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The Potential Pitfalls of Mutual Wills 1016 710 Alfred Ip

The Potential Pitfalls of Mutual Wills

We explain what a mutual will is and why it might not be the best solution for your family

ALM | Boutique Law Firm Bolsters Private Client Practice as Hong Kong’s Aging Business Owners Make Succession Plans 1920 700 Hugill & Ip
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ALM | Boutique Law Firm Bolsters Private Client Practice as Hong Kong’s Aging Business Owners Make Succession Plans

Freda Lim joins Hugill & Ip as a partner from local firm Vivien Teu & Co, which is in association with Shanghai-based Llinks Law Offices

New Version of HK Int’l Arbitration Rules Comes Into Force Today 1050 700 Alfred Ip

New Version of HK Int’l Arbitration Rules Comes Into Force Today

Relevant to the use of technology, third party funding, multi-party and multi-contract arbitrations, the early determination of disputes, among many others

ALB | Ex-Oldham, Li & Nie Lawyers Launch New Hong Kong Boutique Firm 680 850 Hugill & Ip
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ALB | Ex-Oldham, Li & Nie Lawyers Launch New Hong Kong Boutique Firm

Six lawyers have left Oldham, Li & Nie (OLN) to set up a Hong Kong boutique practice named Hugill & Ip, helmed by partners Adam Hugill and Alfred Ip. Also joining the firm are corporate partner Chris Hooley, who headed that practice at OLN, and former OLN consultant Gary Wong, who joins the new firm as partner. Leveraging their significant practice experience and existing…

Hackers’ Latest Airline Target: Cathay Pacific Data Loss Outbreak 596 477 Hugill & Ip
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Hackers’ Latest Airline Target: Cathay Pacific Data Loss Outbreak

What does CX’s data breach of over 9 million people mean legally for customers, their company, their vendors? What they should have done and what could happen next.

Probate Focus Week: Why Child-Free Couples Should Still Make A Will 966 725 Alfred Ip

Probate Focus Week: Why Child-Free Couples Should Still Make A Will

We explain why a will is vital for couples without children – a common phenomenon in Hong Kong and how a will is essential to these couples when planning their estate.

Probate Focus Week: How To Authenticate Foreign Documents in Hong Kong 1601 901 Alfred Ip

Probate Focus Week: How To Authenticate Foreign Documents in Hong Kong

We explain how to get foreign documents legally authenticated in Hong Kong – and how the process differs for probate applications

Probate Focus Week: Sound Mind, Strong Will! 1599 900 Alfred Ip

Probate Focus Week: Sound Mind, Strong Will!

Common Grounds of Contesting Wills in Hong Kong – We explore what constitutes a testator’s mental capacity, and how it can be legally proven in their will

Probate Focus Week: Who’s the best Executor of your Estate? 820 790 Alfred Ip

Probate Focus Week: Who’s the best Executor of your Estate?

Everything you need to know about estate administration and executors in Hong Kong. We explain what the executor does, who can be one and how to appoint one.

Probate Focus Week: A Quick Guide To Writing A Will In Hong Kong 1397 877 Alfred Ip

Probate Focus Week: A Quick Guide To Writing A Will In Hong Kong

You don’t have a will? Seriously! We discuss who can actually draft a will in Hong Kong… and how it can all go wrong when it’s not done correctly

Reinstatement or Re-engagement: Adding Teeth to the Employment Ordinance? 926 520 Adam Hugill

Reinstatement or Re-engagement: Adding Teeth to the Employment Ordinance?

The Employment (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance comes into force on 19 Oct 2018 and gives some teeth to the under used remedy of ‘reinstatement’ or ‘re-engagement’

Execute the Executor! How to Replace an Executor in Hong Kong 1601 899 Alfred Ip

Execute the Executor! How to Replace an Executor in Hong Kong

When Estate Administration Goes Wrong: We take you through the process of making changes to your estate’s executor

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