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Issue Estoppel or “Re-Litigation” in Insolvency Proceedings: Re Pan Sutong et al [2024] HKCA 580

26 Jul 2024

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Dayang v. Asia Master Logistics Endorsed by the Privy Council: Second Life to the Triable Issue Standard in Hong Kong?

20 Jun 2024

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All’s well that ends well for keepwell deeds: successful claims of breach of keepwell deeds in Re Peking University Founder Group Company Limited [2024] HKCA 445

15 May 2024

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The Court of Appeal on arbitration clauses in the context of winding-up petitions: Re Simplicity & Vogue Retailing (HK) Co Limited [2024] HKCA 299

25 Apr 2024

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Guy Lam applies to arbitrable cross-claims: Re Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd [2024] HKCA 352

24 Apr 2024

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Re China Evergrande Group [2024] HKCFI 363

On 29 January 2024, the Honourable Madam Justice Linda Chan made a winding-up order against China Evergrande Group (“Company”), setting into motion one of Hong Kong’s largest liquidations. Parties at the hearing were represented by three senior counsel and three juniors from DVC.

31 Jan 2024

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The Limits to “Liberty”: Kong Colin Chung Ping v. Kong Chun Ip [2023] HKCFI 2495

In its recent decision in Kong Colin Chung Ping v Kong Chun Ip [2023] HKCFI 2495, the Court had the opportunity to consider the limits of a “liberty to apply” provision, in the context of an application to vary a consent order.

17 Oct 2023

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Song Lihua v Lee Chee Hon [2023] HKCFI 1954

“It is against common sense, and a waste of costs and resources, for the Court to issue a request to obtain evidence, simply because the request can be made on or within the terms of the Arrangement on Mutual Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters between the Courts of the Mainland and the HKSAR, if the evidence is not admissible in the Setting Aside Application to be determined by the HK Court” — per Mimmie Chan J

12 Oct 2023

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Decoding Hong Kong’s Unique Construction Payments Adjudication Scheme

In construction disputes, time is of the essence. Stable and clear legal frameworks are essential.

9 Sept 2022

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Add Oil: Diesel Cases test the limits of the Competition Defence and Parallel Conduct in relation to the First Conduct Rule

This case saw the unprecedented use of contravention of competition law as a defence to contractual claims in civil proceedings.

9 Feb 2022

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Orders of Mandamus in Judicial Review: Pang Chui Ping v Registrar of the High Court [2024] HKCFI 2054

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19 Sept 2024

Sanction for scheme of arrangement refused by Hong Kong court: Key takeaways

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19 Sept 2024

Is the right to claim compensation under the Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124) freely assignable?

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11 Sept 2024

Statutory Derivative Actions: Threshold Requirements and Procedural Challenges – Chen Pei Xiong v Convoy Global Holdings Limited & Anor [2024] HKCFI 1568

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26 Aug 2024

S.740 Inspection of Company Records: “Good Faith” and “Proper Purpose”

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23 Aug 2024

Competition Tribunal grants first application for relief against respondents defaulting in filing of response

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20 Aug 2024

Hong Kong Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Financial Transparency in the Cryptocurrency Industry

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16 Aug 2024

Challenges to the Plaintiff’s Authority to Sue

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12 Aug 2024

Enforcement of Mainland Judgments – Remnant from a Bygone Era

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9 Aug 2024

“Sleeping Defendants”: New Case Management Tools

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7 Aug 2024

Not always trustworthy – the limits of the fraud trust

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5 Aug 2024

Issue Estoppel or “Re-Litigation” in Insolvency Proceedings: Re Pan Sutong et al [2024] HKCA 580

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26 Jul 2024

Setting Aside Impugned Parts of a Final Arbitral Award and Bogus Negative Declarations

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22 Jul 2024

Breakdown in mutual trust and confidence: when is the point of no return? Harbour Front v Leung Yuet Keung [2024] HKCFI 1

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16 Jul 2024

Crisp (and Quiet) Removal: director removed on ex parte basis as ancillary to an Unfair Prejudice Petition in Garofalo v Crisp [2024] EWHC 1737 (Ch)

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15 Jul 2024

Re Hoi Tin Tong Co Ltd v Choy Kwok Keung [2024] HKCA 582

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11 Jul 2024

Perfecting or utilising security?

