The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court decision holding the Hong Kong Police’s no consent regime in respect of anti-money laundering (AML) suspicious transaction repor...
There have been two significant developments in China in 2023 focused on combating workplace sexual harassment (a) the revised Law on the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests, and...
The Hong Kong Court recently revisited the legal principles of costs orders against non-parties in Hydrotech Waterproofing Solutions Limited v Shun Yuen Construction Company [2023] HKCFI ...
On 20 February 2023, the Hong Kong SFC published a Consultation Paper setting out the proposed regulatory requirements for licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers under the new regime, t...
Davis Polk partner Zach Zweihorn served as the contributing editor for the 2023 edition of Getting the Deal Through: Financial Services Compliance, a reference guide enabling side-by-side...
On February 16, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China announced its first ever use of the Unreliable Entity List, designating Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raythe...
On January 31, 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the conclusions to its earlier consultation on stablecoin regulations. The consultation conclusions set out the HKMA’s hi...
This client update reviews Hong Kong regulatory requirements applicable to SFC-licensed fund managers and individuals that sponsor or promote SPACs and analyzes the relationship, transact...
In part one of this three-part series, we summarized the key legal elements of workplace sexual harassment and highlighted lessons from recent cases. Part two discussed how to conduct eff...
On 31 October, the government and regulators of the Hong Kong financial industry signaled a clear intention to embrace digital ledger technology and its various applications such as crypt...
