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A salutary lesson for partners: you are liable for your firm’s anti-competitive practices even if you were not involved in them

13 September 2021 by LC Lawyers

In our earlier publication “A sign of things to come: Hong Kong competition enforcement developments and trends”, we reported on the Competition Tribunal (the “Tribunal”)’s imposition of pecuniary penalties totaling HK$3.97 million on 10 contractors who breached the first conduct rule by participating in a market-sharing and price-fixing arrangement in relation to decoration work in a public housing estate.

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An employee or an independent contractor?

27 August 2021 by LC Lawyers

The COVID-19 pandemic present challenges on important people issues and has drastically changed many workplace aspects. Businesses have responded by restructuring its workforce to save costs and remain agile.

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Electronic communication service providers to note imminent change in Hong Kong’s data protection regime

18 August 2021 by LC Lawyers

On 16 July 2021, the Hong Kong SAR Government introduced the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 (the “Amendment Bill”) to the Legislative Council for the purposes of criminalizing doxxing.

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The Future Community Projects in Zhejiang, China – Better City, Better Life

10 August 2021 by Fangrong WU, Partner; Zhong Lun Law Firm

Focusing on improving people’s daily life experience makes “future communities” humanistic. For example, it will innovate the community fitness program, which has scientific configuration of sports facilities such as smart running trails, shared fitness cabins and virtual fitness equipment.

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Malaysia: Covid-19 Vaccine — Can employers compel their employees to be vaccinated?

06 August 2021 by Raymond TC Low, Benedict Ngoh; Shearn Delamore & Co

Covid-19 has disrupted our lives and businesses at many unprecedented levels never seen before in the history of mankind.

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Malaysia: Time and Costs Issues in The Construction Industry Arising from The Movement Control Order

06 August 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

In view of the COVID-19, the Malaysian government implemented the Movement Control Order (“MCO”) effective throughout Malaysia from 18 March 2020 to 31 March 20201.

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Malaysia: Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Collective Agreements

06 August 2021 by Sivabalah Nadarajah, Raymond TC Low, Grace Chai Huey Yann; Shearn Delamore & Co

The Industrial Court in Malaysia is an important institution that is established under the Industrial Relations Act 1967 to hear and decide on disputes in relation to the terms and conditions of employment in a collective agreement.

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Hong Kong’s pivotal role as the Greater Bay Area’s dispute resolution center

20 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

Hong Kong has a pivotal role in the Greater Bay Area (“GBA”). Comprising the nine Mainland China cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing and the Special Administrative Regions (“SARs”) of Hong Kong and Macao, the GBA spans an area of 56,000 km2 with a combined population of over 72 million[1] and ranks as the world’s 12th largest economy[2].

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HKEX's New Amendments to the Listing of Debt Securities

09 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

On 21 August 2020, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKEX”) published a consultation conclusion on “Review of Chapter 37 – Debt Issues to Professional Investors Only” (the “Consultation Conclusions”)

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How can General Counsel turn barriers into building blocks?

09 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

It is anticipated that the business landscape is ready for growth as we move out of the first quarter of 2021. In addition to the anticipated opportunity, many businesses are considering how to address long-term challenges and achieve sustainability.