Something urgent? Call us now! (852) 3416 1711
Information at your fingertips
Hong Kong, 7 October 2021: Colin Cohen has hailed Ally Law’s continued expansion in Latin America with the addition of three new firms: PPO Abogados in Bolivia, Ecuador’s Robalino and Altra Legal in Paraguay. The trio join just a year after Ally Law welcomed firms from Chile, Colombia and Peru to the fold, meaning the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hong Kong, 28 September 2021: Many congratulations to Claire Chow who has become the latest member of Boase Cohen & Collins’ legal team to be admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong. Work colleagues, family members and friends were present at the High Court on Saturday to witness her being admitted before the Honourable Mr […]
Hong Kong, 23 September 2021: The latest episode of our Law & More podcast features one of Hong Kong’s most high-profile barristers, Clive Grossman SC. In a wide-ranging discussion, Clive tells our Senior Partner Colin Cohen about his upbringing and early legal career in Southern Rhodesia, his work in the pre-handover Hong Kong Legal Department […]
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 […]
Hong Kong, 20 September 2021: Lord Ken Macdonald QC enthralled a global audience with his insight and observations into academic freedoms when he delivered the fourth HKU-Boase Cohen & Collins Criminal Law Lecture on Friday. His talk, “Free Speech in Universities”, examined how a combination of the UK government’s anti-terrorism legislation and a transatlantic “cancel […]
Hong Kong, 17 September 2021: Boase Cohen & Collins extends a warm welcome to the firm’s latest Trainee Solicitor, Jasmine Kwong. She follows in the footsteps of colleague Gabriel Brettell who joined earlier this year. BC&C Senior Partner Colin Cohen is delighted to have the two new recruits on board. “Since we were founded in […]
Friendly and approachable, we are ready to answer your questions and offer you sound advice.
Learn more about what we do and what we say. Subscribe to our newsletter to ensure you receive our updates.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
