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Dispute Resolution Week: Factors to Consider before Litigation
Dispute Resolution Week: Factors to Consider before Litigation 1202 949 Alfred Ip

Litigation in Hong Kong can be a long and complicated process and full justice may not be achieved. What to consider to before starting a dispute?

Power and Duties of the Executor of a Will
Power and Duties of the Executor of a Will 1600 1040 Alfred Ip

Anyone making a Will should carefully consider how to choose the executor, and whether to put in additional clauses governing the powers and duties of the executor in the Will.

Hong Kong Reviews the Minimum Wage Amount Taking Effect from 1 May 2019
Hong Kong Reviews the Minimum Wage Amount Taking Effect from 1 May 2019 829 500 Adam Hugill

The debate about the minimum wage in Hong Kong was intended to devise an optimal statutory regime to forestall excessively low wages. Some progress has been made, but not enough according to some.

Family Focus Week: 101 on Division of Assets in Divorce Proceedings
Family Focus Week: 101 on Division of Assets in Divorce Proceedings 487 409 Alfred Ip

A brief look at the principles on ancillary relief in divorce proceedings in Hong Kong and some common scenarios relating to disputes on family assets

Family Focus Week: Custody of Children
Family Focus Week: Custody of Children 1050 700 Alfred Ip

In the event of the dissolution of marriage issues relating to children of the marriage often cause the most heated disputes between the spouses

Family Focus Week: Divorce Might Often be the Only Way Out of a Dead-end marriage
Family Focus Week: Divorce Might Often be the Only Way Out of a Dead-end marriage 612 408 Alfred Ip

Hong Kong has gained a reputation for being a “graveyard for marriages”. We walk you though how divorce proceedings work.

Family Focus Week: Different Types of Marriages in Hong Kong
Family Focus Week: Different Types of Marriages in Hong Kong 611 408 Alfred Ip

There has been an increasing trend in Hong Kong for couples to delay getting married or not get married at all in most recent years. Statistics show that about 33%…

Family Focus Week: Marital Agreements as Necessary Tools for Damage-Control on Rainy Days
Family Focus Week: Marital Agreements as Necessary Tools for Damage-Control on Rainy Days 653 382 Alfred Ip

The number of couples who are choosing to have their marital agreements in place before they get married in Hong Kong or in other jurisdictions is rapidly growing

Domicile and Why it’s More Than Just Where You Live
Domicile and Why it’s More Than Just Where You Live 598 417 Alfred Ip

A person’s place of domicile carries potentially significant legal and practical consequences that may not immediately be apparent

Employment Focus Week: Enforcing Your Rights
Employment Focus Week: Enforcing Your Rights 550 380 Adam Hugill

Most employment disputes are resolved through friendly (and sometimes not so friendly) negotiations between the employer and employee

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