Employment & Immigration Law

Our dedicated employment practice balances day-to-day workplace management with dispute resolution:

Contracts & Compliance:

Drafting contracts of employment, senior executive service agreements, consultancy arrangements, and localized employee handbooks.

Separation & Termination:

Advising on summary dismissal, termination of employment, severance packages, executive resignation, and “constructive dismissal” claims.

Redundancy & Restructuring:

Managing redundancy programmes, calculations for redundancy, and long service payments.

Workplace Rights & Family Leave:

Handling sensitive maternity issues and protection against illegal dismissal during pregnancy and maternity leave.

Business Protection & Asset Defence:

Enforcement of restrictive covenants, managing competing team moves, and obtaining or defending urgent, ex parte High Court injunctions.

Compensation & Discretionary Schemes:

Structuring the employment aspects of corporate deals and resolving complex disputes regarding the non-payment of “discretionary” bonuses.

We deliver frictionless support to ensure corporate mobility and absolute compliance when processing applications through the Hong Kong Immigration Department:

Work Visas & Mobility:

Obtaining initial corporate work visas and executing subsequent extensions of stay.

Inbound Entry Advisory:

Advising on the strategic limitations, effects, and legal consequences of visitor’s visas.

Family & Spousal Relocation:

Assisting with dependent status applications and obtaining valid spousal visas.

Post-Employment Transition:

Advising on visa status, rights of stay, and grace periods immediately following the termination of employment.

Immigration Offences & Defence:

Strategic legal representation regarding overstaying and defending against charges for the breach of conditions of stay.

We recognize that corporate operational risks differ significantly from individual anxieties. Our strategic advice is specifically tailored to the unique goals of each entity group:

For Employers & HR Teams

We strive to gain a deep understanding of our corporate clients’ businesses, internal culture, people, and commercial needs. Acting as a natural, on-hand extension of your internal HR team, we provide proactive legal advice to prevent minor workplace issues from escalating into damaging corporate crises. When disputes do arise, we are prepared to take robust, urgent legal action to aggressively prevent disruption or financial damage to your business operations.

For Individual Employees & Senior Executives

From an employee’s perspective, we recognise both the severe legal and emotional stress that employment conflicts cause. We work closely with individual executives and professionals to provide practical, immediate advice to address your urgent workplace concerns, while continually mapping out long-term strategies to ensure your career reputation and financial assets remain fully protected under Hong Kong law.

For Multi-Jurisdictional & International Entities

We possess extensive experience advising both global employers and international employees on employment disputes with complex cross-border or multi-jurisdictional aspects—including regular representations spanning Southeast Asia, Mainland China, Australia, the EU, and the USA. We also provide high-level strategic legal counsel in relation to high-profile “team moves” between competing global market leaders.