On 20 November 2020, our firm’s partner Milly Hung was invited to attend the student award presentation ceremony at The Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), to present prizes on behalf of Stevenson, Wong & Co.

Our firm’s partner, Ms. Milly Hung (in the middle), presented the Stevenson, Wong & Co. Prizes to Miss. Chan Gee Ting (on the left), awardee of the Prize in Employment Law & Practice and Miss. Ho Ka Hei (on the right), awardee of the Prize in Commercial Dispute Resolution.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. has been nurturing the future generation of young lawyers by sponsoring academic prizes at local universities since 2010. This year, we are honoured to be the HKU sponsor of the prizes for commercial dispute resolution and employment law & practice.

Congratulations to the 2 talented students for their outstanding performances.

Please contact Ms. Milly Hung for more information or enquiries.

Our partner and head of SW Private Client Wendy Lam and senior associate Calvin Lo were invited by Manulife Hong Kong to speak at the legacy planning seminars on 11 & 19 November. The webinars successfully attracted an audience of more than 200 agents and high-net-worth clients.

During the webinars, Wendy and Calvin introduced and explained the pros and cons of different legacy planning tools, including wills, trusts, enduring power of attorney and insurance policies. By analysing a legacy dispute of a celebrity, they illustrated the importance of legacy planning and offered solutions to avoid future challenges on the validity of wills and trusts.

Please contact Ms. Wendy Lam for more information or further enquiries.

On 22 Oct 2020, our firm’s Partner and head of Litigation and Disputes Resolution department, Ms. Heidi Chui, was invited to be one of the judges of the 15th LAWASIA International Moot Competition.

The LAWASIA International Moot Competition aims to bring into the curriculum of law schools throughout the world. The focus of this year’s moot competition is Dispute Resolution, Commercial Law and Contract Law. Over 1,100 students from universities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan took part in the competition.

Our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui commented, “I am delighted to participate again as one of the panel judges for LAWASIA International Moot Competition. It is always a pleasure to see young talents and future lawyers sharpening their legal skills. I look forward to seeing these young faces again in the future stage of international arbitration”.

About LAWASIA

LAWASIA is an international organisation of lawyers’ associations, individual lawyers, judges, legal academics, and others that focus on the interests and concerns of the legal profession in the Asia Pacific region.

Please contact our Ms. Heidi Chui for more information or enquiries.

During 19 to 23 October 2020, our partners Willy Cheng and Lai Lam participated at the Interlaw 2020 Virtual Annual Global Meeting. This year’s topic was “Turning Resilience into Opportunity”.

INTERLAW is an elite global law firm network comprised of top tier independent law firms from over 120 cities worldwide. To enhance the relations of strategic partners, seminars and networking meetings are held regularly for members to discuss topical issues and latest legal developments.

Throughout the 5-day meeting, lawyers and professionals from across the world gathered virtually and discussed various legal topics covering different practice areas. During the meeting of Tax- Key International Developments in the COVID era, our partner Willy Cheng gave an overview on tax planning from the Hong Kong perspective. He explained why Hong Kong is the best venue for investing in China by illustrating the advantages of Hong Kong’s simple tax system such as low and competitive tax rates and in particular, no tax on dividends and capital gains, stable currency, free foreign exchange and a strong rule of law.

Our firm’s partner, Mr. Willy Cheng spoke on the topic of “Structuring for Success and Tax Planning for a New Era”.

On the 2nd day of the meeting, our partner Lai Lam who is the vice chair (Asia Pacific) of the Interlaw Diversity, Inclusion and Community committee, took part in a discussion on racism and building an inclusive law firm.

Please contact Mr. Willy Cheng or Ms. Lai Lam for further enquiries about this event.

(中文) 2020年9月20日下午，本所合伙人，诉讼及争议解决部主管徐凯怡律师受中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会香港仲裁中心 (CIETAC Hong Kong Arbitration Center) 邀请，担任2020年中国仲裁周“中国-东盟国家投资和争议解决 实务法律问题研讨会”主持人。

本次研讨会由贸仲香港仲裁中心及APCCA主办，香港律政司司长郑若骅、贸仲副主任兼秘书长王承杰致欢迎辞。随后徐律师和来自内地、新加坡和澳大利亚的演说嘉宾们一同就 “贸易和投资中的法律合规和风险规避” (Legal Compliance and Risk Avoidance in Trade and Investment) 的话题展开探讨。

如阁下想了解更多详情，请联络本所合伙人徐凯怡律师 (heidi.chui@sw-hk.com)。

On 17 September 2020, our firm’s senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang and senior manager Dr. Rain Huang from commercial and corporate finance department were invited by Lex Omnibus to give a CPD course with the topic of “Rules and Regulations on IPO” to lawyers and in-house counsel.

Our firm’s senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang (Left) and senior manager of commercial and corporate finance department Dr. Rain Huang (Right)

During the 3-hour course, Gordon and Rain gave an in-depth introduction of the rules and practice of Hong Kong’s IPO market and the disclosure of connected transactions. They also analysed the fundamentals of the commercial requirements, legal implications and explained the three pathways of homecoming listings of China concept stocks on the HKEX.

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the course was delivered via a webinar and positive feedback was received from the audience.

Please contact Mr. Gordon Tsang for any enquiries or further information about this seminar.