HK’s new arbitration law effective from next month
Hong Kong’s new Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) will come into operation on 1 June 2011. Enacted last November, the…
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Simpson Thacher to launch Hong Kong law practice
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced it is to launch a Hong Kong law practice later this year. The firm…
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Freshfields bolsters China team with chairman appointment and partner relocations
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Teresa Ko, the chairman of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange,…
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Korean regulators propose changes to options trading rules
The Financial Services Commission of Korea (FSC) has announced plans to revise a number of rules pertaining to options…
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Zhong Lun sees HK as first step in global strategy
Having received approval from the PRC’s Ministry of Justice and the Law Society of Hong Kong, PRC firm Zhong…
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A&O full equity partners receive option to work part-time
Following eighteen months of consultation with its partnership, Allen & Overy LLP has announced the introduction of formal arrangements…
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Ogier to pioneer Asian-based Jersey and Guernsey practice from Hong Kong
In response to increasing client demand for Jersey and Guernsey legal and fiduciary services in the Asian time zone,…
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A question mark over AIG’s US$35.5 billion sale of Asian Life Insurance Unit to Prudential
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising American International Group Inc (AIG) in relation to its agreement to sell American…
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Latest offshore offering looks to Hong Kong
The new Cayman Islands kid on the block – Thorp Alberga – is biting at the heels of major…
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Former Hogan & Hartson managing partners depart for other pastures
Following partnership voting in December last year, the combination of Hogan & Hartson and Lovells – now Hogan Lovells…