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26 Jun 2024

Dayang v. Asia Master Logistics Endorsed by the Privy Council: Second Life to the Triable Issue Standard in Hong Kong?

Commentary

20 Jun 2024

Viewed in Context: Interplay between Director Remuneration and Corporate Division of Powers and Articles of Association

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3 Jun 2024

All’s well that ends well for keepwell deeds: successful claims of breach of keepwell deeds in Re Peking University Founder Group Company Limited [2024] HKCA 445

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15 May 2024

Hong Kong Court examines in a recent decision, Chow Lily v Chow Wai Wai Violet and Anor [2024] HKCFI 887, the question of permissible scope of evidence in actions involving challenges of the validity of wills and where the probate jurisdicton is inquisitorial in nature

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13 May 2024

Prevention principle applied to claims for contractual interest

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7 May 2024

When is a hole not a hole?

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2 May 2024

Service out of Jurisdiction under Gateway (m) to Enforce Judgments and Arbitral Awards – what constitutes a “real prospect of legitimate benefit”?: Zhang Rui Kang & Anor v Tunghsu Group Co., Ltd [2024] HKCA 361

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29 Apr 2024

The Court of Appeal on arbitration clauses in the context of winding-up petitions: Re Simplicity & Vogue Retailing (HK) Co Limited [2024] HKCA 299

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25 Apr 2024

Guy Lam applies to arbitrable cross-claims: Re Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd [2024] HKCA 352

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24 Apr 2024

Limits to Non-Compete Clauses

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22 Apr 2024

Going Astray from Soleh Boneh? An Affirmation of the Manifest Validity Test

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15 Apr 2024

Guidance on approach of joinder of defendant to intended fraudulent conveyance claim

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15 Apr 2024

Court of Final Appeal upheld the legality and constitutionality of the police practice of issuing “Letters of No Consent” in the context of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance

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15 Apr 2024

Tristan Oil Ltd v The Scheme Creditors (BVIHCM 0120/2023, 19 March 2024): Who is entitled to intervene in and challenge an approved scheme of arrangement?

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12 Apr 2024

Obligations on financial intermediaries to give effect to share lock-ups: placing agents v. custodians

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5 Apr 2024

When do directors owe duties to creditors and how is a breach of creditor duty assessed: Key takeaways from recent Singapore Court of Appeal Decision in Foo Kian Beng v OP3 International Pte Ltd (in liquidation) [2024] SGCA 10

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5 Apr 2024

Proof of Debt and Default Judgment: The Miscarriage of Justice Ground: Re Primlaks (H.K.) Ltd (in Liquidation) [2024] HKCFI 752

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15 Mar 2024

Scope and basis of right to disclosure of company and trust documents by potential beneficiary against third parties: Chan Laam & Ors v. King & Company (a firm) [2024] HKCFI 543

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1 Mar 2024

What is the concept of certainty of subject-matter in trust law? – Hip Hing Construction Company Ltd v Hong Kong Airlines Ltd

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2 Feb 2024

Re China Evergrande Group [2024] HKCFI 363

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31 Jan 2024

Buy-Out Order against Non-Shareholder

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2 Jan 2024

Guidance on the Court’s judicial review jurisdiction and the need to identify public law grounds of review

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12 Dec 2023

High Court confirms constitutionality of Nomination Requirement for 2023 District Council Ordinary Election (due to take place on 10 December 2023)

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1 Dec 2023

The Cross-Undertaking in Damages in the Court of Appeal

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28 Nov 2023

The Limits to “Liberty”: Kong Colin Chung Ping v. Kong Chun Ip [2023] HKCFI 2495

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17 Oct 2023

Song Lihua v Lee Chee Hon [2023] HKCFI 1954

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12 Oct 2023

“Our Home is not your House”: Unequal Sharing of the Matrimonial Home

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9 Oct 2023

Expert Evidence not to be used for Buttressing a Party’s Factual Case: China Minsheng Banking Corp Ltd v Top Power Enterprises Ltd & Ors [2023] HKCFI 2469

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5 Oct 2023

Clarity Brought to the Court’s Approach in Restraining Arbitration and Other Proceedings Brought Against Companies Facing Winding Up Proceedings

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27 Sept 2023

Novel Decision by the Court of Appeal on costs, fees and expenses following the Setting Aside of a Bankruptcy Order on appeal

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25 Sept 2023

Court rules against 2 former employers’ claims that employment agreements and a related BVI deed were not valid

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18 Sept 2023

Construction vs implication of terms: which approach should the Court adopt?

