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By Arthur Chan Hong Kong, 19 October 2022: A four-year campaign by the Customs and Excise Department to combat aggressive sales tactics at fitness centres appears to have some significant effect. Officers report a huge reduction in consumer complaints, a trend attributed to heightened vigilance plus deterrent penalties being handed down by the courts for […]
Hong Kong, 14 October 2022: Boase Cohen & Collins and Somerley Capital Holdings Limited are delighted to extend their sponsorship of Hong Kong’s all-Chinese development team, the CHK Dragons, for a further two years. Having commenced their support in 2019, the firms will continue to provide backing until the end of the 2023-24 season. The […]
Hong Kong, 12 October 2022: “Happiness is good health and a bad memory!” It’s a quote attributed to several famous figures, most notably Casablanca star Ingrid Bergman. The Hong Kong Tourism Board is banking on this being the case next year, hopefully with our city restored to full fitness and recollections of Covid-19 fading fast, […]
By Teddy Lam, Jennifer Lee and Stephanie Van Hong Kong, 7 October 2022: A high-profile court case in which a male employee successfully claimed unfair dismissal on the basis of gender discrimination provides salutary lessons for Hong Kong employers. The landmark judgment in Tan, Shaun Zhi Ming v Euromoney Institutional Investor (Jersey) Ltd DCEO 4/2017 […]
By Alex Liu Hong Kong, 5 October 2022: After decades of inaction, steps are finally being taken to get tough on citizens who dump unwanted vehicles on roadsides and in public parking spaces. The move follows a damning report by Hong Kong’s Ombudsman which lays bare ineffective government measures and the lack of legislation to […]
Hong Kong, 3 October 2022: Our latest guest on Law & More is Senior Counsel Wayne Walsh, whose sense of adventure has taken him from his native New Zealand to New York and Moscow and many places in between. After an outstanding career with Hong Kong’s Department of Justice, he is now in private practice […]
Hong Kong, 30 September 2022: We are delighted to welcome to the firm three new Trainee Solicitors – Cherie Kwan, Anne Young and Emily Kwan – maintaining our proud tradition of nurturing homegrown legal professionals. “At Boase Cohen & Collins, we have a track record of promoting local talent and providing young lawyers with a […]
By Arthur Chan Hong Kong, 29 September 2022: Ingenious fraudsters are continuing to cash in on Hong Kong’s anti-pandemic efforts, preying on the public’s fears about Covid-19 to find new ways of gaining illegal access to funds. Despite numerous warnings from the police, health officials and government departments, unfortunate citizens are still being duped on […]
Hong Kong, 28 September 2022: “Laugh, and the world laughs with you” goes the familiar saying. It is actually the opening line of Solitude, a verse penned in 1883 by prolific American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Well, if not quite the world, our former Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma certainly had a packed audience at the […]
Hong Kong, 26 September 2022: A large audience and a brilliant address by the former Chief Justice of Hong Kong, the Honourable Geoffrey Ma GBM KC SC, ensured the HKU-Boase Cohen & Collins Criminal Law Lecture made a triumphant return as an in-person event. In his talk, entitled “A Civil Practitioner Enters the World of […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
