What should one do if the Mainland court judgments is not recognised a…

As mentioned in “Recognition and Enforcement of Mainland court judgment in Hong Kong”, there are 5 prerequisites to be complied with before the Hong Kong courts recognise and enfor…

2020-10-22

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Statutory limitation period for civil proceedings in Hong Kong

Pursuant to the current framework under Hong Kong Law, the statutory limitation period for commencing a civil proceeding is as follow:

2020-10-21

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Statutory limitation

Cost of commencing litigations in Hong Kong

Many of my fellow lawyers and friends back in Mainland China complained that their clients are unable to commence proceedings in Hong Kong, as it is very costly to do so in Hong …

2020-10-16

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Cost of commencing litigations

Length of litigations in Hong Kong

Many of my friends are curious on the length of litigation in Hong Kong, the approximate litigation costs and whether there is a system of contingency / conditional fee in Hong Kon…

2020-10-15

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Length of litigations

Are Contingency Fees allowed in Hong Kong Litigation Cases?

There are many cases within the Mainland that are undertaken by lawyers on both “contingency fee” and “conditional fee” bases. This means that the lawyer is operating under a ‘No W…

2020-10-14

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Are Contingency

Extremely high threshold for enforcement against property in Hong Kong

In Mainland China it is common to apply to the court for preservation of property for enforcement of judgment debt. Against a disappeared debtor, if his identifiable assets are de…

2020-09-25

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Enforcement against property in Hong Kong Property seizure order Risk of dissipation of assets