ONC Newsletter February 2021

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Insurance & Personal Injury
•	What are the possible hurdles in pursuing a medical negligence claim in relation to COVID-19?
Employment, Privacy and Discrimination
•	How to decide if a gig economy worker is an employee or self-employed? Guidance from UK Supreme Court’s decision in landmark Uber case
•	Employees on call: Can standby time be counted as rest days?
Competition Law and Practice
•	Will a parent company be liable if its subsidiary is a cartel member and committed an anti-competitive conduct?
Regulatory & Compliance
•	Disqualification orders against senior executives for unauthorised transfer of funds
Capital Markets
•	SFC proposes to introduce an over-the-counter securities transactions reporting regime for shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Corporate Finance
•	SFC consults on conduct requirements for bookbuilding and placing activities
•	ONC Lawyers submitted response to HKEX Consultation Paper on profit requirement
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
•	The calculation of limitation period for “midnight deadline” cases – Does the clock start ticking on the stroke of 00:00?
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	What evidence is required when seeking adjournment of a petition for restructuring
China Law
•	Changes in the probate and administration system in the PRC – Introduction of estate administrators
Emerging Technologies & Cyber Law
•	Five key contract terms to incorporate in contract for remote alternative dispute resolution
Shipping & Logistics
•	May shipowners claim general average from cargo owners when the loss is covered by insurance?
FIRM NEWS
•	Mr Dominic Wai gave an interview for IR Global’s member spotlight on his career path to the legal profession
•	Mr Joshua Chu and Mr Michael Szeto co-authored an article on issues of robots and cybersecurity for The Hong Kong Lawyer and Lexology
•	Mr Joshua Chu and Mr Michael Szeto co-authored an article on blackmail and cyberbullying for The Hong Kong Lawyer and Lexology

法律新知
保險及人身傷亡
•	就新型冠狀病毒疫症提出醫療疏忽索償時，可能遇到甚麼困難？
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	僱員的候命時間可否被計算為休息日？
競爭法例及實務
•	母公司是否須為其附屬公司參與合謀活動及觸犯反競爭行為而負上法律責任？
資本市場
•	證監會建議為在聯交所上市的股份引入場外證券交易匯報制度
訴訟及調解爭議
•	「午夜限期」案件中的訴訟時限，是否由零時零分開始計算？
清盤及重組
•	尋求押後清盤呈請以進行重組時，需要提出甚麼證據？
中國法律
•	中國遺囑認證及遺產管理制度變更——引入遺產管理人制度
航運及物流
•	船東可否在保險已涵蓋共同海損的情況下向貨主索償？
本所動態
•	衞紹宗律師接受 IR Global 的會員專訪暢談其法律事業發展歷程
•	朱喬華律師及司徒肇基律師為《香港律師》及 Lexology 合撰文章探討機械人與網絡安全問題
•	朱喬華律師及司徒肇基律師為《香港律師》及 Lexology 合撰文章探討勒索及網絡欺凌