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Judicial Independence or Beijing Interference, Judge Ma Rules Law Firms & Banks Can’t Join Same Sex Litigation

Judicial Independence or Beijing Interference, Judge Ma Rules Law Firms & Banks Can’t Join Same Sex Litigation

A three-justice committee of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal on Monday dismissed an application made by 16 law firms operating in Hong Kong alongside 15 foreign banks and Amnesty International, seeking to join the litigation on behalf of a British woman referred...
Law firms, banks, Amnesty challenge Hong Kong on non granting of spousal visa to same sex couple

Law firms, banks, Amnesty challenge Hong Kong on non granting of spousal visa to same sex couple

A very interesting case and story via the American Lawyer. Places like Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai will have to think  long and hard about their current approach. It could really impact the level of talent they attract if they want to be international centres of...
The New Reality Of Hong Kong, “Hong Kong Law Professor Reported to Police For ‘Sedition'”

The New Reality Of Hong Kong, “Hong Kong Law Professor Reported to Police For ‘Sedition'”

A rather scary but unsurprising story about the further descent of Hong Kong from Rule of Law to Brave New World… Channel News Asia reports.. Hong Kong Law Professor Reported to Police For ‘Sedition’   A pro-Beijing political activist in Hong...
HK’s Normally Silent Judges Making Quiet Noises About Changes To China’s Legal System Impacting HK’s Judicial Independence

HK’s Normally Silent Judges Making Quiet Noises About Changes To China’s Legal System Impacting HK’s Judicial Independence

The never speak out and they very rarely mutter or murmur, so this is  worth paying attention to…. Reuters report, here’s the introduction…… At a private cocktail reception with leading judges before the event, one of the topics of discussion...
Trumps Trade Wars Prompts Former B&M Partner To Launch Boutique To Deal With Issues

Trumps Trade Wars Prompts Former B&M Partner To Launch Boutique To Deal With Issues

Law.com reports………As the threat of a China-U.S. trade war continues to escalate, an attorney who previously was head of Baker McKenzie’s China trade and supply chain practice group and of Deloitte’s global trade practice has launched a boutique law...
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