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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...
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June 2017

Seminar on SFC’s Code of Conduct...

The recent change in the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission, which incorporated the suitability requirement into client agreements as a contractual term, comes into force on 9 June 2017....
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May 2017

The Law Society’s 110th Jubilee Celebration Dinner...

Our Firm has joined The Law Society in celebrating its 110th anniversary and attended its Jubilee Dinner held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 13 May 2017. Group photo of our solicitors attending the dinner (Front row...
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April 2017

GALLANT ATTENDING ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF MERITAS 2017...

Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department, and Amanda Liu, our Consultant, attended the Annual Conference of Meritas 2017 for and on behalf of our Firm. The Annual Conference was held in Washington D.C., the United States of America...
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March 2017

Seminar to Bank of China Limited, Macau Branch on documentation and execution requirement of Finance...

Our Firm is the annual retainer law firm of Bank of China Limited, Macau Branch and the Bank has invited our Firm to deliver a seminar in its premises in Macau on 3 March 2017 on the topic of documentation and execution requirement of Finance...

March 2017

Seminar to Bank of China Limited Guangdong Branch on Cross-border Banking and Enforcement of...

Our Firm is a panel law firm retained by Bank of China Limited Guangdong Branch and the Bank has invited our Firm to deliver a seminar in its premises in Guangzhou on 14 March 2017 on the topic of Cross-border Banking and Enforcement of Security....
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February 2017

Mr. Hugo Cuesta Leaño, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Meritas, visited Gallant...

On 24 February 2017, Mr. Hugo Cuesta Leaño, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Meritas, visited Gallant. Mr. Cuesta and Mrs. Cuesta were greeted by our Managing Partner, Ms. Brenda Lee, and three other Partners of our Firm, Ms. Amanda Liu, Mr....

February 2017

Meritas Asia Regional Retreat and Board of Directors Meeting...

Amanda Liu and Philip Wong, partners of our firm attended Meritas Asia Regional Retreat and Board of Directors Meeting in Singapore from 16 to 18 February 2017. During the event, Amanda Liu participated in the Board of Directors Meeting as a...