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Jun 12, 2025

Hong Kong High Court grants injunction to enforce restrictive covenants

In two separate decisions in April 2025[1], the Hong Kong High Court first refused, but then allowed, an IT company’s application for an interlocutory injunction to enforce post-termination…
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Jun 11, 2025

Federal Circuit Clarifies Limits of Prosecution Disclaimer in Patent Families

In Maquet Cardiovascular LLC v. Abiomed Inc., 131 F.4th 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2025), the Federal Circuit addressed whether the prosecution history of one patent in a patent family can limit the scope of…
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Jun 05, 2025

Construction industry participants beware: CISG and CISOP and their impact on overseas procurement

It is common for construction industry participants to source various machinery, materials or components from overseas for construction projects in Hong Kong, or to have part of the construction and…
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Jun 03, 2025

UK Corporate Briefing June 2025

Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss: Draft regulations on the protection of…
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May 29, 2025

Whistleblowing job applicants, discrimination outside employment, and liability for HR consultants, plus a news roundup

Our employment law update for May covers a new EAT case on whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, whether a blatant racial insult falls outside the scope of the Equality Act 2010…
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May 22, 2025

Proposed Reform of UK Regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers

The Treasury (HMT) launched a consultation and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a call for input in April 2025 kick-starting a review of the UK’s regulatory regime for Alternative…
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May 22, 2025

Third Party Rights – welcome guidance from the High Court

There is a “a dearth of case law” on s1(1) of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (Act), as observed by Lenon KC, the judge in the case of HNW Lending Ltd v Lawrence [2025] EWHC 908 (Ch).…
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May 20, 2025

UK Water Infrastructure: A Waterfall of Investment Opportunities, RAPID success?

The UK's water sector is not just evolving; it is undergoing a monumental transformation, presenting infrastructure investors with an extraordinary chance to participate in building a more resilient…
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May 19, 2025

Is challenging a judgment allegedly procured by a previously known fraud an abuse of process and vexatious?

“Once a judgment is tainted by deceit it is fatally flawed” (Park v CNH Industrial Capital Europe Limited). But can an application to set aside a default judgment allegedly procured by fraud, itself…
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May 15, 2025

HK releases Guideline concerning Generative AI

On 15 April 2025, the Hong Kong Government’s Digital Policy Office published the Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline (“Guideline”)[1], which aims to…
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May 13, 2025

Fake legal authorities – AI hallucination or professional negligence?

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has the potential to make significant changes to various aspects of the practice of law. It is possible that many lawyers will incorporate AI in doing legal work, one…
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