The Chief Executive of HKSAR has appointed our firm’s managing partner, Mr. Rix Chung as a panel member to Resolvability Review Tribunal and Resolution Compensation Tribunal for a term of 2 years from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026.
On 7 February 2024, Mr. Kengo Nishigaki ( 西垣建剛 ), the representative partner of GI & T Law Office, a boutique law firm in Japan, led a legal team to visit our firm and attended a friendly discussion with our firm’s various partners and associates in a lunch gathering.
Admission of our Mr. Wayne Chow as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong.
Founded in 1907, The Law Society of Hong Kong welcomed its 115th anniversary in 2022. In celebration of this momentous milestone, the Law Society today (26 July 2023) soft-launched its English-language 115th anniversary book “Changing Times, Steadfast Purpose: The Law Society at 115” (the “115A Book”).
Mr. Fred Kan, our Senior Partner, had his speech in the forum “Doing Business in Hong Kong in a Rapidly Changing World” on 11th July 2023.
Our Managing Partner, Mr. Rix Chung has been appointed as legal advisor to the Surveyors Registration Board.
The Law Society of Hong Kong is joining hands with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (“HKTDC”) to roll out a series of webinar on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (“RCEP”) Agreement. The second event of this webinar series, themed on electronic commerce, was held successfully yesterday (13 June). It attracted registrations of around 200 persons from the business and legal sectors.
Our Managing Partner, Mr. Rix Chung has been appointed as a member of the Appeal Panel (Housing).
Appointment of our Senior Consultant, Ms. Carol Lui by the Government of HKSAR as a panel member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571) for a term of 2 years.
Our guest speaker, Prof. Dr. Ulf Henning Richter, talked about "UHR Opportunities in Climate Finance & Carbonomics 101 for Lawyers" from his view of an energy and infrastructure expert.
Mr. Fred Kan, our Senior Partner, has published an article titled "Building the Rule of Law in a Digitial World" in the Hong Kong Lawyer (March 2022)
The ADVOC International Business Law Conference was successfully hosted by our firm on 1 March 2019. It was attended by more than 80 overseas and local delegates.
Congratulations to Xiangxing International Holding Limited (“Xiangxing International”)(Stock code : 8157) for its successful listing on the GEM Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 7 July 2017.
We act for the Asia Pacific Institute of International Law (APIIL) to submit an amicus curiae brief (Brief) to the Arbitral Tribunal under PCA Case No.2013-19 brought by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
We are pleased to announce that our Senior Partner, Mr. Fred Kan was admitted to the Law Society's Roll of Honour on 26 May 2016 in recognition of his distinguished contribution to the Law Society, the development of the legal profession and the practice of law in Hong Kong.