On 23 June 2016, our partners Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Eric Lui and Ms. Heidi Chui attended a gala dinner organised by the Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers Limited to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Appointed Attesting Officer (CAAO) system. The gala was held at JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong.

(From left to right): Mr. Willy Cheng, Ms. Heidi Chui and Mr. Eric Lui

Representatives from the Ministry of Justice PRC attended the gala to celebrate the milestone together with CAAOs and members of China Legal Service (Hong Kong) Limited and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Mr. Rimsky Yuen, SC, the Honorary Secretary for Justice, also attended the gala.

(From left to right): Mr. Willy Cheng, Ms. Heidi Chui and Mr. Rimsky Yuen, SC

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

On 18 June 2016, our partners Mr. Willy Cheng and Mr. Eric Lui attended the opening ceremony of AllBright Law Offices (Zhengzhou), as well as a conference jointly hosted by AllBright Law Offices and Economic Law Studies Association of Henan Law Society. The conference, titled “Economic Transformation and Legal Services”, hosted numerous speakers who shared their insights on how to provide innovative legal services in order to effectively accommodate the rapidly-changing Chinese market and economy.

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

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.

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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.

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On 26th and 27th May 2016, SW partner Mr. Eric Lui, senior associate Ms. Freda Au and legal executive Mr. Man Wong attended Real Estate Professional Committee in Hefei, China organized by AllBright Law Offices. The topic of the annual forum was “The Internal Control and Management of Legal Risks in the Real Estate Industry under the Deepened Reform”. The forum covered a variety of topics including Enterprise Risk Management, Legal Risk Management of Real Estate Projects, the case of Shanghai the Bund 8-1 Land Plot, and Internal Control of Real Estate Enterprise Financing Risk.

AllBright Law Offices is one of the leading full-service law firms in China. The Hefei office was established on 30th September 2015 as the fourteenth branch within the country, and the corresponding opening ceremony was held on 12th March 2016. The Hefei office focuses on the following practice areas: litigation and dispute resolution, real estate and construction, securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, banking and finance, and international trade (including WTO matters).

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Our partner Ms Wendy Lam attended the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) European Chapter Meeting held in Amsterdam and Hague, Netherlands from 25 May to 29 May 2016. IAFL is a worldwide association of practicing lawyers who are recognised by their counterparts to be the most experienced and skilled family law specialist in their respective countries.

In the conference, a number of significant family law issues, including cross-border mediation in international child abduction and relocation cases, legal position of minors, the future of spousal support and international judicial co-operation were discussed and considered.

This global conference provided an excellent opportunity for the leaders of the field from different countries to discuss the dynamic development of international family law and policies, share and exchange their ideas and to provide updates of the law and their legal services to manage ever-changing and increasingly international family legal problems.

Please contact Ms Wendy Lam for any enquiries or further information about this event.