ONC Newsletter July 2022

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Corporate Finance
•	Stock Exchange updated its guidance letter on long suspension and delisting
Capital Markets
•	SFC and HKEx welcome international sustainability disclosure standards
Employment, Privacy & Discrimination
•	Is “compensation clause” in an employment contract enforceable?
•	Can a male employee be subject to sex discrimination?
Construction
•	Tougher penalties for industrial accidents in Hong Kong
Technology
•	Hong Kong is introducing a licencing regime for virtual asset service providers
Intellectual Property
•	Will your tattoo infringe copyright work?
Shipping & Logistics
•	Would novation of charterparty change the legal effect of a bill of lading?
Regulatory & Compliance
•	Tackling fraudulent schemes by the SFC
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	When will a creditor’s refusal to enter into a settlement proposal with a debtor be considered unreasonable?
Commercial Crime
•	To be a forgery, a document must “tell a lie about itself”
Family & Matrimonial
•	The Court of Appeal clarifies the Hong Kong position for renunciation of executorship
FIRM NEWS
•	ONC Lawyers will hold a free webinar on the legal obligations and restrictions on senior executives
•	Mr Ludwig Ng and Mr Dominic Wai received the Certificates for Caring Ambassador awarded by the HKCSS
•	ONC Lawyers, Mr Ludwig Ng and Mr Michael Szeto have been recognised as Lexology Legal Influencers Q2 2022
•	Mr Dominic Wai gave a webinar organised by Association of Corporate Counsel on Hong Kong’s regulatory regime and investor’s risks on virtual assets
•	Mr Maxwell Chan attended HKIRA’s webinar as a panel speaker on listing rules and corporate governance practices
•	Mr Paul Lam gave a webinar organised by The Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors on how lawyers and accountants deal with a private M&A

法律新知
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	僱傭合約中的「補償條款」是否可強制執行？
•	男性僱員可以是性別歧視的對象嗎？
建築
•	香港政府建議提高工業意外的罰則
科技
•	香港將推行虛擬資產服務供應商發牌制度
知識產權
•	你的紋身會否侵犯版權作品？
航運及物流
•	租船合同的約務更替會否改變提單的法律效力？
清盤及重組
•	債權人在甚麼情況下拒絕與債務人訂立和解方案會被視為不合理？
本所動態
•	柯伍陳律師事務所將舉辦免費網上講座講解企業高層的法律責任及限制
•	伍兆榮律師及衞紹宗律師獲社聯頒發關懷大使證書
•	柯伍陳律師事務所、伍兆榮律師及司徒肇基律師成為 Lexology 2022 年第二季具影響力法律作者
•	衞紹宗律師為全球企業法律顧問協會的網上講座講解香港虛擬資產監管制度及投資者風險
•	陳寳文律師在香港投資者關係協會的上市規則及企業管治實務網上講座擔任小組討論講者
•	林培森律師為香港華人會計師公會舉辦的網上講座講解律師和會計師如何處理私人公司的股權交易