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Susan Kendall is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Hong Kong office. She practices mostly on matters relating to commercial litigation. Susan is listed as a leading lawyer in dispute resolution by Chambers Asia Pacific. She is an accredited mediator with the Hong Kong Mediation Council and is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, as well as in England & Wales. Susan is a member of the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Law Society of England & Wales.

The recent judgment of the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (“CA”) discusses external work-related engagements by employees and the dangers of accepting payments for such engagements without an employer’s permission. It shows the limited scope of the “reasonable excuse” defence when facing bribery charges for accepting secret payments. Recent developments…