ONC Newsletter January 2021

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Corporate Finance
•	2020 review and 2021 outlook of Hong Kong IPO market
•	Intra-group dealings in listed company shares after closing of share buy-back by general offer – possible application of Rule 25 of the Codes of Takeovers and Mergers
Employment, Privacy and Discrimination
•	Hong Kong employment law 2020 review
Regulatory & Compliance
•	What can I do when my trading account is frozen due to the SFC’s Restriction Notice?
Emerging Technologies & Cyber Law
•	Bitcoins vs sanctions: How the sanctioned masses should view BTC
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	Hong Kong Court’s approach to validation application for MPF contributions made after the commencement of winding up
Capital Markets
•	Enhancements to the Hong Kong real estate investment trusts regime
China Law
•	Is reward to Douyin anchors an enforceable gift?
Intellectual Property
•	How could your FinTech be protected by intellectual property laws in Hong Kong?
Commercial Crime
•	Helping out a friend in money transactions could land you in jail
Arbitration
•	Would an arbitrator’s non-disclosure of multiple appointments amount to lack of impartiality?
Family & Matrimonial
•	Can a prohibition order restraining a party from leaving Hong Kong be discharged if it affects his/her ability to fulfill financial obligations to his/her ex-spouse?
FIRM NEWS
•	Acting pro bono, ONC Lawyers won a Court of Final Appeal case and corrected a miscarriage of justice
•	Mr Ludwig Ng and Mr Sherman Yan co-authored A Practical Guide to Resolving Shareholder Disputes
•	ONC Lawyers and Union Registrars Limited will co-host a webinar on regulatory and disclosure requirement updates for listed issuers and its directors and officers
•	ONC Lawyers will host a webinar on must-know for resolving employment disputes in the Labour Tribunal
•	ONC Lawyers and Des Voeux Chambers co-hosted two webinars on important insolvency and corporate disputes cases in 2020
•	Mr Ray Lee was interviewed by the TVB programme Future Scope on legal issues concerning AI automated systems and robots
•	Mr Sherman Yan gave a lecture for the Institute of Compliance Officers and the Institute of Certified Finance and Responsible Officers on handling investigation by the SFC
•	Mr Dominic Wai presented two webinars organised by LexisNexis on anti-money laundering and privacy laws in Hong Kong
•	Mr Dominic Wai gave a webinar for Rotary Club of Hong Kong North on competition laws during the pandemic outbreak
•	Mr Lawrence Yeung conducted a webinar organized by the Law Society of Hong Kong for lawyers in the Greater Bay Area on intellectual property laws
•	Mr Dominic Wai and Mr Lawrence Yeung co-presented in a webinar for the Association of Corporate Counsel on latest IP developments and data protection in Asia
•	Mr Joshua Chu and Mr Julian So co-authored an article on green finance for Hong Kong Lawyer and Lexology
•	Mr Joshua Chu co-authored an article on the use of technology in the legal industry for Hong Kong Lawyer and Lexology
•	ONC Lawyers was Gold Sponsor for HKIRA’s Annual Symposium
•	ONC Lawyers is one of the collaborators of B4B Challenge
•	Admission of Ms Beryl Chan, Ms Courtney So, Ms Denise To and Ms Winnie Li

法律新知
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	2020 年香港僱傭法回顧
清盤及重組
•	香港法院如何處理公司開始清盤後支付的強積金供款認可申請
資本市場
•	證監會優化香港的房地產投資信託基金制度
中國法律
•	給抖音主播的打賞是否屬於可執行的饋贈?
知識產權
•	你的金融科技是否獲得香港知識產權法的保障？
商業罪行
•	協助朋友處理金錢交易可能招致嚴重刑責
仲裁
•	仲裁員沒有披露在多宗相關案件中接受委任，會否構成偏頗？
家事及婚姻
•	如限制訴訟一方離開香港的禁止令影響其對前配偶履行經濟責任的能力，法院可否解除該禁止令？
本所動態
•	柯伍陳律師事務所義助上訴人取得終審勝訴並推翻錯誤定罪
•	伍兆榮律師及甄灼寧律師合撰《A Practical Guide to Resolving Shareholder Disputes》
•	柯伍陳律師事務所與聯合證券登記有限公司將合辦網上講座講解上市發行人及其董事和高級人員的最新監管及披露規定
•	柯伍陳律師事務所將舉辦網上講座講解在勞資審裁處解決僱傭爭議的須知
•	柯伍陳律師事務所與德輔大律師事務所合辦兩場網上講座講解 2020 年的重要清盤及企業糾紛案件
•	李展鵬律師接受無綫電視節目《看出個未來》訪問談論人工智能自動系統及機械人的相關法律問題
•	甄灼寧律師為註冊合規師公會和財會金融師公會講解如何處理證監會的調查
•	衞紹宗律師為 LexisNexis 舉辦的兩個網上講座講解香港的打擊洗錢及私隱法律
•	衞紹宗律師為香港北區扶輪社的網上講座講解疫情期間的競爭法問題
•	楊先恒律師在香港律師會為大灣區律師舉辧的網上講座講解知識產權法
•	衞紹宗律師及楊先恒律師為全球企業法律顧問協會的網上研討會講解亞洲知識產權最新發展及資料保護事宜
•	朱喬華律師及蘇漢明律師為《香港律師》及 Lexology 合撰文章探討綠色金融
•	朱喬華律師及蘇漢明律師為《香港律師》及 Lexology 合撰文章探討科技在法律行業的應用
•	柯伍陳律師事務所成為香港投資者關係協會周年峰會的金贊助商
•	柯伍陳律師事務所成為 B4B 大數據應用挑戰賽的合作夥伴
•	陳美而律師、蘇翹如律師、杜卓盈律師及李慧律師獲認許為律師