Gareth Thomas
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Articles
Privy Council refuses to extend the Quincecare duty to protect third party beneficiaries of funds held in a bank account
United Kingdom - June 24 2022 In the recent decision of Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd (Respondent) v JP SPC 4 and another (Appellants) (Isle of Man) [2022] UKPC 18, the…
Unravelling the cryptic - Hong Kong Court helps victim recover crypto-assets against pilfering agent
Hong Kong - June 23 2022 The Hong Kong High Court has recently granted proprietary remedies over bitcoins that were misappropriated by a fraudulent agent in Nico Constantijn…
Nail in the coffin for truant foreign debtors with Hong Kong link - highest court’s pragmatic approach welcome
Hong Kong - June 21 2022 The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has taken a practical approach in interpreting the second core requirement, out of three needed, for a Hong Kong…
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission seeks to bolster investor compensation remedies as part of a package of enforcement-related reforms
Hong Kong - June 20 2022 The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has proposed a number of sweeping enforcement-related reforms which would significantly enhance…
Herbert Smith Freehills secures further victory in Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal for bank in defending liquidator claim for fraud
Hong Kong - June 20 2022 Last week, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal refused to grant liquidators (the “Liquidators“) of Galleria (Hong Kong) Limited (“Galleria“), a Hong Kong…
