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Background

On 31 March 2021, the Singapore Exchange Regulation (the “SGX”) published a consultation paper on the proposed listing framework (the “Proposed Framework”) for special purpose acquisition companies (the “SPACs”) and invited comments by 28 April 2021.  The Proposed Framework proposed to introduce a regime for SPACs in Singapore to list on the Mainboard of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”).  According to the SGX, the Proposed Framework was in light of various developments including the market development in United States SPACs listings in recent years and potential merger and acquisition opportunities in the Asia Pacific region.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. is honoured to announce that we have once again been ranked in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, a guide to the market’s leading litigation firms and lawyers.

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In such an international and cosmopolitan city as Hong Kong, it is not unusual for a spouse to seek to commence divorce proceedings against his / her partner who is overseas. This article illustrates how we may serve divorce petitions out of Hong Kong to commence the proceedings.

On 1 May 2021, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) announced its new Panel of Arbitrators. Our Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, Ms. Heidi Chui, has been appointed as one of the panel arbitrators (effective as from 1 May 2021).