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Logical thinking is being blown away

Hong Kong, 13 October 2021: Just four days after Hong Kong endured its first typhoon of the year, our city is being doused by a second one. Last Saturday, Tropical Storm Lionrock brought typically violent winds and torrential rain, causing the No.8 signal (the third-highest level of alert) to be in force for 22 hours, […]

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Mediterranean meet-up a tonic for Ally Law

Hong Kong, 12 October 2021: After a two-year wait due to the global pandemic, Boase Cohen & Collins was delighted to attend an in-person gathering of Ally Law firms last week. Partner Susan Cheung (pictured, second from left) represented the firm at the meet-up on the Greek island of Crete, joining attendees from Ally Law […]

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Ally Law bolsters Latin American presence

Hong Kong, 7 October 2021: Colin Cohen has hailed Ally Law’s continued expansion in Latin America with the addition of three new firms: PPO Abogados in Bolivia, Ecuador’s Robalino and Altra Legal in Paraguay. The trio join just a year after Ally Law welcomed firms from Chile, Colombia and Peru to the fold, meaning the […]

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The name’s Lam … Carrie Lam

Hong Kong, 6 October 2021: How appropriate that just as the new James Bond movie premieres in Hong Kong, our Chief Executive Carrie Lam embarks on a vital mission. Although hardly dressed in a tuxedo, skydiving from a helicopter and saving the world, she must still tackle a super-villain of sorts: this city’s chronic (and […]

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NFTs: the new digital kid on the block

By Susan Cheung and April Kong Hong Kong, 4 October 2021: Intellectual property is one of the most dynamic and fluid practice areas in the legal profession and nowhere is this better illustrated than in the rapidly growing and highly lucrative world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With the NFT global market now generating billions of […]

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‘Failure to protect’ law needs our backing

By Lisa Wong Hong Kong, 30 September 2021: The insufficient safeguards to children provided by our legislations have long been an issue. Our community has been struggling in many aspects in terms of protecting children against abuse and their rights being violated. Earlier this year, a couple were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for […]

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Border discussions less than fruitful

Hong Kong, 29 September 2021: Our Urban Renewal Authority has upset the applecart in recent days by unveiling a radical blueprint – four years in the making – to overhaul two old and densely built districts, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok. The scheme, hailed as “thinking out of the box” by urban planners and […]

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A day to remember for Claire Chow

Hong Kong, 28 September 2021: Many congratulations to Claire Chow who has become the latest member of Boase Cohen & Collins’ legal team to be admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong. Work colleagues, family members and friends were present at the High Court on Saturday to witness her being admitted before the Honourable Mr […]

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Law & More: Episode 5 – Clive Grossman SC

Hong Kong, 23 September 2021: The latest episode of our Law & More podcast features one of Hong Kong’s most high-profile barristers, Clive Grossman SC. In a wide-ranging discussion, Clive tells our Senior Partner Colin Cohen about his upbringing and early legal career in Southern Rhodesia, his work in the pre-handover Hong Kong Legal Department […]

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Election ‘fever’ gives way to festive feeling

Hong Kong, 21 September 2021: In contrast to Hong Kong’s delayed election results (discussed in a moment), this week’s blog appears early and with good reason: tonight marks the Mid-Autumn Festival and tomorrow is a public holiday. Falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the Mid-Autumn Festival is when our city is […]

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Spotlight on biotech trade secrets

By Alex Liu Hong Kong, 23 February 2026: In a significant High Court judgment, a Hong Kong biotech company has won its claim that former employees and close associates misappropriated confidential and proprietary information – in other words, trade secrets – to set up a rival business. In upholding the plaintiff’s action, the ruling highlighted […]

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The making of a murder defence

Hong Kong, 12 February 2026: Our Senior Partner Colin Cohen drew on his vast experience as one of Hong Kong’s leading criminal defence lawyers to deliver a compelling talk to the Rotary Club of Wanchai. In his presentation, entitled “In Defence of Murder”, Colin outlined the challenges facing a lawyer whose client is accused of […]

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Dining decisions in the lap of the dogs

Hong Kong, 11 February 2026: Roaring Twenties icon Josephine Baker maintained a menagerie as exotic as her dancing. She kept a goat and pig in her Paris nightclub while various dogs and monkeys, plus a horse, tortoise, snake, parakeet and two goldfish, inhabited her palatial home. But her favourite was Chiquita the cheetah, who rode […]

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CFA ruling bolsters right of silence

By Arthur Chan and Jasmine Kwong Hong Kong, 6 February 2026: A defendant’s right to remain silent, a facet of the presumption of innocence that places the burden of proving guilt solely on the prosecution, has been reinforced in a significant judgment by the Court of Final Appeal. The ruling underscores that prosecuting counsel are […]

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Workshop showcases arbitration talent

Hong Kong, 29 January 2026: Our Consultant John Zhou and Associate Jasmine Kwong were pleased to represent BC&C and hone their advocacy skills at the eighth annual HK45 x Alvarez & Marsal Cross-Examination Workshop. Held at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), it was the latest edition in a flagship programme designed to give […]

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