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1 Sept 2023

Court of Final Appeal determines the scope of limitations of liability under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976

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24 Aug 2023

The no longer eponymous “Quincecare” duty

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15 Aug 2023

Locus of the Beneficial Owner of Senior Notes to present a Winding-Up Petition

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28 Jul 2023

The importance of pleadings in opposing summary judgment applications

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6 Jul 2023

Beware of the differences between Hong Kong and English Construction Laws – Part III

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4 Jul 2023

Keepwell Deeds enforced in second Hong Kong Court ruling

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20 Jun 2023

Arbitration Hearings Conducted Virtually NOT a Ground to Challenge Award Enforcement

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19 Jun 2023

Beware of the differences between Hong Kong and English Construction Laws – Part II

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15 Jun 2023

The Competition Tribunal Clarifies The Use of Redaction In Carecraft Procedure a.k.a the Kam Kwong Procedure

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15 Jun 2023

Quick Observations on the Outlook of Virtual Assets Retail Trading under SFC’s New Regime

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30 May 2023

Hong Kong Courts rule on the enforceability of Keepwell Deeds

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21 May 2023

Mainland group subsidiary wound up by the Companies Court: Re Dangdai International Investments Ltd [2023] HKCFI 1347

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18 May 2023

Re Guangdong Overseas Construction Corporation: Constructive takeaways from recent judgment on recognition/assistance application by Mainland administrator over Mainland company

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17 May 2023

Effect of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses in Insolvency Proceedings: Re Guy Kwok-hung Lam [2023] HKCFA 9

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4 May 2023

Beware of the differences between Hong Kong and English Construction Laws

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26 Apr 2023

A Modern Answer to An Age-Old Problem: A Bank’s liability for acting on an authorised signatory’s wrongful payment instructions

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8 Feb 2023

Jury finds cause of death of suspected assailant in “lone-wolf style act of terrorism” on 1 July 2021 being one of suicide

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7 Dec 2022

The interplay between criminal, civil and public law: the role of the Secretary for Justice in criminal contempt proceedings commenced in the midst of commercial litigation

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6 Dec 2022

Do directors owe any duty to creditors (and when does the duty arise)? Key takeaways from recent UK Supreme Court decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others [2022] UKSC 2

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6 Oct 2022

New Security of Payment Provisions in Hong Kong Public Works Contracts: Binding effect of interim account adjudication decisions on final account assessments

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14 Sept 2022

Decoding Hong Kong’s Unique Construction Payments Adjudication Scheme

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9 Sept 2022

Effect of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses in Insolvency Proceedings: Re Guy Kwok-hung Lam [2022] HKCA 1297

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9 Sept 2022

Exhaustion of Rights and Liability for Joint Tort – the Hazards of E-Commerce Platforms

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1 Aug 2022

The Court of Appeal gives an authoritative interpretation of BMO (Cap. 344) s.45(3) in Hung Wai Building (IO) v Sunny Elegant Ltd & Others [2022] HKCA 426; [2022] 2 HKLRD 249; [2022] 3 HKC 510

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11 Jul 2022

In determining the COMI, “a hospital bed, or a crypt, does not count” – per Aedit Abdullah J in Re Tantleff Alan [2022] SGHC 147 (24 June 2022)

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5 Jul 2022

Even pariahs have rights

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9 Jun 2022

Do findings in an arbitral award bind a non-party to the arbitration in subsequent court proceedings? An English restatement in PJSC NBT v Mints [2022] EWHC 871

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6 Jun 2022

Hong Kong Court of Appeal Confirms Joint and Several Liability Applies for Answering Penalty Amongst Entities Making Up the Same Undertaking – [2022] HKCA 786

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6 Jun 2022

Spark of genius: human vs machine

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2 Jun 2022

Court of Appeal allows appeal in Tam Hoi Pong v Town Planning Board [2022] HKCA 462

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20 May 2022

Allegations of fraud must be supported by cogent evidence: Industrial Bank Co., Ltd v Rich Crown International Industries Limited & Ors [2022] HKCFI 81

