ONC Newsletter March 2021

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	Is a scheme of arrangement entailing the release of creditors’ rights against third parties capable of being sanctioned?
Regulatory & Compliance
•	Alarming increase in ramp and dump scheme: How has it been tackled so far?
Corporate Finance
•	The Stock Exchange’s recommendations to the listed issuers from its review of annual report disclosure
Capital Markets
•	SPAC IPO opportunities and threats
China Law
•	Essential features of the first individual bankruptcy regulation in China
Employment, Privacy and Discrimination
•	Can employer be held vicariously liable for employee fraud?
Emerging Technologies & Cyber Law
•	Democratizing access to sustainable finance : Using blockchain technology to benchmark green bonds
Intellectual Property
•	Do I infringe others’ copyright by using stream-ripping or file sharing websites?
Commercial Crime
•	Asset recovery in the era of “all things digital” – steps to be taken when fallen victim to a scam
Arbitration
•	Can arbitral tribunal decide whether there is a breach of pre-arbitration conditions?
Family & Matrimonial
•	Pilot scheme for private financial adjudication in matrimonial and family proceedings extended for 3 more years
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
•	No more arbitrary charges in bank disclosure orders
FIRM NEWS
•	ONC advised on the listing of Unity Enterprise Holdings Limited
•	ONC Lawyers and Denis Chang's Chambers will jointly hold a seminar on competition law
•	Mr Dominic Wai will give a free webinar on the new AML/CTF rules for money lending in Hong Kong
•	Mr Dominic Wai gave a webinar at the “International Conference on Industry 4.0 Blockchain Application” on governance in blockchain technology
•	ONC Lawyers presented a webinar on the operation and rules of the Labour Tribunal
•	Mr Joshua Chu is recently spotlighted in Asia Law Portal’s “Featured Lawyers” section
•	Mr Joshua Chu and Mr Michael Szeto co-authored an article on ransomware for Hong Kong Lawyer and Lexology
•	Mr Joshua Chu and Ms Ivy Wang co-authored an article on cross-border insolvency for Hong Kong Lawyer and Lexology

法律新知
清盤及重組
•	債務償還安排計劃如導致解除債權人針對第三方之權利，能否獲得法院認許？
金融及證券規管
•	面對「唱高散貨」騙案急升，當局目前有何打擊措施？
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	僱主是否須為僱員的欺詐行為負上轉承責任？
新興科技及網絡法
•	利用區塊鏈技術制定綠色債券基準，令可持續融資更加民主
知識產權
•	使用串流擷取或檔案共享網站，會否構成侵犯他人版權？
仲裁
•	仲裁庭可以就違反仲裁先決條件的問題作出裁斷嗎？
家事及婚姻
•	婚姻及家事法律程序的私人財務審裁試驗計劃再度延長三年
訴訟及調解爭議
•	銀行披露令的任意收費將劃上句號
本所動態
•	柯伍陳律師事務所就盈滙企業控股有限公司的上市出任法律顧問
•	柯伍陳律師事務所與張健利大律師事務所將合辦網上講座講解競爭法
•	衞紹宗律師將於免費網上研討會講解在香港放債須知的打擊洗錢／恐怖分子集資新規例
•	衞紹宗律師在「工業 4.0 區塊鏈應用技術國際會議」講解區塊鏈科技的監管
•	柯伍陳律師事務所舉辦網上講座講解勞資審裁處的運作和規則
•	朱喬華律師最近成為 Asia Law Portal本月「推介律師」之一
•	朱喬華律師及司徒肇基律師為《香港律師》及 Lexology 合撰文章探討勒索軟件事宜
•	朱喬華律師及王一律師為《香港律師》及 Lexology 合撰文章探討跨境清盤事宜