On 27 May 2026, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission issued guidance to registered and licensed entities relaxing certain regulatory expectations for...
Recent Hong Kong District Court decision highlights the importance of adopting clear language when drafting the governing law and jurisdiction clauses in Chinese to avoid costs, delays, a...
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has recently handed down two decisions clarifying that award challenges cannot be used to avoid compliance with anti-suit injunctions or reopen ancillary iss...
On June 2, 2026, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission issued a circular urging licensed corporations, virtual asset service providers and associated entities to review and enha...
On 26 May 2026, the Hong Kong Financial Services and Treasury Bureau and the Securities and Futures Commission jointly published consultation conclusions to their legislative proposal reg...
Davis Polk partner Martin Rogers, associate Lok Cheung and registered foreign lawyer Sophie Ng contributed three articles on virtual asset laws and regulations in Hong Kong to LexisNexis?...
Davis Polk partner Martin Rogers, counsel Yuan Zheng and associate Caroline Wang authored “Asian international arbitration: China’s 2026 law reforms and developments in the jurisprude...
On February 11, 2026, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission published a circular permitting licensed intermediaries providing virtual asset dealing services to offer margin fina...
On February 11, 2026, the Securities and Futures Commission published frameworks allowing licensed virtual asset trading platforms to (a) offer perpetual contracts to professional investo...
On 30 January 2026, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular highlighting what it described as “highly concerning issues” identified in certain listing applicatio...
