Latest bank victory - Hong Kong High Court dismisses mis-selling claim
Hong Kong - August 14 2018 The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has recently handed down its judgment in Shine Grace Investment Ltd v. Citibank, N.A. and Another (HCCL 282008)...
Joanna Caen, Dominic Geiser, Hannah Cassidy, William Hallatt.
Hong Kong: Unlawful Dismissal Reinstatement Rights From October
Hong Kong - August 7 2018 Amendments to the Employment Ordinance (“EO“) which strengthen the Labour Tribunal’s (“LT“) powers to make an order for reinstatement or re-engagement...
Increase in Civil Jurisdictional Limits For District Court and Small Claims Tribunal In Hong Kong
Hong Kong - July 9 2018 On 27 June 2018, the Legislative Council passed resolutions to increase the civil jurisdictional limits of both the District Court (DC) and the Small...
Justin D'Agostino, Dominic Geiser, William Hallatt.
Malaysia: Reinstatement Must be Sought by Employees in Unfair Dismissal Claims
Malaysia - June 26 2018 A recent decision of the Industrial Court of Malaysia has confirmed the position that in a claim for unfair dismissal, the primary remedy is...
Karen Ip, Peter Godwin, Chinnawat Thongpakdee, Fatim Jumabhoy.
Korea: Handling Employee Data
South Korea - June 26 2018 Under the Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) any company which handles personal data will be deemed a ‘data handler’ and must comply with...
Karen Ip, Peter Godwin, Chinnawat Thongpakdee, Fatim Jumabhoy.
