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Tears of joy … and frustration

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 […]

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Criminal Law Lecture returns in style

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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Back to business in Tel Aviv

Hong Kong, 21 September 2022: Our Partner Alex Liu welcomed the chance to meet Ally Law colleagues old and new at the organisation’s EMEA Regional Meeting in Tel Aviv last week. Dozens of delegates from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, plus others from further afield, descended on the Israeli city for three days of […]

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A fond farewell and a rugby revival

Hong Kong, 14 September 2022: Debt, illness, quarrels and excessive drinking. These were the hallmarks of John Walter Hulme’s controversial 15-year tenure as Hong Kong’s first Chief Justice. After arriving here in 1844, he was plagued by financial woes, despite a handsome £3,000 annual salary, while poor health saw him often delay hearings until the […]

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Avoiding a bitter aftertaste

By Arthur Chan Hong Kong, 9 September 2022: If there has been one growth industry in Hong Kong as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is food deliveries. Social distancing measures and dine-in restrictions have seen more citizens staying home, with the result that food ordering platforms have proliferated. But if business is on […]

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Law & More: Episode 18 – David Leung SC

Hong Kong, 8 September 2022: Our latest guest on Law & More is Senior Counsel David Leung, whose outstanding career with the Department of Justice culminated in a three-year spell as Director of Public Prosecutions. David reflects on his legal studies and early days as a solicitor, the responsibilities of being a public prosecutor, and […]

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Cybercrime review is long overdue

By Alex Liu Hong Kong, 6 September 2022: It is obvious to many that Hong Kong’s laws to combat cybercrime are badly outdated. This city completed its last review of online security more than two decades ago, since when the digital revolution has transformed almost every aspect of our lives. So new proposals to introduce […]

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BC&C maintains support for scholars

Hong Kong, 2 September 2022: BC&C Partner Fiona Chan has praised the next generation of lawyers after presenting the firm’s annual student prize at the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law. The BC&C Prize in Accounts and Financial Management was awarded to outstanding scholar Miss Wong Hin Tung for her excellent performance while studying […]

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Here are the facts of the matter

Hong Kong, 31 August 2022: We all know about Black Lives Matter, the global social movement which highlights racism, discrimination and racial inequality. There is also I Matter, a worldwide campaign that recognises and values women as essential leaders. Equally laudable is We Matter, an organisation in Canada dedicated to Indigenous youth support. And then […]

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Geoffrey Ma to deliver keynote lecture

Hong Kong, 29 August 2022: The former Chief Justice of Hong Kong, the Honourable Geoffrey Ma GBM QC SC, will deliver the fifth annual HKU-Boase Cohen & Collins Criminal Law Lecture next month. Mr Ma’s address, “A Civil Practitioner Enters the World of Criminal Law”, will be given at the University of Hong Kong on […]

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