Stevenson, Wong & Co. was awarded the “Best Legal Advisory in Non-Financial Services Categories” in Wealth APAC – International Private Wealth Management (IPWM) Forum & China Awards 2016.

The claimant initiated a litigation claim in Hong Kong in 2012 (Action 1). Subsequently, the action was stayed with consent and referred to arbitration according to the arbitration agreement at issue. In November 2013, the claimant obtained a favourable award from the arbitral tribunal in Shanghai.

On 20th September 2016, Mr. Zhu Jianhua and another representative from Shanghai Bureau of Justice, Mr. Yu Xuejie of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR, Mr. Zhou Tianping and Wang Xufeng of the Shanghai Bar Association visited our Hong Kong office.

The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) was passed in April in response to certain provisions in the Bankruptcy Ordinance being struck down as unconstitutional. The Ordinance comes into effect from 1 November 2016 and will affect all bankruptcy orders made after that date.

On 19 September 2016, our partner Mr Eric Lui spoke in a panel workshop on Partnership Associations in Guangdong organised by the Practice Management Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong. The panel workshop was held at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.

On 9 September 2016, our Banking Department legal executive Mr. Man Wong, together with our Ms. Hebe Au, was invited by AIA International Limited to give a presentation on stamp duty and mortgage applications. It was well attended by around 80 people including insurance practitioners.