ONC Newsletter May 2023

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Corporate Finance
•	Proposed amendments to the Listing Rules relating to PRC issuers
Employment, Privacy & Discrimination
•	Can an employee broker be held liable to compensate the employer brokerage for the loss caused by his clients?
•	Jab rule lifted by the Government with effect from 16 June 2023
Intellectual Property
•	Can the owner of a trade mark in one class oppose another person’s registration for a similar mark in a different class?
Arbitration
•	The foundation to arbitration – the existence of a dispute between the parties
Commercial Crime
•	The Court of Appeal reaffirms the legitimacy of “No Consent” regime freezing suspected proceeds of crime
Technology
•	Guidance Note on Data Security Measures for Information and Communications Technology issued by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	Will the Court make a bankruptcy order when the dispute over the petition debt is subject to an exclusive jurisdiction clause outside Hong Kong?
Family & Matrimonial
•	If you are married but separated, what claims can you make against your spouse’s estate if he/she has passed away?
Insurance & Personal Injury
•	Can the claimant inspect and take photographs of the accident scene which is under control of a third party?
FIRM NEWS
•	ONC Lawyers contributed the Hong Kong Chapter to Global Legal Insights – Cartels 2023
•	ONC Lawyers contributed the Hong Kong Chapter to the International Comparative Legal Guide – Restructuring & Insolvency 2023
•	Mr Dominic Wai wrote an article for OneTrust DataGuidance on Hong Kong’s data security measures for information and communications technology
•	Mr Dominic Wai contributed an article to an IR Global publication on white-collar crime in Hong Kong
•	Mr Dominic Wai gave a talk organized by HKGCC on cross-boundary crimes in the digital era
•	ONC Lawyers is a supporting organisation for the “Regtech: Green KYC on a Native-to-Native Approach” seminar
•	Mr Henry Kwong has joined ONC Lawyers as Senior Tax Advisor

法律新知
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	疫苗接種規定將於2023年6月16日起撤銷
知識產權
•	在一個類別註冊了商標的擁有人能否反對別人在不同類別註冊類似的商標？
仲裁
•	仲裁的基礎——當事人之間存在爭議嗎？
商業罪案
•	上訴庭再次確認凍結懷疑罪行得益的「不同意處理書」制度合法
科技
•	個人資料私隱專員公署刊發《資訊及通訊科技的保安措施指引》
家事及婚姻
•	假如配偶在分居期間去世，我可獲分配其遺產嗎？
保險及人身傷亡
•	索償人是否可以視察在第三方控制範圍內的意外現場和拍照？
本所動態
•	柯伍陳律師事務所參與撰寫《Global Legal Insights – Cartels 2023》的香港章節
•	柯伍陳律師事務所參與撰寫《International Comparative Legal Guide – Restructuring & Insolvency 2023》的香港章節
•	衞紹宗律師為 OneTrust DataGuidance 平台撰文講解香港資訊及通訊科技的資料安全措施
•	衞紹宗律師為 IR Global 刊物撰文談論香港的白領罪行
•	衞紹宗律師為香港總商會舉辦的講座講解數碼時代的跨境罪案
•	柯伍陳律師事務為「綠色金融的原生中文漢字KYC方法」講座之支持機構
•	鄺發炫先生加盟柯伍陳律師事務所為高級稅務顧問