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ESG Series – What is COP26?

22 November 2021 by LC Lawyers

As COP26 is making global headlines, what exactly is this gathering and what makes it different from other global summits in the past? In this article, we will briefly discuss COP26 and its significance in tackling climate change and what it means for businesses worldwide.

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ESG Series – Carbon credits and carbon trading

04 November 2021 by LC Lawyers

Climate change has been impacting our daily lives notably in the last few years as we are witnessing extreme weather conditions such as heavy rain, floods, and heatwaves at a global scale.

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Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect - the official launch

30 September 2021 by LC Lawyers

The Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect (“WMC”) in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“GBA”) of mainland China was officially launched on 10 September 2021.

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Where to bring a claim in a dispute between employer and employee in Hong Kong – the Labour Tribunal or the Court?

20 September 2021 by LC Lawyers

The Hong Kong Labour Tribunal offers a comparatively quick, informal and inexpensive way of settling monetary disputes between employees and employers as compared to the Courts of Hong Kong. This makes it an attractive venue, particularly to employees with limited resources.

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Electronic communication service providers to note imminent change in Hong Kong’s data protection regime

18 August 2021 by LC Lawyers

On 16 July 2021, the Hong Kong SAR Government introduced the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 (the “Amendment Bill”) to the Legislative Council for the purposes of criminalizing doxxing.

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The Future Community Projects in Zhejiang, China – Better City, Better Life

10 August 2021 by Fangrong WU, Partner; Zhong Lun Law Firm

Focusing on improving people’s daily life experience makes “future communities” humanistic. For example, it will innovate the community fitness program, which has scientific configuration of sports facilities such as smart running trails, shared fitness cabins and virtual fitness equipment.

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Malaysia: Covid-19 Vaccine — Can employers compel their employees to be vaccinated?

06 August 2021 by Raymond TC Low, Benedict Ngoh; Shearn Delamore & Co

Covid-19 has disrupted our lives and businesses at many unprecedented levels never seen before in the history of mankind.

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Hong Kong’s pivotal role as the Greater Bay Area’s dispute resolution center

20 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

Hong Kong has a pivotal role in the Greater Bay Area (“GBA”). Comprising the nine Mainland China cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing and the Special Administrative Regions (“SARs”) of Hong Kong and Macao, the GBA spans an area of 56,000 km2 with a combined population of over 72 million[1] and ranks as the world’s 12th largest economy[2].

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HKEX's New Amendments to the Listing of Debt Securities

09 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

On 21 August 2020, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKEX”) published a consultation conclusion on “Review of Chapter 37 – Debt Issues to Professional Investors Only” (the “Consultation Conclusions”)

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange enhances the disciplinary regime under the Listing Rules

09 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong published its conclusions to its consultation paper on proposed changes to disciplinary powers and sanctions