In two separate decisions in April 2025, the Hong Kong High Court first refused, but then allowed, an IT company’s application for an interlocutory injunction to enforce post-termination restrictive covenants against its former…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water remains one of the primary focuses for legislatures and agencies at both the state and federal levels…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
In Maquet Cardiovascular LLC v. Abiomed Inc., 131 F.4th 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2025), the Federal Circuit addressed whether the prosecution history of one patent in a patent family can limit the scope of claims in a different patent in…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Markets plunged earlier this year upon President Trump’s announcement of steep tariffs on imports to the U.S. from its trading partners, at rates varying from 10% to 125% depending on the country of the imported goods’ origin…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
On June 4, 2025, the SEC released a Concept Release seeking public comment on potential changes to the definition of foreign private issuer (“FPI”), which changes may have the effect of reducing the number of foreign companies…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
It is common for construction industry participants to source various machinery, materials or components from overseas for construction projects in Hong Kong, or to have part of the construction and fabrication or assembly works…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, International Law & Trade
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies with values tied to fiat currencies or other assets, and are often said to be “pegged to” a single or a basket of fiat currents and/or other assets…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss..…
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/ Business Organizations, Privacy, Securities Law
Missouri is poised to become the first State to eliminate the income tax on capital gains for individuals. The General Assembly passed House Bill 594 in May, and Governor Mike Kehoe is expected to sign the bill…
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/ Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Taxation
Our employment law update for May covers a new EAT case on whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, whether a blatant racial insult falls outside the scope of the Equality Act 2010 because it was not made “in the…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The Treasury (HMT) launched a consultation and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a call for input in April 2025 kick-starting a review of the UK’s regulatory regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs)…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
There is a “a dearth of case law” on s1(1) of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (Act), as observed by Lenon KC, the judge in the case of HNW Lending Ltd v Lawrence [2025] EWHC 908 (Ch). Whilst an accurate…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Finance & Banking
“Once a judgment is tainted by deceit it is fatally flawed” (Park v CNH Industrial Capital Europe Limited).
But can an application to set aside a default judgment allegedly procured by fraud, itself be an abuse of process,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies
In 周惠明 v 挪信新能源科技 ( 南通 ) 有限公司 [2025] HKCFI 1503h, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ordered (a) that worldwide Mareva injunctions be continued, and (b) that interim receivers be appointed over the assets of the respondent and…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies
The UK's water sector is not just evolving; it is undergoing a monumental transformation, presenting infrastructure investors with an extraordinary chance to participate in building a more resilient and sustainable future while…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
