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A gap in security for costs?

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • February 10 2010

The Court of Final Appeal ("CFA") has recently been asked to consider whether the Hong Kong Courts have the ability to order a plaintiff to pay security for costs where the plaintiff is a foreign incorporated company which has established a place of business in Hong Kong

SFC secures injunctions to freeze overseas assets

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • September 8 2009

Following the Court of Appeal's confirmation in May 2009 of the SFC's powers under section 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, the regulator has successfully obtained a number of injunctions to prevent the dissipation of assets in on-going insider dealing and market manipulation investigations

State immunity and third party debt orders

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • May 26 2010

A recent Court of Appeal (CA) decision in Hong Kong has flagged the need for careful planning in relation to arbitrations, enforcement of arbitral awards and cross-border M&A transactions

A role for mediation in arbitral proceedings

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • March 1 2010

Arbitration is a consensual dispute resolution process (based on the arbitration agreement) and one of its advantages is that it affords the parties control over the arbitration process

Hong Kong’s civil justice reform

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • March 2 2009

On 2 April 2009 the long awaited and much talked about Civil Justice Reform (CJR) will come into force in Hong Kong

Sovereign immunity in Hong Kong

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • April 30 2010

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) was recently asked to assist with enforcement of Swiss arbitral awards against state-related entities

Hong Kong Court of Appeal confirms that foreign states do not benefit from absolute immunity

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • March 24 2010

On February 10, 2010, the Court of Appeal for the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong ("HKSAR") delivered a landmark decision that will be welcomed by the international business community