We are pleased to announce that one of our recently recruited trainee solicitors, Mr Tommy Lau, was selected by the Board of Examiners in Laws in the University of Hong Kong to receive “The Oldham, Li & Nie Prize in Matrimonial Practice and Procedure”. The Prize is awarded to the candidate who achieved the highest mark in the course “Matrimonial Practice and Procedure” in the HKU P.C.LL. programme for the academic year 2015-2016. Tommy is currently in our Family Law Department and trained in, amongst other disciplines, matrimonial law.

Please contact our Ms. Catherine Por for any enquiries or further information.

We are delighted to announce that Stevenson, Wong & Co. has been shortlisted as a finalist by Asian Legal Business at the 15th annual Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards in the award categories of “Arbitration Law Firm of the Year”, “BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year”, “Deal Firm of the Year”, “Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year”, “Real Estate Law Firm of the Year” and “Litigation Law Firm of the Year”. Meanwhile, AllBright Law Offices was nominated for “PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year”.

The ALB Awards recognise the industry and excellence of people behind the great deals, tremendous projects and matters and cases that overturned landmark decisions to set an entirely new jurisprudence.

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

On 5 August 2016, SW Head of Business Development, Ms Connie Yeung gave a seminar on retirement trust arrangements and family inheritance at our Hong Kong office.

Based in mainland China, Ms Yeung is an expert in handling offshore trust structures for Hong Kong and Chinese enterprises as well as private individuals. She explained the laws relating to occupational retirement schemes, MPF and family trusts, and further illustrated the legal issues arising from inheritance. Participants were all heads and top management from leading trust companies and organizations in PRC including China Trustee Association and National Trust Ltd. The seminar was well received and participants found the discussion both useful and practical.

Please contact Ms. Connie Yeung for any enquiries or further information about this event.

We are pleased to announce that our partner Mr. Eric Lui was awarded the “International Advisory Experts Corporate Finance Award for Hong Kong for 2016”.

International Advisory Experts is a global alliance of well-established and experienced legal, financial and consulting firms from over 140 jurisdictions that are committed to providing clients with specialist solutions for their international business requirements.

The International Advisory Experts annual awards pay tribute to firms and individuals who have been successful over the past year and have received exceptional praise from their peers.

Please contact our Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information.

We are pleased to announce that, our partner, Mr. Eric Lui, has been appointed as a mediator of the Shenzhen Qianhai Co-operation Zone People’s Court in May 2016 for a term of three years. The appointment was followed by the opening of the Court-Connected Mediation Centre of the Shenzhen Qianhai Co-operation Zone People’s Court. The establishment of the mediation centre will enhance the quality and efficiency of mediation services in Hong Kong and Shenzhen in cases which involve Hong Kong parties. It will also support Hong Kong in seeking further co-operation with coastal provinces and cities, and the joint exploration of the Belt & Road initiative.

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

Stevenson, Wong & Co. has contributed an article on recent developments in Hong Kong law in the English newsletter published by AllBright Law Offices. The article sets out how a Hong Kong court can assist foreign liquidators to wind up foreign companies in Hong Kong.

AllBright Law Offices, our associated law firm, is a leading full-service law firm in the PRC. The same issue of the newsletter also covers new changes in regulations concerning foreign investment and the Chinese real estate market, and provides insights into recent legal and regulatory developments in the PRC.

The newsletter is available here.