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22 Mar 2022

Invoking the loss of substratum ground to wind up a public company

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21 Mar 2022

Nam Sang Wai Town Planning Appeal

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14 Feb 2022

Add Oil: Diesel Cases test the limits of the Competition Defence and Parallel Conduct in relation to the First Conduct Rule

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9 Feb 2022

Cross-Border Insolvency and Keepwell Dispute Resolution: Nuoxi Capital Ltd v Peking University Founder Group Co Ltd

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21 Dec 2021

Modifications after Scheme Meeting and Relevance of Listing Status: Re Samson Paper Holdings

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5 Nov 2021

Emissions Control: Clearing the air on NDAs, Non-Compete Clauses, and solicitors’ undertakings

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18 Oct 2021

Frozen in Time: The Common Law and Freezing Orders

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15 Oct 2021

HK’s Inaugural Recognition of Mainland Reorganisation Proceedings: Re HNA Group

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4 Oct 2021

The Turtle Jelly Saga: Can A Whistle-Blower Be Held Liable For Publication of Libel News Coverage?

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4 Oct 2021

How real has the real risk of dissipation been?

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24 Sept 2021

Guidance on Concert Parties’ Vote in Privatisation Schemes: Re Cosmos Machinery

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17 Aug 2021

HK’s Inaugural Letter of Request to Mainland Court for Cross-Border Insolvency Assistance in Re Samson Paper

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10 Aug 2021

The Cost of Overcaution – How a “Neutral” Auctioneer paid the price for its Dawdling

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2 Aug 2021

Insolvency Petitions: Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses and Arbitration Clauses – A tale of two clauses

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22 Jul 2021

Milestone Decision of the Court of Appeal on the Modern Approach to Penalty Clauses

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7 Jul 2021

Re China All Access Limited: Recognition of Hong Kong appointed liquidators in the Mainland

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28 Jun 2021

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordered Land to be Transferred and Clarified Principles on Proprietary Estoppel

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17 Jun 2021

New and Commendable Scheme Practice Points – Parallel Schemes and Listing Review: Re China Oil Gangran Energy Group Holdings Ltd, Re Burwill Holdings Ltd, and Re Grand Peace Group Holdings Ltd

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7 Jun 2021

3 things to watch out for in Privatisation Schemes

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25 May 2021

Electronic Signatures and Related Issues

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18 May 2021

First Hong Kong Decision Refusing to Assist Offshore Soft-Touch Provisional Liquidators: Re China Bozza Development Holdings Ltd

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12 May 2021

Landmark Judgment targeting Manufacturer of Imitative Pharmaceutical Products

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22 Apr 2021

Construction of Reinstatement Obligations and Notices in Commercial Leases

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22 Apr 2021

Isolated development in the countryside & net internal heritage balances

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9 Apr 2021

The interpretation of planning permissions (site plans)

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9 Apr 2021

When do construction works in a conservation area comprise demolition?

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8 Apr 2021

Paul Newman New Homes Ltd v Secretary of State [2021] EWCA iv 15

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7 Apr 2021

Useful Lessons on approaching Norwich Pharmacal applications: A1 and A2 v. R1, R2 and R3 [2021] HKCFI 650

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19 Mar 2021

Heralding a New and Healthy Era of Cross-Border Insolvency Recognition in Hong Kong: Re FDG Electric Vehicles Ltd, Re Lamtex Holdings Ltd, and Re Ping An Securities Group (Holdings) Ltd

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15 Mar 2021

Milestone decision in cross-border insolvency: the interplay between offshore ‘soft-touch’ provisional liquidation and local winding-up proceedings: Re Lamtex Holdings Ltd [2021] HKCFI 622

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12 Mar 2021

Recognition and assistance in cross-border insolvency: developments in the BVI and insights for Hong Kong

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11 Mar 2021

Multiple Lines of Attack on a Statement of Claim considered in Polyline Development Ltd v Ching Lin Chun and Others [2021] HKCFI 483

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4 Mar 2021

Majority Rules? What are the limits to the Irregularity Principle and what remedies are there for an aggrieved director?

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2 Mar 2021

The Court’s Inherent Protective Jurisdiction in Access-Related Matters of Mentally Incapacitated Persons: why reform is needed

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1 Mar 2021

Court of Final Appeal’s decision in Re New Castle Investments Limited

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1 Mar 2021

Nothing New on Rental Deposits, now affirmed by the CFA: Re New Castle Investments Limited

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25 Feb 2021

No Conflict Zone? Can an expert witness act both for and against the same client in two related arbitrations?

