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Law & More: Episode 60 – Bill Ricquier

Hong Kong, 15 December 2025: In this episode, we meet renowned lawyer and academic Bill Ricquier, whose distinguished legal career has included spells in London and Liverpool before settling down as a long-term resident of Singapore. Aside from law, Bill’s other passion is cricket. Having fallen in love with the game as a schoolboy, he […]

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A meaningful first step towards reform

By Alex Liu Hong Kong, 9 December 2025: As recovery work continues following the Tai Po fire disaster, the government has acted with commendable speed in announcing that an independent committee, chaired by a judge, is being established to conduct a comprehensive review. The investigative body’s aim will be to facilitate systematic reform of the […]

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Law & More: Episode 59 – Julia Charlton

Hong Kong, 4 December 2025: In this episode, we meet corporate finance lawyer Julia Charlton, a hugely respected and vastly experienced legal practitioner in Hong Kong’s financial sector. Julia looks back on her career journey, beginning with her upbringing in the northeast of England, practicing corporate law in London, and her bold decision as a […]

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Bali gathering enhances regional ties

Hong Kong, 3 December 2025: Our Managing Partner Alex Liu and Consultant John Zhou were pleased to meet Ally Law colleagues old and new at the Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, Indonesia. The gathering featured networking sessions and panel discussions that examined a range of topics relevant to law firms, including how mid-size firms […]

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A personal note from Colin Cohen

Hong Kong, 2 December 2025: Each month, I have the privilege of penning a column about life in Hong Kong. It’s a modest attempt to reflect the social, economic and cultural developments that shape this wonderful city, my adopted home since 1981. The positive feedback I receive sustains and inspires me to keep going. November’s […]

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Poised to enter the five-ring circus

Hong Kong, 26 November 2025: “It’s not the winning, but the taking part.” I doubt Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt had the famous words of Baron Pierre de Coubertin on his mind as he stormed to 100m gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Only victory would do. Sitting near the finish line, I was privileged […]

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Wrongful dismissal case provides lessons

By Jeffrey Chan Hong Kong, 20 November 2025: A High Court judgment in which a senior executive successfully sued his employer for sacking him over alleged “fraudulent” expense claims raises critical questions over employment law and corporate governance. The ruling, which saw the plaintiff win more than HK$5.4 million in damages for wrongful dismissal, provides […]

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Ian Winter KC delivers riveting lecture

Hong Kong, 19 November 2025: Acclaimed financial crime specialist Ian Winter KC kept a large audience enthralled in delivering the seventh annual HKU-Boase Cohen & Collins Criminal Law Lecture. His talk – entitled “Conspiracy to Defraud: Deceased or Only Wounded?” – offered a forensic analysis of how the offence has evolved over many centuries of […]

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CFA gives clarity on cross-border evidence

By Alex Liu and John Zhou Hong Kong, 28 October 2025: In a landmark judgment, the Court of Final Appeal has provided clarity over the cross-border transfer of working papers for litigation, specifically the jurisdiction of a Hong Kong court to issue a letter of request (“LOR”) to an overseas court to obtain documents to […]

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Law & More: Episode 58 – Bebe Chu

Hong Kong, 22 October 2025: In this episode, we meet former judge Bebe Chu, a leading authority in the field of family law. Bebe reflects on her upbringing in Hong Kong, early days as a solicitor and her subsequent career in the Judiciary, where she was eventually appointed as Judge with Special Responsibilities for Family […]

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Law & More: Episode 60 – Bill Ricquier

Hong Kong, 15 December 2025: In this episode, we meet renowned lawyer and academic Bill Ricquier, whose distinguished legal career has included spells in London and Liverpool before settling down as a long-term resident of Singapore. Aside from law, Bill’s other passion is cricket. Having fallen in love with the game as a schoolboy, he […]

Read more

A meaningful first step towards reform

By Alex Liu Hong Kong, 9 December 2025: As recovery work continues following the Tai Po fire disaster, the government has acted with commendable speed in announcing that an independent committee, chaired by a judge, is being established to conduct a comprehensive review. The investigative body’s aim will be to facilitate systematic reform of the […]

Read more

Law & More: Episode 59 – Julia Charlton

Hong Kong, 4 December 2025: In this episode, we meet corporate finance lawyer Julia Charlton, a hugely respected and vastly experienced legal practitioner in Hong Kong’s financial sector. Julia looks back on her career journey, beginning with her upbringing in the northeast of England, practicing corporate law in London, and her bold decision as a […]

Read more

Bali gathering enhances regional ties

Hong Kong, 3 December 2025: Our Managing Partner Alex Liu and Consultant John Zhou were pleased to meet Ally Law colleagues old and new at the Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, Indonesia. The gathering featured networking sessions and panel discussions that examined a range of topics relevant to law firms, including how mid-size firms […]

Read more

A personal note from Colin Cohen

Hong Kong, 2 December 2025: Each month, I have the privilege of penning a column about life in Hong Kong. It’s a modest attempt to reflect the social, economic and cultural developments that shape this wonderful city, my adopted home since 1981. The positive feedback I receive sustains and inspires me to keep going. November’s […]

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