SW acted for the issuer, Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (1788.hk), as to Hong Kong laws for its issue of USD 300 million subordinated perpetual securities. The placing agent was Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited. The joint subscribers were China Industrial Securities International Brokerage Limited, CNPC Finance (HK) Limited, China Guangfa Bank-China Southern Fund-QDII1-17, Guotai Junan Financial Holdings Limited and SPDB International Investment Management Limited.

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui or Mr. Hank Lo for any enquiries or further information about this transaction.

On 16 June 2016, our partners Mr. Eric Lui and Ms. Heidi Chui attended the International Commercial Arbitration Symposium co-organised by AllBright Law Offices, the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and the Shanghai International Arbitration Center. The Symposium was held at Shanghai Tower.

Renowned practitioners explored various aspects in relation to commercial arbitration, including the interconnection between litigation and arbitration, how antitrust cases can be arbitrated, and the implementation of the Free Trade Zone Arbitration Rules. Mr. Lui and Ms. Chui delivered a seminar on how interim measures in support of PRC arbitral proceedings can be enforced in Hong Kong, and in particular how asset freezing orders and other forms of injunction can be granted by a Hong Kong court in aid of foreign arbitral proceedings.

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

SW partners Ms. Catherine Por, associates Ms. Stella Cheng and Mr. Calvin Lo attended the 6th LAWASIA Family Law & Children’s Rights Conference from 9 to 11 June 2016 held at Novotel Century Hong Kong Hotel. Experts in the field from all parts of the globe including members from the judiciary, legal practitioners and mediators have came to share and exchange meaningful insights and developments on a wide range of cross border family law and children’s rights issues.

The position of surrogacy in different jurisdictions, impact of alternative dispute resolution of children, ethical issues for family lawyers, modern family concepts across jurisdictions and more were thoroughly discussed and examined through different forums and from multiple perspectives which included judge’s forum, presentations and case studies. Recent hot topics such as same sex relationships were also explored.

Please contact Ms. Catherine Por for any enquiries or further information about this event.

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