CGj highlights the key takeaways from the Institute’s annual forum updating practitioners on all the latest developments in anti–money laundering and counter–financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).  There have been many significant developments, both local and...

The Institute’s 3rd AML/CFT Conference updated practitioners on the trends to watch in AML/CFT compliance. The Institute’s 3rd AML/CFT Conference, held on 25 November 2022, provided expertise and practical sharing on the impact of current and future trends on trust...

Julia Leung SBS JP, Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), gives an update on the SFC’s views on the metaverse, non-fungible tokens, Web 3.0 and the future of finance. Japan’s Metabo Law (so called because the law combats ‘metabolic...

In the first of this two-part article, Evelyn Chan, Partner, and Adriel Wong, Associate of Gall, provide a general overview of Hong Kong’s civil litigation process. When a dispute over rights and obligations between two parties arises, the parties may commence civil...

Roderick Lai, Mark Hughes and Katrina Shum of Eversheds Sutherland, examine a recent UK Supreme Court judgment, which confirms the test for when directors owe a duty to consider creditors’ interests. This test is likely to apply to directors of Hong Kong companies. On...

AML/CFT – Staying ahead of the game Click here or on the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full edition....