ONC Newsletter July 2021

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Corporate Finance
•	Stock Exchange issued revised Enforcement Policy Statement and Enforcement Sanctions Statement
Capital Markets
•	SFC publishes a new circular on ESG fund disclosures
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	Re China All Access Limited: First decision on Pilot Program for Mutual Recognition and Assistance to Insolvency Proceedings between the Courts of the Mainland and Hong Kong
•	Court of Appeal clarified that post-bankruptcy events could be taken into account in considering whether to rescind a bankruptcy order
Regulatory & Compliance
•	Industry ban against a sponsor principal, but who is he?
Intellectual Property
•	Intellectual property issues of non-fungible tokens
Commercial Crime
•	Offering client’s son a job to get a deal – is that bribery?
Employment, Privacy and Discrimination
•	Employees backing out of accepted job offers before commencement will have to serve notice of termination or make payment in lieu of notice, the Court of Appeal rules
•	Proposed public inspection regime to limit access to company directors’ data in Hong Kong – Potential shortcomings and our recommendations
•	Legislative update: Five additional statutory holidays under the Employment Ordinance by 2030
Shipping & Logistics
•	How would the court interpret an expressly agreed term which conflicts with a general printed term in a bunker supply contract?
Family & Matrimonial
•	Same-sex parents: Do we have guardianship rights, joint custody, care and control over our non-biological children?
FIRM NEWS
•	Mr Michael Szeto will present a webinar for HKGCC on employment law issues in economic downturn
•	Mr Dominic Wai participated as a speaker in a plenary discussion on digital governance in the “LexisNexis Asia Virtual Summit 2021”
•	Mr Eric Woo gave an RME webinar for the Hong Kong Academy of Law on recovery of legal costs
•	Mr Felix Tin conducted two webinars for the Association of Corporate Counsel on global travel restrictions and updates
•	Ms Angel Wong and Mr Joshua Chu have been recognised as Lexology Legal Influencers Q2 2021
•	Promotion of Mr Christopher Ho, Mr Kai Chung Lam and Mr Paul Lam to Senior Associates
•	ONC Ice-cream Day

法律新知
資本市場
•	證監會就 ESG 基金的披露規定刊發新通函
清盤及重組
•	上訴法院澄清，在決定是否撤銷破產令時可考慮破產後的事件
知識產權
•	非同質化代幣的知識產權問題
商業罪行
•	向客戶的兒子提供職位以取得業務是否賄賂？
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	上訴法院裁定，已應聘的僱員如在上任前悔約須發出終止通知或支付代通知金
•	法例新知：《僱傭條例》下的法定假日將於 2030 年前逐步增加五日
航運及物流
•	若燃油供應合約的明文議定條款與預印條款抵觸，法院會如何解讀？
家事及婚姻
•	同性伴侶對非親生子女是否享有監護權、共同管養權、照顧及管束權？
本所動態
•	司徒肇基律師將為香港總商會的網上講座講解經濟衰退下的僱傭法律問題
•	衞紹宗律師於「LexisNexis 亞洲虛擬峰會 2021」擔任全體討論環節講者探討數碼管治事宜
•	胡慶業律師為香港法律專業學會的風險管理網上課程講解如何追討訟費
•	田文鋒律師為全球企業法律顧問協會的網上講座講解各地旅遊限制及最新資訊
•	黃麗文律師及朱喬華律師成為 Lexology 2021 年第二季具影響力法律作者
•	何鈞泰律師、林啓聰律師及林培森律師獲晉升為高級律師
•	柯伍陳雪糕滋味日