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23 Feb 2021

Rights, Default, No-Action?: REXLot Holdings Ltd. [2020] HKCFI 2212

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23 Feb 2021

Mistake Corrected – No Validation Order Needed for Issuing New Shares: Re China Ocean Industry Group Ltd [2021] HKCFI 247

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17 Feb 2021

Landmark Recalibration of Hong Kong’s Winding-up Jurisdiction over Foreign Companies: Re China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited

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10 Feb 2021

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

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4 Feb 2021

Adjournment of winding-up petitions for restructuring – An indulgence not lightly granted

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1 Feb 2021

Hong Kong Court of Appeal’s Inaugural Sanction of a Privatisation Scheme of Arrangement: Re Allied Properties (HK) Ltd

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29 Jan 2021

Competition Tribunal Endorses Lump-Sum Approach for Penalty in First Bid Rigging Case

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29 Jan 2021

Stop Winding me Up – Injunction to restrain presentation of winding-up petition: clarification as to the correct test to be applied

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28 Jan 2021

‘Virtual reality’ used for the first time in Hong Kong judiciary

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18 Dec 2020

Competition Tribunal hands down first judgment on liability and penalty using Carecraft procedure in IT Cartel case

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9 Dec 2020

Supplemental Arrangement to the “Arrangement of the Supreme People’s Court on the Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and the Hong Kong SAR” (the “Arrangement”)

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27 Nov 2020

Recent Developments in the Convoy saga

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26 Nov 2020

Nothing New on Rental Deposits, says Court of Appeal in HK$2 million monthly rental tenancy dispute: Re New Castle Investments Limited [2020] HKCA 931 and [2020] HKCA 755

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26 Nov 2020

Going for the funds: Re Gold Fund Securities Company Limited [2020] HKCFI 2884 addresses how to deal with unclaimed cash and securities of a securities broker ceasing business

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25 Nov 2020

Myth Punctured – Offshore PL Order Cannot Stop HK Winding-up Petitions: Re FDG Electric Vehicles Limited [2020] HKCFI 2931

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25 Nov 2020

DVC’s members involved in first ever Court of Appeal decision sanctioning a scheme of arrangement

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23 Nov 2020

Without Further Ando, Time for Recognition and Reciprocity in Cross-Border Insolvency: Re Ando Credit Limited [2020] HKCFI 2775

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18 Nov 2020

How to ascertain the proper law of an arbitration agreement: The UK Supreme Court weighs in

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12 Oct 2020

PRC Court confirms validity of “SIAC-Shanghai” clause

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3 Sept 2020

Opposing Contributories in Winding Up Petitions: When and how to oppose

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27 Aug 2020

Can a creditor seek to wind up if there is an arbitration clause? (Part 4) – The English Rejoinder

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21 Aug 2020

There’s no place to wind-up like home

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18 Aug 2020

Shareholders’ Claim for Damages – Part 2, Damages for wrongful allotment of shares

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18 Aug 2020

Shareholders’ Claim for Damages – Part 1, Jurisdictional limits under ss.728-730 of the Companies Ordinance

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18 Aug 2020

1955 Capital Fund I GP LLC v. Global Industrial Investment Ltd. [2020] HKCFI 956: A timely reminder of the award creditor’s duty of “full and frank disclosure”

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17 Aug 2020

Just and Equitable Winding-up of Foreign Incorporated Company

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11 Aug 2020

Bad faith in trade mark opposition … ad infinitum?

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10 Aug 2020

Interim Payment as an Interim Remedy: Rich Profit Creation Ltd v Ko Chung Lun and others [2020] HKCFI 1459

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6 Aug 2020

To vest or not to vest – Or a new way out?

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5 Aug 2020

Real risk of dissipation and Mareva injunctions: Convoy Collateral Limited v. Cho Kwai Chee & Ors. [2020] HKCA 537

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3 Aug 2020

Can a creditor seek to wind up if there is an arbitration clause (Part 3) – interim anti-suit injunctions – [C] v. [D] [2020] HKCFI 1596

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31 Jul 2020

Does a beneficiary of a debt under a trust have standing to bring a winding up petition against a company?

