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July 2024

GALLANT RANKED IN ALB IP RANKINGS 2024...

We are pleased to announce that Gallant is ranked in the ALB IP Rankings 2024 published in May 2024. The rankings mark Asia's best law firms for Patent, Copyright and Trademark work. We are most grateful for the long term support given by all our...
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July 2024

The Extension of Government Leases Bill: Assurance of Lease Renewals in Hong Kong...

The Extension of Government Leases Bill (“the Bill”) passed on 26 June 2024 to be gazetted and came into force on 5 July 2024 eases the public concern in relation to the impending expiration of thousands of government leases in 2047. While it is...
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June 2024

THE LONG-AWAITED RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES LEGISLATION (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ORDINANCE...

Hong Kong has long been blessed as one of the communities in the world with the longest life expectancies. This blessing, however, does not come without challenges. With the growing need in elderly care services, improving the legal governance of...
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June 2024

Gallant Commencing Strategic Cooperation with Ningbo International Legal Services Center in Hong...

On 26 May 2024, Ningbo International Legal Service Center (“NILSC”) entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Gallant in Hong Kong for the purpose of facilitating foreign-related legal service channels and enquiries to the Ningbo...
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May 2024

POSSESSORY TITLE OWNER’S ENTITLEMENT TO URBAN RENEWAL COMPENSATION...

Whether a possessory title obtained from an adverse possession action is a “marketable” title is always an issue. In Ho Kong (Sole Executor of the Estate of Fong Li Yee, deceased) v. Director of Lands & Another [2024] 2 HKC, the applicant was...
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May 2024

GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2024...

We are pleased to announce that Gallant is recognized as Notable Firm in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 Edition in the categories of (1) Commercial and Transactions – Domestic Firms and (2) Intellectual Property and (3) Insolvency –...
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April 2024

COURT’S REVISIT TO NON-COMPETE CLAUSE IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT...

The recent decision in Manulife Financial Asia Limited and Kenneth Joseph Rappold & Others [2024] HKCFI 989 revisits the enforceability of a non-compete clause in an employment contract. The plaintiff seeks to obtain an interim-interim injunction...
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April 2024

The 6th Guantao Law Firm "Junma Cup" 30km Relay Race...

1 April 2024 marks the start of our firm’s association with Guantao & Chow, solicitors and notaries (Guantao Hong Kong), through which our firm established close contact with over 20 offices of Guantao Law Firm in China and overseas. On April 13,...
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April 2024

SEMINAR TO CHINA CITIC BANK, GUANGZHOU BRANCH...

China CITIC Bank, Guangzhou Branch has invited our Firm to deliver a legal seminar to their officers on Apostille under the Hague Convention, in particular, The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign...