ONC Newsletter March 2022

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Corporate Finance
•	Publication of results announcement and holding of AGMs during COVID-19 pandemic
Capital Markets
•	HKMA published a circular clarifying its regulatory approaches to authorized institutions’ engagement in virtual assets related activities
Employment, Privacy and Discrimination
•	Changes to Employment Law to address COVID-19: Employment (Amendment) Bill 2022 – What employers need to know
•	New round of Employment Support Scheme
Emerging Technologies & Cyber Law
•	Application of Blockchain technology in healthcare and life science \| AI handling of patient data \| Blockchain and the future of legal services
•	Application of Blockchain, big data and AI technologies in human resources solutions \| AI hiring & firing trends \| Potential pitfalls for employment disputes
Construction
•	Why is prevention better than cure in a construction project? A lesson to be learned under COVID-19
Intellectual Property
•	The long-awaited overhaul of Hong Kong’s copyright regime – Can Hong Kong keep up with the international norms?
Family & Matrimonial
•	Cross border divorce streamlined under reciprocal recognition arrangement
Regulatory & Compliance
•	The Court’s powers to make restorative orders in insider dealing
Shipping & Logistics
•	Is it forum shopping to litigate in a higher tonnage limit jurisdiction?
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	Removal of liquidators: Who has the locus standi?
Commercial Crime
•	What evidence would the Court consider as credible in defending money laundering charges in a phishing email scam case?
FIRM NEWS
•	ONC Lawyers and LexisNexis will jointly hold a CPD webinar on the latest changes to the Employment Ordinance to address issues arising from COVID-19
•	ONC Lawyers held a webinar on the new anti-pandemic measures amid the 5th wave of COVID from an employment law perspective
•	ONC Lawyers held a webinar on dealing with the impact of the fifth wave of COVID from a construction law perspective
•	Mr Ludwig Ng gave a seminar for the Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty on legal and practical considerations in auditors’ negligence cases
•	Ms Angel Wong gave a presentation for the training course organised by the IPO Coaching Academy
•	Dr Lawrence Yeung gave a webinar for HKU iDendron workshop on IP protection for start-ups
•	Dr Lawrence Yeung was interviewed by Mingpao on the registrability of viral phrases as trademarks
•	Mr Michael Szeto and Ms Courtney So contributed to The Hong Kong Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents on employment
•	Mr Michael Szeto wrote an article for Human Resources on the necessity of giving a reason upon termination of employees
•	Mr Joshua Chu authored 2 articles on telehealth and smart contracts respectively for Hong Kong Lawyer
•	Mr Joshua Chu co-authored an article for Hong Kong Lawyer on paying employees in cryptocurrency
•	ONC Lawyers is awarded the “15 Years Plus Caring Company Logo” for the fifth year consecutively
•	Admission of Ms Peggy Ma and Ms Larissa Tse

法律新知
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	僱傭法因應疫情的最新修訂：《2022年僱傭（修訂）條例草案》僱主須知
•	新一輪「保就業」計劃
新興科技及網絡法建築
•	運用區塊鏈、大數據及人工智能技術處理人力資源事宜 \| 人工智能招聘及解僱的趨勢 \| 發生僱傭糾紛的潛在風險率
建築
•	在建築項目中為何預防勝於治療？疫情帶來的啟示
家事及婚姻
•	中港互認安排簡化跨境離婚程序
金融及證券規管
•	法院就內幕交易案件發出復原令的權力
清盤及重組
•	誰有資格申請罷免清盤人？
商業罪行
•	在網絡釣魚電郵詐騙案中，法院會接納甚麼證據為抗辯洗錢控罪的可信證據？
本所動態
•	柯伍陳律師事務所與 LexisNexis 將合辦網上持續專業進修講座講解《僱傭條例》因應疫情的最新修訂
•	柯伍陳律師事務所舉辦網上講座從僱傭法角度講解第五波疫情下的新防疫措施
•	柯伍陳律師事務所舉辦網上講座從建築法角度講解如何處理第五波疫情造成的影響
•	伍兆榮律師為重組及清盤學院講解核數師疏忽案件中的法律及實際考慮
•	黃麗文律師為 IPO Coaching Academy 舉辦的培訓課程講課
•	楊先恒律師為港大創新及創業中心工作坊的網上講座講解初創企業的知識產權保護
•	楊先恒律師接受《明報》訪問談論潮語註冊商標的法律問題
•	司徒肇基律師及蘇翹如律師撰寫《The Hong Kong Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents》的僱傭章節
•	司徒肇基律師為《人才薈萃》撰文講解開除僱員時是否需要說明原因
•	朱喬華律師為《香港律師》及 Lexology 撰寫兩篇文章分別探討遠程醫療及智能合約的法律問題
•	朱喬華律師為《香港律師》及 Lexology 合撰文章探討以加密貨幣支薪給僱員的法律問題
•	柯伍陳律師事務所連續五年獲頒 15 年 Plus「商界展關懷」標誌
•	馬曉彤律師及謝卓曈律師獲認許為律師