Articles

Stefan Schmierer

May 2, 2020

Contested Probate Of A Will – Legal Process

Applications may be made to the Court for: 1. the grant of probate of the will, or letters of administration of the estate if there is no...

Stefan Schmierer

May 2, 2020

Prenuptial Agreements And The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

1. Introduction To Prenuptial Agreements A prenuptial agreement is a signed and written contract entered into by parties to a prospective...

Stefan Schmierer

May 2, 2020

Custody and Access to Children After Divorce

1. Custody, Care and Control and Access to Children After Divorce There are few more testing times in a person’s life than the break-up...

Stefan Schmierer

May 2, 2020

Trademark Registration

‘What's in a name?’ Every business has a name and that name can be more easily identified and recalled if it is rendered in a particular...

Stefan Schmierer

May 2, 2020

Applications For Injunctions

1. The Hong Kong Court Has Power To Grant Interim Injunctions In cases where there is a real risk that a Defendant or intended Defendant...

Anna Lau

May 29, 2019

e-Commerce & Tax - The Locality Factor

The recent dilemma of the Inland Revenue Services’ attempt to tax both the Duchess of Cambridge and their royal baby highlights how even...

Anna Lau

May 12, 2019

電子商務及稅務-地區因素

稅務部最近試圖向劍橋公爵夫人及皇室小成員徵稅，結果進退兩難，突顯人人都需要做好稅務計劃，即連皇室成員也不例外。在Commissioner of Inland Revenue V. Li & Fung (Trading) Ltd [2011] HKCFI 261案（HCIA...

Anna Lau

Dec 11, 2018

Manners Matter! Especially in Litigation: A Brief Analysis into the Patrick Wang Ho Yin Cost Order

This article was co-authored by Joshua Chu from ONC Lawyers. There is an old English saying, “manners maketh man”. It essentially means...

Anna Lau

Dec 11, 2018

The Fight Against the Slaughter of Small Animals | How Hong Kong Compares with the Globe

“…The GREATNESS of a nation and its MORAL PROGRESS can be judged by the way its animals are treated...” - Mahatma Gandhi Introduction The...