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November 2017

Does bank owe duty of care to applicant of injunction order?...

Banks often receive injunction orders from others against their own customers in daily operation. Does a bank owe any duty of care to the applicant of injunction orders? If a bank has accidentally acted in breach of an injunction order, will it be...
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November 2017

SENIOR PARTNER OF PEPELIAEV GROUP VISITED GALLANT...

Mr Rustem Ahmetshin, Senior Partner of Pepeliaev Group, accompanied by his fellow partners Ms Natalia Stenina and Mr Ilya Bolotnov, and the Business Development Manager of the Chinese Desk Ms Wang Ning, visited our firm on 30 October 2017. They were...
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November 2017

Gallant 40th Anniversary...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Gallant, an independent full-service law firm in Hong Kong founded by Dr. Gallant Ho Yiu Tai in 1977, with our head office in Hong Kong and two representative offices in Guangzhou and Shanghai. As the sole...
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October 2017

GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY IFLR1000 2018...

We are pleased to announce that in IFLR1000 2018, our firm is recognised a notable firm in the practice areas of Banking and M&A. Besides, our partner and head of Commercial Department Mr Philip Wong is ranked as a highly regarded lawyer in the...
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October 2017

Newly admitted solicitors staying with our firm (2017)...

Winki Luk and Daniel Wai were admitted to the roll of solicitors of the Hong Kong High Court in September this year. They both successfully went through the two-year training as trainee solicitors in our firm. During that period, they were assigned...
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October 2017

Gallant recognized by Asialaw Profiles 2018...

We are pleased to announce that in Asialaw Profiles 2018, our firm is recognised as Highly Recommended in the practice areas of Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A. Besides, our firm is also Recommended in the practice areas of Construction & Real...
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August 2017

Presentation of the Gallant Prize in Introduction to PRC Law for 2016-2017 at the Law Faculty...

Mr. Philip Wong, our partner & Head of Commercial Department, attended the Faculty Opening Ceremony of the Law Faculty of The University of Hong Kong on 31 August 2017. On behalf of our firm, Mr Philip Wong presented the Gallant Prize...
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August 2017

Can banks still rely on non-reliance clauses in transactions without "suitability clause" ?...

The Court of Appeal recently upheld a claim that the bank owed its customers advisory duties in recommending investment products, despite the non-reliance or non-advisory clauses in the client agreements. The appeal court’s judgment in Chang Pui...
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June 2017

GALLANT SPEAK AT BELT AND ROAD OUTBOUND INVESTMENT, HANGZHOU...

Gallant was invited to speak at the Legal Training and Seminar for Zhejiang Enterprises Approaching “The Belt and Road” Outbound Investment, held in Hangzhou on 30 June 2017. Mr. Wilfred Tsui, Partner of our Commercial Department, represented...
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June 2017

MR. ELI BARASCH, HEAD OF CHINA DESK OF MERITAS FIRM IN ISRAEL, VISITED GALLANT...

Mr. Eli Barasch, Head of China Desk of Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co. (GKH), the Meritas member firm in Israel, visited our firm on 29 June 2017. Mr. Barasch was greeted by our Managing Partner, Brenda Lee and the head of our...