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Starting a Business in Hong Kong 1920 700 Hugill & Ip
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Starting a Business in Hong Kong

This Q&A aims to answer some frequent questions regarding the set-up of a company in Hong Kong

DNA and Data Privacy 800 533 Hugill & Ip
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DNA and Data Privacy

DNA data and specific measures individuals should be aware of in order to protect their privacy rights when undergoing COVID-19 or ancestry testing

Maternity Leave Amendments Take Effect Today 1600 583 Hugill & Ip
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Maternity Leave Amendments Take Effect Today

Steps forward have been implemented on statutory maternity and paternity leave in Hong Kong

Ariana | The Ultimate Exclusion: It’s time to recognise same-sex marriage in Hong Kong 1200 675 Hugill & Ip
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Ariana | The Ultimate Exclusion: It’s time to recognise same-sex marriage in Hong Kong

Hong Kong does not recognise same-sex marriage, barring couples from many of the rights and benefits that come with legal matrimony.

Podcast S2E5 | Employment: Team Moves 1600 583 Adam Hugill

Podcast S2E5 | Employment: Team Moves

Chris Hooley and Adam Hugill on team moves from both perspectives, fidelity and fiduciary duties, contractual obligations of employees, real-life examples

What You Need to Know about Adoption 1200 800 Hugill & Ip
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What You Need to Know about Adoption

This Q&A examines the crucial elements that couples and singles should consider when taking the commitment of adoption, the gift of love and a new life!

Adoption Leave in Hong Kong – 香港領養假 1400 934 Adam Hugill

Adoption Leave in Hong Kong – 香港領養假

Hong Kong has no legislation to assure adoptive parents get time off work, however there are some developments about increasing maternity / paternity leave.

Hugill & Ip colours its logo for #PinkFridayPride 596 842 Hugill & Ip
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Hugill & Ip colours its logo for #PinkFridayPride

Friday 20 November 2020 marks the celebration of LGBT+ inclusion by making the invisible truly visible through a collective community effort

LexisNexis | Leading Estates Cases: Disputes Between Beneficiaries 1200 800 Hugill & Ip
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LexisNexis | Leading Estates Cases: Disputes Between Beneficiaries

Estate Planning is not a one-off exercise that people should do when they get older, but rather an ongoing process that gets reviewed and revised to be in line with changing situations and family dynamics.

Protect Your Children! – 保障孩子 1200 800 Alfred Ip

Protect Your Children! – 保障孩子

Spreading awareness about Estate Planning to be put in place for the protection of children: from Wills to permanent and temporary Deeds of Guardianship

Adoption, a very personal story – 領養，個人經歷 1200 800 Hugill & Ip
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Adoption, a very personal story – 領養，個人經歷

Adoption is not about blood, it’s simply about millions of stories of love and redemption! 領養超越血緣,成就千萬個愛的故事! CSR campaign in support of Mother’s Choice 母親的抉擇

Apple Daily | 同志婚姻 – Marriage Equality 1200 584 Hugill & Ip
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Apple Daily | 同志婚姻 – Marriage Equality

已婚同志提繼承遺產司法覆核遭政府上訴 丈夫隨時被房署趕走 葉煥信律師：配偶過世連屍體也領取不了 Government appeals against judgment on judicial review of same-sex married couple under inheritance law. Husband faces eviction from the Housing Department. Alfred Ip: The spouse is not even allowed to collect his body.   Henry和Edgar於3年前在英國註冊結婚，回到香港補辦婚禮，在教堂行禮，是全港第一對在天主教教堂成婚的同志伴侶。然而，這對新婚愛侶卻想不到，在香港的同志婚後生活比想像中艱難 Henry and Edgar, who married in the UK three years ago, returned to Hong Kong to make…

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