Stevenson, Wong & Co. is delighted to announce that we have recently been shortlisted by China Law & Practice for “Hong Kong Firm of the Year” at their annual awards.

The award ceremony will be held on 13 September 2018 in Beijing and hosted by China Law & Practice, The American Lawyer and The Asian Lawyer. The award ceremony will celebrate the achievement of top lawyers, law firms, and in-house teams in the PRC over the past year.

Please contact Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Hank Lo or Ms. Catherine Por for any enquiries or further information.

On 30 July 2018, Stevenson, Wong & co. is delighted to announce that our Partner Mr. Willy Cheng was awarded the 2018 Global Law Experts Award for PRC Investments Lawyer of the Year in Hong Kong.

This award celebrates excellence, innovation and performance across the legal communities from around the world. Their annual awards are designed to reward the most deserving in this global and challenging environment. This achievement acknowledges Mr. Willy Cheng as one of the best in terms of industry experts and merits his work in the PRC Investments field.

Mr. Cheng heads the Property Practice in the firm. He specializes in real property law, problem solving in the areas of companies and business structuring, cross-border commercial transactions, commercial and shareholders’ disputes, immigration problems and white collar crime. He has represented a wide range of clients on issues involving personal assets and business planning. He is also a Notary Public and China Appointed Attesting Officer. He is also a Civil Celebrant of Marriages.

For enquiries or further information, please contact Mr. Willy Cheng.

On 25 July 2018, SW Partner Ms. Heidi Chui, Senior Associate Ms. Katy Lai and Associate Mr. Jensen Chang were invited to give a presentation to the senior management and core staff of Cinda International Holdings Limited. The topics included “Personal Privacy Protection in Mainland China and Hong Kong”, “EU’s General Data Protection Regulation” and “Network Safety” and　in particular, how businesses should protect the privacy, comply with regulations and prevent a cyber-attack.

For enquiries or further information, please contact Ms. Heidi Chui.

(中文) 在2018年7月6日，香港司法机构发出关于提高香港区域法院及小额欠债审裁处司法管辖权限的决议而拟备的生效日期公告，并于二○一八年七月六日刊宪。

此举通过提高当事人的申索限额而提高香港区域法院及小额欠债审裁处司法管辖权限，下列为具体的规定：
（1）区域法院的一般民事申索限额由100万元[1]提高至300万元；
（2）按土地的每年租金、应课差饷租值或年值计算，区域法院涉及土地事宜的申索限额由24万元[2]提高至32万元；
（3）就不涉及或关乎土地的法律程序而言，区域法院的衡平法司法管辖权限由100万元[3]提高至300万元；
（4）就全部涉及或关乎土地的法律程序而言，区域法院的衡平法司法管辖权限由300万元[4]提高至700万元；及
（5）审裁处的权限由5万元[5]提高至7万5千元。
此外，《2018年小额钱债审裁处（费用）（修订）规则》（《修订规则》）亦于二○一八年七月六日刊宪。
司法机构发言人表示﹕「《修订规则》旨在订明在审裁处提交涉及申索款额达7万5千元（即审裁处最新司法管辖权金额上限）的申索书时须缴付的费用，并相应地调整《小额钱债审裁处（费用）规则》（第338B章）内四个收费类别的申索款额度。至于现时每个收费类别的费用水平将维持不变。」

终审法院首席法官已指定二○一八年十二月三日为实施上述司法管辖权限调整的生效日期，此生效日期公告与《修订规则》将于二○一八年七月十一日提交立法会进行先订立后审议的程序。

如阁下想了解更多诉讼或争议解决等详情，请联络本所诉讼及爭议排解部主管徐凯怡律师。

[1]《区域法院条例》(CAP 336)
S 32.在合约、准合约及侵权行为诉讼中的一般司法管辖权
(1)凡在任何基于合约、准合约或侵权行为而提出的诉讼中，原告人申索的款额不超逾$1,000,000，区域法院具有聆讯和裁定该诉讼的司法管辖权。
(3)凡藉互争权利诉讼进行的法律程序所争议的事宜的款额或价值不超逾$1,000,000，区域法院具有聆讯和裁定该法律程序的司法管辖权。

[2]《区域法院条例》(CAP 336)
S 35. ……凡土地的每年租金或按照《差饷条例》(第116章)确定的应课差饷租值，或其年值(以最低者为准)不超逾$240,000，区域法院具有聆讯和裁定收回该土地的诉讼的司法管辖权。
S 36. ……凡在任何本属区域法院司法管辖权范围以内的诉讼中出现土地权益所有权的问题，在以下情况下，区域法院具有聆讯和裁定该诉讼的司法管辖权
(a)就属地役权或特许的问题而言，有人声称对有关土地享有地役权或特许，而该土地的年值或按照《差饷条例》(第116章)确定的应课差饷租值(以较低者为准)不超逾$240,000；或
(b)就任何其他情况而言，该土地的年值或按照《差饷条例》(第116章)确定的应课差饷租值(以较低者为准)不超逾$240,000。

[3]《区域法院条例》(CAP 336)
S 37.衡平法司法管辖权
(i) (凡该法律程序并不涉及或关乎土地者)$1,000,000；
(ii)(凡该法律程序部分涉及或部分关乎土地而并非涉及或关乎土地的部分的款额或价值超逾$1,000,000者)$1,000,000；

[4]《区域法院条例》(CAP 336)
S 37.衡平法司法管辖权
(iii)(凡该法律程序全部涉及或全部关乎土地者)$3,000,000；
(iv) (凡該法律程序部分涉及或部分關乎土地而並非涉及或關乎土地的部分的款額或價值不超逾$1,000,000者)$3,000,000。

[5]《小額錢債審裁處(費用)規則》(CAP 338)
附表
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申索款額超過$33,000但不超過$50,000

(中文) 香港交易所於2018年7月6日为互联网科技行业，或主要以互联网业务模式营运（统称「相关行业」）的申请人提供上市指引。对母公司／关连人士／主要供应商／主要客户的高度依赖、通过授出股权计划而吸引及挽留人才的日益需要、为持续关连交易设立金额上限、以及要如何符合尚未确定生效的法律法规规定等问题。以下的图表提供相关行业所面对的问题，以及香港交易所给予的指引简要。

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Stevenson, Wong & Co. is delighted to announce that our Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Ms. Heidi Chui was admitted as an arbitrator of Langfang Arbitration Commission from 13th June 2018 to 31st May 2022.

Langfang Arbitration Commission (“LAC”) is a social service organization established in Langfang, China in accordance with the Arbitration law of the People’s Republic of China and the principle of governciple support, autonomous management and independent arbitration, to provide independent, efficient and economic dispute resolution services to parties. LAC has more than 260 arbitrators and they are well-known professors, senior economists, senior accountants, senior lawyers and other experienced scholars.

Ms. Heidi Chui is an Arbitrator (on the panel list of the Law Society of Hong Kong), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.) and an Accredited General Mediator with both the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Law Society of Hong Kong. She is also a member of the Arbitration Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong and a China Appointed Attesting Officer. She has been appointed as an Expert on the professional Committee on Real Estate Arbitration of China Academy of Arbitration Law, a Practising Solicitor Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel and a member of Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Please contact Ms. Heidi Chui for any enquiries or further information.