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Harbouring doubts about our exit plan

Hong Kong, 20 October 2021: Having lived in Hong Kong for 40 years, I’m sometimes guilty of being blasé about this wonderful city’s unique appeal. Boasting an exotic blend of ancient and modern, East meets West, downtown bustle versus country park tranquility, there is nowhere quite like it. And it appears many people agree, given […]

Delaying tactics draw judge’s ire

By Insurance and Personal Injury Team Hong Kong, 19 October 2021: Parties involved in long-running personal injury cases have been warned that the courts will no longer tolerate unacceptable delays that result in even straightforward claims taking years to resolve. In particular, the courts will be prepared to impose sanctions on costs against anyone who […]

Logical thinking is being blown away

Hong Kong, 13 October 2021: Just four days after Hong Kong endured its first typhoon of the year, our city is being doused by a second one. Last Saturday, Tropical Storm Lionrock brought typically violent winds and torrential rain, causing the No.8 signal (the third-highest level of alert) to be in force for 22 hours, […]

The name’s Lam … Carrie Lam

Hong Kong, 6 October 2021: How appropriate that just as the new James Bond movie premieres in Hong Kong, our Chief Executive Carrie Lam embarks on a vital mission. Although hardly dressed in a tuxedo, skydiving from a helicopter and saving the world, she must still tackle a super-villain of sorts: this city’s chronic (and […]

NFTs: the new digital kid on the block

By Susan Cheung and April Kong Hong Kong, 4 October 2021: Intellectual property is one of the most dynamic and fluid practice areas in the legal profession and nowhere is this better illustrated than in the rapidly growing and highly lucrative world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With the NFT global market now generating billions of […]

‘Failure to protect’ law needs our backing

By Lisa Wong Hong Kong, 30 September 2021: The insufficient safeguards to children provided by our legislations have long been an issue. Our community has been struggling in many aspects in terms of protecting children against abuse and their rights being violated. Earlier this year, a couple were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for […]

Border discussions less than fruitful

Hong Kong, 29 September 2021: Our Urban Renewal Authority has upset the applecart in recent days by unveiling a radical blueprint – four years in the making – to overhaul two old and densely built districts, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok. The scheme, hailed as “thinking out of the box” by urban planners and […]

Election ‘fever’ gives way to festive feeling

Hong Kong, 21 September 2021: In contrast to Hong Kong’s delayed election results (discussed in a moment), this week’s blog appears early and with good reason: tonight marks the Mid-Autumn Festival and tomorrow is a public holiday. Falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the Mid-Autumn Festival is when our city is […]

Old backdrop to a new political order

Hong Kong, 15 September 2021: “If you build it, they will come.” It’s a quote adapted from the classic 1989 film Field of Dreams in which a corn farmer in Iowa (played by Kevin Costner) risks his livelihood to construct a baseball diamond on his land and the ghosts of past players arrive to take […]

China gets tough on data protection

By Allison Lee Hong Kong, 10 September 2021: China’s long-awaited data privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), will take effect on 1 November. While the law does not directly apply to Hong Kong, which has its own Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, it does have extraterritorial application, meaning companies in Hong Kong and elsewhere […]

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Ride-hailing law awaits green light

By Alex Liu Hong Kong, 9 September 2025: In a move many will consider long overdue, the Hong Kong government has finally put forward a proposed regulatory framework for legalising ride-hailing services. The Road Traffic (Amendment) (Ride-hailing Service) Bill 2025 has been tabled before the Legislative Council and, once implemented, will bring to an end […]

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Law & More: Episode 56 – Judith Sihombing

Hong Kong, 1 September 2025: In the latest edition of Law & More, we meet notable academic and prolific author Judith Sihombing, who has been mentoring law students in Hong Kong for more than four decades. Judith looks back on her upbringing in rural Australia, early years in the legal profession, time spent teaching in […]

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HK’s arbitration proficiency on display

By Alex Liu and John Zhou Hong Kong, 27 August 2025: Registrations are now open for the 14th edition of Hong Kong Arbitration Week, an event that will provide further impetus to our city’s growing reputation as a world-class seat of arbitration. Boase Cohen & Collins will participate in most of the events. More than […]

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Living with the wait of expectation

London, 13 August 2025: We spend 47 days of our life queuing, apparently. Supermarkets, bus stops, airports, landmarks … you name it, we wait. Two hours for a glimpse of the Mona Lisa? No problem! Four hours before you can tour the Taj Mahal? Bring it on! After all, this is nothing compared to tennis […]

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PolyU powering robotics revolution

Hong Kong, 12 August 2025: The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics is having a huge impact on the legal profession and here at BC&C we are embracing new technologies as a way of enhancing efficiency and further improving our service to clients. In this regard, we are grateful to fintech professor Brian […]

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