court judgment issued in one jurisdiction in another jurisdiction. In April 2019, Singapore’s Ministry of Law issued a public consultation paper on proposed amendments to Singapore’s regime for recognising and enforcing foreign judgments. Read more
