Stevenson, Wong & Co. attended the Annual General Meeting of INTERLAW in Miami, United States

SW partners Mr. Willy Cheng and Ms. Lai Lam attended the INTERLAW Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) which was held in Miami, United   States during 10 to 14 September 2014.  The theme of the AGM this year was “Connect”. Delegates of INTERLAW members from all over the world were treated to fascinating and thought provoking presentations by keynote speakers Ms. Deborah Knupp and Mr. James Kane.  Ms. Knupp specializes in business development, relationship building, culture, and leadership and has been working as a coach and business executive for more than 25 years.  Mr. Kane is an inspirational and motivational speaker, business consultant and the author of two famous books, The Loyalty Switch and Virtually Loyal.

We are a founding member of INTERLAW, an international association of independent law firms which was established in 1982 and provides access to a network of independent law firms in more than 130 cities around the world.

More than 100 delegates including accompanying persons attended the AGM, which was a tremendous opportunity to “connect” with old and new friends.  We most certainly look forward to future opportunities whether business or social that will bring us together again.

Group photograph of some of the delegates taken at the Nikki beach of Miami:

Stevenson, Wong & Co. attended AllBright Real Estate Professional Committee Annual Forum 2014

On 12 September 2014, led by SW partner Mr. Eric Lui, 2 members of our property team attended the annual forum organized by AllBright Real Estate Professional Committee in Taiyuan, China.  The topic of the annual forum this year was “The Opportunities and Legal Risks in the Real Estate Market in the Current Environment”.

Eric delivered a presentation entitled “Real Estate Enterprises ‘Going-out’ (房地產企業走出去)”, in which he discussed issues arising from foreign investments in domestic real estate enterprises in China, in particular on “Circular No. 10” (the Regulations Concerning the Merger and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (《关于外国投资者并购境内企业的规定》).  Eric also gave a detailed explanation of the corporate restructuring process for domestic enterprises seeking listing in Hong Kong.

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

Stevenson, Wong & Co. presented at banks on wealth management, succession planning and investment immigration

On 2 September 2014, led by our partner Mr. Eric Lui, our Business Development Officer (China) Ms. Connie Yeung and our legal executive Mr. Peter Loo delivered presentations to the private banking section of China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited and the retail finance and channel management team (Hong Kong East) of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited on the topics of “Contemporary Wealth Succession” and “Immigrant Investor Programme”.

Ms. Yeung discussed the key issues in wealth management and succession as well as the strengths and limitations of the various wealth management tools such as wills, insurance, offshore companies and trust. Ms. Yeung also highlighted the merits of using offshore private trust in assets management.

Mr. Loo gave a detailed presentation on worldwide immigrant investor programmes, covering jurisdictions of Malta, Portugal, Australia, United States, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and Hong Kong. Mr. Loo highlighted the advantages of the different programmes, discussed the usual questions from investment immigration clients and handed out practical guidance materials to the participants.

The presentations were well-received and the participants found them informative and practical.

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

Stevenson, Wong & Co. presented at Allbright Law Office on wealth management, succession planning and investment immigration

On 15 August 2014 led by Stevenson, Wong & Co. partners Mr. Hank Lo and Mr. Eric Lui, our Ms. Connie Yeung and Mr. Peter Loo delivered presentations at the Hong Kong Plaza Office of Allbright Law Office in Shanghai entitled “Contemporary Wealth Succession” and “Immigrant Investor Programme”.  In addition to lawyers of the Hong Kong Plaza office, the presentations were also joined by lawyers from other Allbright offices through video conference.

Ms. Yeung discussed the key issues in wealth management and succession as well as the strengths and limitations of the various wealth management tools such as wills, insurance, offshore companies and trust.  Ms. Yeung also highlighted the merits of using offshore private trust in assets management.

Mr. Loo gave a detailed presentation on worldwide immigrant investor programmes, covering jurisdictions of Malta, Portugal, Australia, United States, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and Hong Kong.  Mr. Loo underlined the advantages of the different programmes, discussed the usual questions from investment immigration clients and handed out practical guidance materials to the participants.

The presentations were well-received and the participants found them informative and practical.

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

Mr. Hank Lo 

Mr. Eric Lui

Our senior consultant attended meeting with the Competition Commission on the Competition Ordinance

Mr. Angus Forsyth, senior consultant of SW, attended a meeting on 23 July 2014 with a group of representatives from the Competition Commission to discuss key issues raised in the Commission’s discussion paper on the implementation guidelines required under the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619).  Mr. Forsyth is a member of the Competition Law Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong.

Please contact our Angus Forsyth for any enquiries or further information about this event.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. team published an article on The Aviation Law Review

The Hong Kong Chapter in The Aviation Law Review (Second Edition), which was published in July 2014, is co-authored by SW’s experienced aviation law practitioners, Mr. Neville Watkins, partner and Mr. Simon Tong, assistant solicitor.

Hong Kong is one of the most important regional aviation hubs for Asia and boasts one of the busiest airports in the world. The Chapter provides a summary of aviation law in Hong Kong, which includes the regulatory framework, licensing of operations and aviation liabilities.

The Chapter explores the major legislations governing aviation activities in Hong Kong, such as the Civil Aviation Ordinance (Cap. 448), Aviation Security Ordinance (Cap.494) and the Airport Authority Ordinance (Cap.483). It also provides a background of the newly passed Trade Description Ordinance (Cap.362) and the Competition Ordinance (Cap.619) which impact on the manner of provision of services to consumers and restrict anti-competitive conduct in the aviation field respectively.

The Chapter also sets out how international conventions are implemented in Hong Kong to enforce carriers’ liability for death and injury of passengers which enhances consumer protection.

Please contact our Neville Watkins for any enquiries or further information about this news.