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Anti-suit Injunctions
Timothy Loh LLP are most popular: within Corporate/Commercial Law, Tax and Finance and Banking topic(s) in Asia Anti-suit injunctions restrain legal proceedings in Hong Kong as well as in foreign jurisdictions, meaning they prohibit a litigant from moving forward with court or arbitral proceedings in a particular jurisdiction or forum to resolve a dispute.
Prohibition Orders
Timothy Loh LLP are most popular: within Corporate/Commercial Law, Tax and Finance and Banking topic(s) in Asia A prohibition order is a powerful tool in the enforcement of judgments. It enables a judgment creditor to prevent a judgment debtor from leaving Hong Kong for the purpose of facilitating the enforcement of a judgment against the judgment debtor.
Thriving in Evolving Times: A Conversation with Mary Lam, Timothy Loh LLP
Mary Lam of Timothy Loh LLP discusses Hong Kong's rising legal stars, whose innovative approaches and expertise in fields like financial technology are shaping the future of the profession. What pivotal moment or case early in your career shaped your approach to practicing law, and how has that influence evolved as you've grown professionally? I have learnt early on that it takes a lot to be a good lawyer. Problems are rarely one-dimensional.
Gagging Orders
Gagging orders are court orders restraining persons from revealing or disclosing information about proceedings. Hong Kong courts may grant gagging orders where there are grounds to believe that once a wrongdoer is aware he is being pursued through the courts, he may take steps to frustrate the pursuit.
Chabra Injunctions - Freezing Orders To Recover Assets Held By Third Parties
Chabra injunctions are freezing orders against assets held by a person "A", against whom a claimant has no cause of action, on the basis that such assets may be ultimately available through court process to satisfy a judgment which the claimant may obtain against a defendant. Chabra injunctions can prevent a defendant from using a third party which it controls to hide or dissipate assets that could satisfy a judgment against the defendant.
The categorisation of the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale scores: an exploration from an epidemiological perspective
Background The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) and its 7-item Short Form (SWEMWBS) are among the few psychometric instruments specifically designed to assess mental well-being (1). Since the validation of SWEMWBS (2, 3), there has been a notable increase in the translation, validation, and utilisation of SWEMWBS as a measure of mental well-being globally (4–13).
Histiocyte‐rich ROS1‐rearranged inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the trachea: A rare neoplasm presenting with asthma‐like symptoms
INTRODUCTION Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour is classically myofibroblast-rich and ALK rearranged. We describe a middle-aged woman with atypical inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour. CASE REPORT A 49-year-old lady presented in July 2022 with dyspnea and productive cough for 2 weeks. Physical examination showed stridor and expiratory wheeze. Chest x-ray showed clear lung fields. Patient was initially treated as asthma by empirical antibiotic and systemic steroid.
The use and impact of pathology tests in emergency department patients with mental health‐related complaints: A cross sectional study
In our sample of ED patients presenting with mental health (MH) related complaints, nearly half had pathology tests (47%) done. Use of pathology tests was associated with increased ED length of stay, increased treatment costs and rarely affected patient disposition. Early and concomittant clinical assessment by both emergency medicine and MH staff should guide patient disposition. Selective use of pathology tests in this patient population could result in significant cost savings.
The Prevalence of Caregiving among Young People
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Rethinking the tiered trauma team response: A case‐series study in a regional trauma centre
Tiered trauma systems are safe and effective in managing trauma patients when implemented well; however, increasing workload without increased resources suggests modification to traditional trauma call responses require testing. Implementation of a modified trauma response system, where surgeons are notified rather than mandated to attend patients meeting mechanism criteria only did not result in an increase in missed injury or representations.
SFC RiSFC Risk Management for Futures Contracts – New proposed guidelines - Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges - Hong Kong
In November, 2022, the SFC issued its Consultation Paper on Proposed Risk Management Guidelines for Licensed Persons Dealing in Futures Contracts. The consultation sets out new guidelines, which, if adopted, will govern all Type 2 (dealing in futures contracts) activities. The consultation closed on January 31, 2023. If you'd like more information about how the proposed guidelines may affect you, please contact one of our financial services regulatory lawyers.
HKMA stablecoin regulation proposal
In January, 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") released its conclusions ("Stablecoin Licensing Proposal") on a consultation for new proposed regulations of stablecoins, digital assets designed to maintain a stable value by being pegged to a specific asset or basket of assets. If you would like more information on these new proposals or would like to find out how these new proposals may affect you, please contact one of our fintech lawyers.
Update on SFC practices in cases of wrongdoing by SFC licensed firms
December 29, 2022 the Process Review Panel issued its annual report on the SFC. The report provides an update on the SFC's operational practices in cases of possible wrongdoing by SFC licensed firms. 1. Closure of Enforcement Cases The SFC Enforcement Division will establish a mechanism to monitor and control closure of investigations and to re-distribute workload to different case officers when necessary to ensure timely closure of investigations. 2.
Insurance Linked Securities (ILS)
In its Hong Kong 2023-24 Budget, the Financial Secretary announced an extension of its insurance-linked securities ("ILS") grant scheme for a further 2 years. The scheme subsidises the cost of structuring ILS, thus encouraging the issuance of ILS. ILS, also known as catastrophe bonds, enable insurers to fund specific insured events and provide returns to investors to the extent those events do not materialise.
Hong Kong as an attractive fund domicile
Hong Kong limited partnership fund ("LPF") and open ended fund company ("OFC") structures offer advantages for private equity fund and hedge fund sponsors looking to establish a fund vehicle under a single set of laws in a single time zone with a single tax system. In this article, originally published in the IFC Review, our Gavin Cumming takes a closer look at how these structures may benefit fund operators. For more information, contact one of our private equityor hedge fund lawyers.
Implementation evaluation and refinement of an intervention to improve blunt chest injury management - a mixed methods study
To investigate uptake of a Chest Injury Protocol (ChIP), examine factors influencing its implementation and identify interventions for promoting its use. Failure to treat blunt chest injuries in a timely manner with sufficient analgesia, physiotherapy and respiratory support, can lead to complications such as pneumonia and respiratory failure and/or death.
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