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Kim Rooney joins Rede Chambers
Today, we welcome a new member to chambers and our first addition since our inception in 2022. Kim Rooney is a barrister, international arbitrator and mediator, with a practice focused complex……
Breaking Bad: The Civil Consequences of Breaking the wrong wall
An article in last week’s Standard regarding the knocking down of a load-bearing wall at a LOHAS Park apartment spurred an interesting reaction to unauthorized building works and their legal ramifications….
Case Note: Family Company Derivative Feud
In Hong Kong, families often hold properties and businesses through corporate vehicles, with family members also being shareholders and directors of the company. This creates a particular set of problems when those members take an informal approach to the management of company affairs….
The Quiet Experiment in the Hong Kong Competition Law
The Hong Kong Competition Ordinance, Cap. 619 came into effect just over seven years ago. Designed to promote and protect competition in the market and prohibit anti-competitive conduct…
The Quiet Experiment in the Hong Kong Competition Law
The Hong Kong Competition Ordinance, Cap. 619 came into effect just over seven years ago. Designed to promote and protect competition in the market and prohibit anti-competitive conduct…
The Buck Stops Where? The Hidden Risks for Directors
Whilst a company and its directors remain separate legal entities, the winding-up of the business does not always result in a risk-free outcome…
Can COVID-19 be an escape door for a commercial lease? Risk allocation in times of uncertainty.
Risk is integral to running a business. The recent decision in Sunbroad Holdings Ltd v A80 Paris HK Ltd and Another reaffirms the significance of risk allocation under a commercial lease…
Escalation Clauses: How to Avoid the Pitfalls
Escalation clauses (also known as multi-tiered arbitration clauses) are an increasingly common feature across a multitude of commercial agreements….
Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes: Too Good To Be True?
In the recent decision of Securities and Futures Commission v DFRF Enterprises LLC & Ors, the court addressed and redressed a Ponzi and Pyramid Scheme…
Case Note: Fong Chak Kwan v Ascentic Limited & Ors [2022] HKCFA 12
The meaning of the word “damage” is notoriously nebulous. So much so that the debate in the last two decades over…