On 4 November 2022, our Partner Milly Hung and Senior Associate Michael Lau delivered a hybrid seminar on “Walk through the end-to-end journey in Cyber Risk Management to get you up to speed”. They shed light on the legal issues of current cybersecurity practices, including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s and Insurance Authority’s compliance guidelines on cybersecurity, Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”), and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDGR”). The seminar also invited an experienced Cyber-Security Lead in FSI (Financial Service Industry), Mr. Anthony Cheng, to explain the different types of cyberattacks and the available tools/means to tackle in Hong Kong.

From the left: Guest Speaker Mr. Anthony Cheng, our Partner Milly Hung and Senior Associate Michael Lau

For more information, please contact our Partner Milly Hung.

Our Partner Rodney Teoh and his team members, Associate Angela Lau and Paralegal Calvin KW Lo, have recently been invited to be the exclusive contributor to the article “Overview of The Hong Kong Fintech and Blockchain Landscape”, published by The Legal 500: Fintech Country Comparative Guide 2022.

In the article, Rodney and his team explained how Hong Kong Government and the regulators strive to set up an effective regulatory framework for the Fintech industry in Hong Kong by introducing new regimes and pilot projects for token offerings, virtual assets service providers, e-payment services, e-HKD, and more.

About The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides invite the world’s renowned and leading lawyers to contribute chapters on various fields in different country. The Hot Topic articles aim to provide analysis of the latest trends and developments to provide readers with a deeper understanding of the laws and regulations in different key jurisdictions.

Please click here to read the full article on The Legal 500’s website.

For more information, please contact our Partner Rodney Teoh.

(中文) 史蒂文生黄很高兴再次支持并参与于2022 年 10 月 26 日在香港君悦酒店举行的香港仲裁慈善舞会。本所合伙人，诉讼及争议解决部主管徐凯怡律师、与黎嘉钿高级律师、卢家俊高级律师、黄晊晄高级律师、梁杰维律师、杨鸿煜律师助理和市场及传讯主管杨诗雅一起出席了本次慈善晚会。

作为香港仲裁周的一部分，香港仲裁慈善晚会旨在为亚太区仲裁之发展和支援香港慈善机构筹募善款。本所团队亦通过向本地慈善机构捐款，鼎力支持当晚的「仲裁偶像」和「电子无声拍卖」慈善活动。

本所团队鼎力支持当晚的慈善活动「仲裁偶像」(上) 和「电子无声拍卖」(下)

本所很高兴能够在本次慈善晚会上与我们的合作伙伴及业界友好会面交流，并借此机会感谢香港仲裁慈善晚会的组委会和其他支持机构筹办了如此有意义和盛大的活动。

HKIAC秘书长Dr. Mariel Dimsey (左) 和本所合伙人徐凯怡律师 (右)

若阁下想了解更多详情，请联络本所合伙人徐凯怡律师。

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) successfully held the 11th Hong Kong Arbitration Week from 24 to 28 October 2022. We are honored to sponsor and support the Hong Kong Arbitration Week again and attended the ADR in Asia Conference (“ADR Conference”) as an Exhibitor on 26 October. The Arbitration Week received strong support from 22 well-known Hong Kong and international institutions, including the Asian International Arbitration Center (AIAC), the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration (ICC), the Hong Kong Department of Justice and the Law Society of Hong Kong.

From the left: our Senior Associate Mr. Calvin Huang, Consultant Ms. Jennifer Li, Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Ms. Heidi Chui, Senior Associate Mr. Kyle Lo, Paralegal Ms. Cathy Yang, Marketing and Communications Executive Ms. Julia Yeung

As the flagship event of Hong Kong Arbitration Week, this year’s ADR Conference was conducted in a hybrid format. Under the theme “The Future is Here”, experts from the international arbitration field were invited to discuss Arbitration and Alternative Fees, Cryptocurrency Disputes, and the Impact of ESG on International Arbitration. The ADR Conference invited HKIAC’s Secretary Dr. Mariel Dimsey to deliver the opening remarks, The Right Honourable Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury GBS, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the Keynote Speaker, and HKIAC’s Co-Chair Mr. David W. Rivkin to deliver the closing remarks.

About HKIAC and Hong Kong Arbitration Week

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) was established in 1985 by a group of leading businesspeople and professionals to meet the growing need for dispute resolution services in Asia. Over the past 30 years, HKIAC has become one of the world’s leading dispute resolution organizations, specializing in arbitration, mediation, adjudication and domain name dispute resolution.

Hong Kong Arbitration Week is a major annual event organized by HKIAC. It aims to provide a leading exchange platform in international arbitration to develop and promote Asia Arbitration through conferences, luncheons and evening receptions.

HKIAC’s Secretary Dr. Mariel Dimsey delivered the opening remarks

The Right Honourable Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delivered the Keynote remarks

HKIAC’s Co-Chair Mr. David W. Rivkin delivered the closing remarks

Please contact our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui for further information about this event.

Enterprises believe Cyber-Security solutions nowadays are able to tackle the problems all in one, but there are other comprehensive solutions that can provide particular solutions as well. To Know more about the needed configurations and necessary steps to equip yourself in nowadays Cyber Risk Management.

We are going to have a hybrid seminar coming up to walk through the takeaway points from each Cyber Risk. A better reference for you to navigate through this Cyber Security journey. What are these cyber-attacks and how to navigate through the World with Datastore on Cloud/On-Premise options?

Details:
Date: 4 Nov 2022 (Friday)
Time: 1pm to 2pm
Speakers:
Mr. Anthony Cheung | Director of TechMem (Hong Kong) Limited
Ms. Milly Hung | Partner, Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Mr. Michael Lau | Senior Associate, Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Language: English
Fee: Free
Registration method:
This hybrid seminar will take place at our office and live stream on Zoom.
Venue: 39/F, Gloucester Tower, the Landmark, Central
Online: Zoom
Please scan the QR codes in the poster below to register.

Contents:

• What are at risk? (From Cyberattacks, e.g. Data, Operations, etc.)
• What is the blast radius? (Penalty, Reputations, Commercial Loss)
• How did it happen? (What’s baking behind?)
• What are the measures nowadays to tackle them?
• What’s the mentality when addressing Cyber Risk in your own company?
• What are the guidelines and regulations from HKMA and HKIA to contain the risk? (Tackling AML, GDPR, and Regional Handshake)

We shall go through all of these points in the upcoming webinar and give references and real-life examples of how these impacts are prevented, in particular from an experienced Cyber-Security Lead in FSI (Financial Service Industry) to walk through the measures and expertise in this area.

By the end of the webinar, participants could sign up for free Cyber Risk Assessments to indicate the Cyber Risks (How did it handle now and what is suggested) in your unique IT environment.

For any inquiries, please contact us at: marketing@sw-hk.com.

On 18 October 2022, our Partner Milly Hung and Senior Associate Michael Lau were invited by the Law Society of Hong Kong to be the webinar speakers of “Litigation in Cybercrime”.

Our Partner Milly Hung (on the right) and Senior Associate Michael Lau (on the left)

By highlighting the common cybercrime in Hong Kong, Milly and Michael has led the participants to go through various common civil and criminal actions against the cybercrime fraudsters. To handle the aftermath, they shared their previous experiences about the “Letter of No Consent” Regime and the ways to trace and claim back the assets that have been misappropriated as a result of the Cybercrime.

For more information, please contact our Partner Milly Hung.