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By Jasmine Kwong Hong Kong, 12 March 2025: In a significant ruling, the Court of Appeal has modified Hong Kong’s sentencing guidelines for defendants convicted after trial of trafficking heroin, cocaine or ice. The move keeps in place lengthy minimum prison terms for small-scale traffickers, but offers courts more room to manoeuvre in handling cases […]
Hong Kong, 10 March 2025: Flashback to 1985 and there was much happening in our city. The Legislative Council held its first-ever election, poignant drama Homecoming was the major winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Ecuador’s Andrés Gómez won the Seiko Super Tennis tournament at Victoria Park. As well, legal professionals Melville Boase […]
Hong Kong, 3 March 2025: This time, we are joined by José-Antonio Maurellet SC, the newly elected chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association. In a wide-ranging discussion, José looks back on his student days at Oxford, early work as a barrister and the development of his practice in company and commercial law. He also […]
Hong Kong, 24 February 2025: We were delighted to host our friends from Chance Bridge Law Firm, the new mainland China member of global legal services organisation Ally Law, when they visited our office for an informal meeting. The quartet comprised Managing Partner Ning Zhu and International Consultant Greg Harris from the firm’s Beijing headquarters; […]
Hong Kong, 21 February 2025: The fast-evolving and increasingly important world of sports law was examined today at a major conference attended by our Senior Partner Colin Cohen. Themed “Be Just! Be a Good Sport”, the Sports Law Conference featured a series of discussions on key developments in the sector, including intellectual property, media and […]
Hong Kong, 19 February 2025: I’ve been dazzled by Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art, gushed over the Guggenheim Bilbao’s brilliance and marvelled at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. Iconic venues all, each showcasing the audacious imagination and spirit of adventure which drives humankind. Just a guess, but I might have to lower my expectations […]
Hong Kong, 18 February 2025: Our Consultant John Zhou and Associate Joanna Chin were pleased to present a seminar entitled “China Insurance Law” to members of the Professional Insurance Brokers Association. The three-hour session examined how the legal systems, relevant legislation and application of insurance principles differ between Hong Kong and the Mainland. As well, […]
Hong Kong, 17 February 2025: With Hong Kong taxi drivers threatening to strike over illegal ride-hailing operators, Colin Cohen has told radio listeners the government should be decisive by implementing legislation that puts citizens’ interests first. “We’re behind the times in Hong Kong and the most important people in this long-running dispute are not the […]
Hong Kong, 3 February 2025: In this episode, we welcome Iñaki Amate, design industry innovator and chair of the European Chamber of Commerce. Iñaki traces his globetrotting career, which has taken him from his native Spain to Finland, Hong Kong and many places in between, the work of EuroCham, and why it is important for […]
Hong Kong, 22 January 2025: A lonely young lady, a middle-aged couple, a professional dancer and a songwriter at his piano – these and other neighbours are spied on by photographer LB “Jeff” Jeffries, confined to his apartment with a broken leg, in the classic 1954 thriller Rear Window. Jeff spends long days and nights […]
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Hong Kong, 24 February 2026: Today’s guest is one of our city’s most high-profile public figures, Regina Ip. In a wide-ranging discussion with our Senior Partner Colin Cohen, Regina reflects on her upbringing and university days, her stellar career in politics and administration, and the challenges facing modern Hong Kong. Having spent almost her entire […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