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29 Jul 2020

Essilor Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd v. Wong Kam Wai & Ors [2020] HKCA 351; (Unreported, CACV 71/2020, 17 April 2020)

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27 Jul 2020

What is the Court’s approach in determining whether to grant assistance to a foreign Court in the absence of any evidence as to the foreign Court’s “settled practice”?

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21 Jul 2020

Latest from the Competition Tribunal: Adoption of the Carecraft Procedure

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21 Jul 2020

A dollar for a dollar? The value of third party security in the bankruptcy context.

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14 Jul 2020

To vest or not to vest? Recent Hong Kong authorities on the making of a ‘vesting order’ in the context of ‘email fraud’ and ‘cyber fraud’ cases.

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13 Jul 2020

Proper response to a statutory demand; timely reminders for practitioners: Re Madison Lab Limited [2020] HKCFI 1409

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6 Jul 2020

Hong Kong’s 2nd Recognition of Mainland Liquidator: Re Shenzhen Everich Supply Chain Co Ltd

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4 Jun 2020

Recognising Offshore Provisional Liquidation and Querying Offshore Forum Shopping Tactic: Re Joint and Several Provisional Liquidators of China Oil Gangran Energy Group Holdings Ltd

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21 May 2020

Hong Kong Competition Tribunal Diverges from the Australian Approach in Determining Penalties

29 Apr 2020

Arbitration vs. Winding-Up Petition: Who wins? What is the law now?

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22 Apr 2020

Can a creditor seek to wind up if there is an arbitration clause (Part 2) – the last word in Singapore. AnAn Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v VTB Bank (Public Joint Stock Company) [2020] SGCA 33

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14 Apr 2020

Privatisation Schemes: Not Just for Hong Kong-Incorporated Listed Companies?

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8 Apr 2020

A Landmark Decision by the Market Misconduct Tribunal on the Duty of Disclosure of an Incomplete Takeover Proposal and the Safe Harbour Defence under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571)

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6 Apr 2020

Enforcing an Arbitration Award: What matters is Proper Notice, not Actual Notice

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23 Mar 2020

Gibbs is no bar to Hong Kong schemes compromising debts governed by Mainland and foreign laws – Agrokor, China Lumena and China Singyes Solar

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18 Mar 2020

When can a creditor seek to wind up if there is an arbitration clause? – Re Asia Master Logistics Limited

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16 Mar 2020

A claim to recover trust property can constitute a “debt” founding a statutory demand – Re Lee Ming Cheung

13 Mar 2020

Recognising Foreign Soft-Touch Provisional Liquidation and Bypassing Legend? – Re Joint Provisional Liquidators of Moody Technology Holdings Ltd

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12 Mar 2020

Minority Discount in Non Quasi-Partnerships?

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2 Mar 2020

Non-Recognition of Bermuda Solvent Liquidation: Re Sturgeon Central Asia Balanced Fund Ltd

31 Jan 2020

Hong Kong’s Inaugural Recognition of Mainland Liquidators in Re CEFC Shanghai International Group Limited

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14 Jan 2020

A call for closer cross-border coordination between jurisdictions in the novel case of Re: Da Yu Financial Holdings Limited (formerly known as China Agrotech Holdings Limited)

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4 Nov 2019

Drawing a line in the sand… how far do the courts go in invoking an arbitration clause?

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20 Sept 2019

Recalibrating the scope of Marevas as seen in the recent case of Tang Jialin v SinoPac Securities (Asia) Limited & Others [2019] HKCFI 2087

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9 Sept 2019

Ownership disputes in ancillary relief proceedings: The Court of Appeal breaks new ground

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19 Aug 2019

Blessings And Burdens

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17 Jul 2019

Message to Official Receiver – Discharging Regulating Order and Replacing Liquidators: Cai Shuyi v Joint and Several Liquidators of Blockchain Group Co Ltd [2019] HKCFI 1522

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5 Jul 2019

The Diesel Cases: Hiving Off a Competition Defence to the Competition Tribunal? Procedural Considerations at the Case Management Stage

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14 Jun 2019

Competition Bid-rigging in Hong Kong: tip of the iceberg?

