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General Counsel update - legal guide edition 32

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, United Kingdom
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  • November 29 2012

A summary of major developments in key areas

Arbitrate or litigate

  • Stephenson Harwood LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • August 31 2012

In Lee Cheong Construction & Building Materials Ltd v The Incorporated Owners of the Arcadia 2012 HKCFI 473, the Plaintiff builder agreed to undertake works at the Defendant's premises

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

The same old story with a new twist

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • May 29 2012

Whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is a debate that features in many employment cases in Hong Kong

General counsel update: 28 February 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Hong Kong, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2012

This is the twenty-eighth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

General Counsel Update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, United Kingdom
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  • December 7 2011

This is the twenty-seventh in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Be prepared for the more stringent requirements in the name of enhancing building safety - a brief introduction of the Buildings Legislation (Amendments) Bill 2011

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • November 29 2011

On 25 November 2011, the Government gazetted the Buildings Legislation (Amendments) Bill 2011 (the "Bill") which contains the following five new measures with a view to enhancing building safety

Mei Foo Sun Chuen legal battle: is there any development potential left for your land?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • September 7 2011

On 29 August 2011, the High Court handed down a judgment in the case Re: Ho Mei Ling (HCAL 512011), which concerned an application for leave to apply for judicial review taken out by a resident of Stage 8 of Mei Foo Sun Chuen

Assets under construction - are they subject to rates assessment?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • June 24 2011

Assets under construction (e.g. building sites) have always been 'exempted' from rates assessment for the past decades

Coordinating employers, contractors, and subcontractors on construction projects in Hong Kong: the legal and practical consequences

  • Jones Day
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  • Hong Kong
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  • March 7 2011

An issue that often plagues large-scale construction work is the need to juggle when and how different contractors and subcontractors carry out their works on the same site