On 30 October 2015, our partner Mr. Eric Lui, associate Ms. Ji Hui, Head of Business Development (China) Ms. Connie Yeung and Business Development Manager (China) Ms. Zita Huang attended the opening celebration of Allbright Law Office (Jinan) and a conference in Jinan. The conference, titled “Dispute resolution in international trade and business”, was hosted by Allbright Law Offices Shanghai. Representatives from the Judicial Department of Shandong Province, Lawyer Association of Shandong Province, Lawyer Association of Jinan, Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of Shandong Province attended the conference.

The conference introduced different mechanisms in arbitration and other dispute resolutions.

Mr. Lui gave a speech on “The advantages of arbitration over court proceedings”; and “Whether it is possible to appeal a decision of the arbitration tribunal”. The audience was enthusiastic and had a fruitful discussion with Mr. Lui on the topics.

(Source: http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA4MzAzMjA4Nw==&mid=400398982&idx=1&sn=d0643a6bb10e0c31d4b86ca1ee725f16&scene=5&srcid=1102Av5OtSefqTSzWpPE54zI#wechat_redirect)

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

(中文) 中国遗嘱是否能保护资产有效传承？

陈女士居住天津，虽然年纪不大，但就有写遗嘱的想法了。对未来的危机意识较强，希望可以提前做点准备。

她第一桶金就是炒房获得的，中国房子限购后，她就以同样方式到不同的国家投资买房：其中包括香港，英国，美国，澳洲，新加坡等，其收益还是挺不错的！

这一下子就麻烦了！每个国家都有其不同的继承法，与不同的继承流程。对有效遗嘱也有不同的规定。而且不同司法管辖权意味着中国法院的判决需要在外国执行是不容易的！那不就等于她要到不同的地方找当地的有关机构写遗嘱？在中国该找公证处，在香港该找律所，那在其他国家呢？
在中国，高资产净值人士遗嘱继承难关主要是继承权公证，他需要全部继承人（无论是否为遗嘱继承人）共同配合前往公证处进行继承公证，领取继承权公证书后才能进行继承财产过户。要记住，遗嘱的分配方式跟法定的分配方式肯定不尽相同，按照遗嘱比法定少分的受益人很有可能会成为遗嘱挑战者。恶意继承人故意缺席会议，会增加继承难度，高资产净值人士不应该把精力耗在继承流程上。

所以提前使用不同的传承工具绕开继承流程才是黄道！

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A Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is currently reviewing proposals, as commissioned by the UK government, to further impose restrictions on the tier 2 immigration scheme for skilled workers. Britain’s tech entrepreneurs have expressed deep concerns about this change, saying that this tightening of policy will make it increasingly difficult to hire international talent to remain competitive in the global marketplace, thus suppressing company growth and making Britain’s digital economy suffer.

(Source: http://www.workpermit.com/news/2015-10-29/tier-2-immigration-crackdown-putting-britians-digital-economy-at-risk)

On 29 October 2015, SW partner Mr. Eric Lui, associate Ms. Vivian Ji, Head of Business Development (China) Ms. Connie Yeung and Business Development Manager (China) Ms. Zita Huang attended the opening celebration of Allbright Law Office (Tianjin) and a forum entitled “Enhancement of Corporate Values by Innovative Legal Services”.

Senior partners of other Allbright offices, Deputy Director of Tianjin Judicial Bureau Mr. Wei Dong, Professor of Central University of Finance and Economics Mr. He Qiang and Chairman of Tianjin Datong Investment Group Co Ltd. Mr. Li Zhantong also attended the events.

At the forum, attendees discussed various topics including intellectual property innovative services in the Free Trade Zone, current status of commercial factoring in the PRC and the development of the financing industry in the PRC.

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

Our Senior Consultant Mr. Angus Forsyth attended the 59th Congress of the Union Internationale Des Avocats in Valencia, Spain from 28 October to 1 November 2015, where he delivered an extensive and informative PowerPoint presentation on the operations of Uber HK which was very well received by the members. Over 1,000 legal practitioners from all over the world attended the Congress.

At the Congress, members explored and shared their ideas on the recent Online Business Models of taxi ride Apps and car and bus sharing models extending to discussion on the development of the international non-jurisdictional communications on the Internet.

Please contact our Mr. Forsyth for any enquiries or further information about this event.

(Source: http://www.uianet.org/sites/default/files/PROG_VALENCIA_BAT_GB.pdf)

On 28 October 2015, SW partner Ms Heidi Chui attended the UNCITRAL Asia-Pacific Judicial Summit in the HK Arbitration Week 2015 organised by the Department of Justice, UNCITRAL and the HKIAC.

Speakers from UNCITRAL, Hong Kong Judiciary and arbitration experts shared their views and experience in relation to the interpretation and application of the New York Convention and on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. The event was well attended by practitioners, judges and scholars.

Please contact our Ms Heidi Chui for any queries or further information about this event.