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20 May 2019

You can’t have your cake and eat it: the progressive case of Dickson Valora Group (Holdings) Co Ltd and another v Fan Ji Qian [2019] HKCFI 482

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6 May 2019

Testing the waters: Are Team-Based Commissions and Bonuses Deductible from Employees’ Statutory Entitlements?

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18 Apr 2019

Director’s Right to Inspect Documents: What constitutes ‘improper purpose’ as decided in Yung Siu Wa v Raffles Family Office Limited [2018] HKCFI 2620

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2 Jan 2019

Flexible Application of Pari Passu in Cross-Border Insolvency: Re Guangdong International Trust & Investment Corporation Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd [2018] HKCFI 2498

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16 Nov 2018

PT Tugu Pratama Indonesia v Citibank N.A. [2018] HKCFI 2233

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14 Nov 2018

Scheme of Arrangement and Bondholders’ Votes – Split Voting and Voting as Contingent Creditors

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10 Nov 2018

The Competition Tribunal Exercising Firm Grip On Case Management Powers

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2 Nov 2018

Cross-Border Scheme of Arrangement for Secured Noteholders: Re Mongolian Mining Corporation

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11 Sept 2018

Hong Kong Provisional Liquidation Meets Singapore Moratorium: Re CW Advanced Technologies Limited

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20 Jul 2018

What is the difference between personal and corporate wrongs?

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6 Jul 2018

Big Island Construction (HK) Ltd v Wu Yi Development Co Ltd [2018] HKCFI 899

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29 Jun 2018

Recognition of Foreign Restructuring Plan: Bermuda Pushing the Common Law Envelope in Seadrill

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17 Apr 2018

The Court of Final Appeal laid down a definitive ruling on the meaning of malice in the context of the qualified privilege defence

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10 Apr 2018

HK Landmark Judgment: Arbitration Trumps Winding-Up Petition

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6 Apr 2018

Provisional Liquidators’ Restructuring Powers Clarified: China Solar

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3 Apr 2018

Oriental v Google (CACV 53, 54 & 55/2017)

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14 Feb 2018

Multi-Winner Investment Ltd v Lau Ming Yee [2017] 1 HKLRD 328

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30 Jan 2018

Re Everglory Energy Limited HCCW198/2016

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8 Jun 2017

Sam Woo Marine Works Ltd v IO of Po Hang Building & Secretary for Justice (2017) 20 HKCFAR 240

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31 May 2017

Kingboard Chemical Holdings v Annuity & Life Reassurance Ltd (Bermuda Court of Appeal)

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Insights

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Orders of Mandamus in Judicial Review: Pang Chui Ping v Registrar of the High Court [2024] HKCFI 2054

19 Sept 2024

Sanction for scheme of arrangement refused by Hong Kong court: Key takeaways

19 Sept 2024

Is the right to claim compensation under the Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124) freely assignable?

11 Sept 2024

Statutory Derivative Actions: Threshold Requirements and Procedural Challenges – Chen Pei Xiong v Convoy Global Holdings Limited & Anor [2024] HKCFI 1568

26 Aug 2024

S.740 Inspection of Company Records: “Good Faith” and “Proper Purpose”

23 Aug 2024

Competition Tribunal grants first application for relief against respondents defaulting in filing of response

20 Aug 2024

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News & Events

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Jacqueline Law spoke at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI)’s Eighth Annual Institute on Corporate & Securities Law in Asia Conference in Singapore (3 October 2024)

10 Oct 2024

Cherry Xu spoke at “International Commercial Arbitration Workshop & Training Camp for Young Lawyers Practising in Foreign-related Legal Affairs”

10 Oct 2024

Interactive Roundtable Discussion Held as Part of the 2024 Senior Foreign-Related Lawyers Training Program

9 Oct 2024

Benny Lo being appointed as member of the Proceedings Committee of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center

3 Oct 2024

Winnie Tam SC and Jose Maurellet SC spoke at the Hong Kong Bar Association’s 75th Year Anniversary Special Event during China Arbitration Week

3 Oct 2024

Frances Lok SC and Sabrina Ho Appointed as Deputy Chairmen of the Panel of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance)

2 Oct 2024

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Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest

1 Jul 2024

The Art of Resolving Global Disputes: Navigating International Commercial Arbitration

10 Nov 2023

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A Word Of Counsel 2022

29 Jun 2023

A Word Of Counsel 2021

27 Apr 2023

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