Our experienced family law practitioner, Ms. Catherine Por has contributed the Hong Kong Chapter to “Family Law Jurisdictional Comparisons” (Third Edition) published by Sweet & Maxwell. The book was first published in 2011 and the second edition came out in 2013, in association with the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

The book covers various issues from jurisdiction and conflict of law to family dispute resolution in more than 40 jurisdictions. Each chapter contains commentaries by leading lawyers in their respective jurisdictions which provides an easy reference and comparison of family law issues across the globe.

The Hong Kong Chapter covers several legislations and recent developments in case law including a Q&A guide on different aspects in Hong Kong family law.

The chapter is published and available online at http://global.practicallaw.com/8-573-1065 .

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

The 12th Annual Asian Legal Business (ALB) China Law Awards 2015 was held on April 23, 2015 in Beijing which recognizes the excellence and outstanding achievements of China’s leading law firms and in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and dealmakers for the past year.

The awards night on April 23, 2015 was held at The Park Hyatt Hotel in Beijing and attracted CEOs, bankers and legal luminaries from the judiciary, domestic and multinational companies, law firms, and academe in China. At the award ceremony, AllBright Law Offices which is in association with SW won the prize for the Shanghai Law Firm of the Year. AllBright’s partner, Yang Bin, received the award on behalf of the firm and gave a thank you speech. The Annual ALB China Law Awards provides unparalleled networking opportunities, live entertainment and fine gourmet food, a must go to ceremony in every lawyer’s event calendar.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. and AllBright Law Firm obtained  approval from Department of Justice, Guangdong on 21 January 2015 to set up a joint venture law firm in Qianhai (ABL&SW). ABL&SW is one of the first batch of joint venture law firms between a law firm of the Hong Kong SAR and a law firm of Mainland China in Qianhai. The lawyers of Stevenson, Wong & Co. and AllBright Law Firm will explore the provision of innovative legal services based on this platform and provide international standard legal services to enhance the development of Qianhai’s modern service industries cooperation zone. ABL&SW can provide legal services from both PRC  and Hong Kong law perspectives to satisfy the requirements of  clients.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. sponsored scholarship to law students of City University of Hong Kong

Since 2010, we have been donating an annual prize, “Stevenson, Wong & Co. Fellowship”, to students of the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (“PCLL”) programme in the School of Law of the City University of Hong Kong (“City University”).

The fellowship awarded annually to one PCLL student of City University who was previously a full-time student of the Bachelor of Laws with Honours (“LLB”) in the School of Law of the City University and achieved the highest mark in the course “4627 Economic Law of China” as part of his/her LLB degree completed immediately prior to entering the PCLL programme.

Publication of The Hong Kong Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents – Insurance Volume

The Insurance Volume of The Hong Kong Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, co-authored by SW’s three experienced insurance practitioners Mr. Neville Watkins and Ms. Heidi Chui, partners, and Mr. Angus Forsyth, senior consultant, has been published.

This volume contains a detailed commentary on Hong Kong insurance law, which provides an informative read with a hard pragmatic edge.  It is designed to assist legal practitioners by providing a basic guide through the complex structure of rules, codes and practice directions requiring observance in implementing the self-regulation of the insurance industry in Hong Kong.

The Commentary sets out and distinguishes between the major players in the insurance industry under self-regulation as separately defined in and provided for under the Insurance Companies Ordinance (Cap. 41) between insurers (including reinsurers) and the intermediaries which comprise brokers and agents.  It further explains and, by reference to decided Hong Kong cases and UK cases which are of persuasive authority, sets out the various necessary principles of insurance law giving useful definitions.

The Commentary is linked by cross-references to the Forms and Precedents, which include a useful glossary giving the meanings of technical terms and acronyms widely used in the insurance industry.

Please contact our Neville Watkins, Heidi Chui and  Angus Forsyth for any enquiries or further information about this publication.

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.