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- Monday, September 21, 2020 | How Far will the Rainbow Stretch?
- Thursday, September 17, 2020 | The Freezing of Customer Bank Accounts for Money Laundering Reasons
- Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | MOFCOM Amends and Releases FIE Complaint Measures
- Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | Arrangement for Mutual Service of Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Cases between the HKSAR and Macao SAR
- Tuesday, September 15, 2020 | Section 30A(6) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap.6): Care to be Exercised by Creditors when Making Objections to Automatic Discharge from Bankruptcy
Deacons is Hong Kong's own world-class law firm. We are the largest full-service independent law firm in Hong Kong, as well as the oldest. Established in 1851, we have deep roots and strong relationships with Hong Kong's business community, having advised clients in the city for more than 165 years.
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Kevin TongPartner
Annie TsoiCo-head of Intellectual Property Department
Edwarde WebrePartner
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Gary WongPartners
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Scott CarnachanConsultant
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Gavin NesbittConsultant
Sharon PangPrincipal Economist, Competition
John RichardsonConsultant
John RoseConsultant
How Far will the Rainbow Stretch?
Deacons, September 2020
Since 2017, the courts in Hong Kong have recognised various rights of same-sex couples, including the right to be granted a dependent visa, spousal benefits, and tax benefits. In 2020, two more cases went before the court seeking determination on issues relating to foreign same-sex marriage. In one case, the applicant applied for judicial review of a government’s decision refusing to recognise foreign same-sex marriage for the purpose of probate, inheritance and intestacy, while the other case sought the court’s recognition of foreign same-sex marriage in Hong Kong. The decisions of both cases were handed down by the Court of First Instance on 18 September 2020. A...
The Freezing of Customer Bank Accounts for Money Laundering Reasons
Deacons, September 2020
There a number of reasons why Hong Kong banks freeze a customer’s bank account but this article is limited to exploring why Hong Kong banks may be required to do so for money laundering reasons. The money laundering offence in Hong Kong law The offence of “money laundering” is prosecuted in Hong Kong under section 25(1) of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 455 (“OSCO”). To paraphrase from the definition contained in the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, Cap...
Deacons’ Financial Services Team Advises StormHarbour on the Launch of the First Umbrella Private Open-Ended Fund Company in Hong Kong
Deacons, August 2020
Deacons advises StormHarbour Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (StormHarbour) on the establishment and registration of the first umbrella private open-ended fund company (OFC) in Hong Kong, the StormHarbour Fund Services OFC. The establishment of the fund follows the 2018 introduction by the Hong Kong regulator of a regime to allow investment funds to be set up in company form in Hong Kong, boosting the city’s status as an international asset and fund management centre, as well as a fund domicile hub...
Deacons advises on the Main Board IPO of JiaXing Gas Group Co., Ltd.
Deacons, July 2020
Deacons advises the joint sponsors BOCOM International (Asia) Limited and LY Capital Limited and underwriters in relation to the Main Board H-share IPO of JiaXing Gas Group Co., Ltd., seeking to raise up to approximately HK$400 million (subject to the exercise of over-allotment option). JiaXing Gas Group is the largest piped natural gas (PNG) operator in Jiaxing (??), a major prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province, the PRC. The company published its IPO prospectus on 30 June 2020. Dealings in its shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange are expected to commence on 16 July 2020...
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