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Nov 21, 2024

Key Takeaways from Snyder v. United States

Snyder v. United States, 144 S. Ct. 1947 (2024), which held that a federal bribery statute (18 U.S.C. § 666) does not criminalize “gratuities”—payments made corruptly to public officials after-the…
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Oct 04, 2024

Without Prejudice Privilege

The High Court has reaffirmed the strength of protection given to parties seeking to resolve a dispute through reliance on the ‘without prejudice’ rule during negotiations. In FW Aviation (Holdings) 1…
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Jul 24, 2024

Inadequately Reasoned Arbitral Award Not Enforced by Hong Kong Court

In the case of A v B & ors [2024] HKCFI 751 (date of reasons for decision: 13 March 2024) the Hong Kong court set aside an order granted to enforce an arbitral award dated 25 August 2022 made by the…
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Jul 02, 2024

Foreign illegality in fraud proceeds arising from underground currency exchange arrangements

This note considers the current state of the law in Hong Kong with respect to foreign illegality and whether it can set aside defences of bona fide purchaser for value without notice or change of…
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Jun 26, 2024

The Hong Kong Court Dismisses Challenge to Remove Arbitrators on Ground of Apparent Bias

In P v D [2024] HKCFI 1123 (judgment date: 30 April 2024), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed an application, pursuant to section 26 of the Arbitration Ordinance, by the challenging party…
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