The SFC’s continued clampdown on corporate fraud and misconduct The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has frequently emphasized its commitment to combatting corporate fraud and misconduct in recent years. Continuing with these efforts, in July 2019, the SFC issued a Statement on the Conduct and Duties of Directors when Considering…
Download publication A series of briefings that take a “bite-size” look at international trends in different jurisdictions drawing…
The Agreement on Investment among the Governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic…
What’s changed In Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service and Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2019] HKCFA 19, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal unanimously delivered its second landmark ruling in favour of the LGBT+ community in less than 12 months, following the decision in QT v…
Despite geopolitical shifts, uncertainty and various factors that seem to affect numerous sectors, the global luxury and fashion…
The Occupational Retirement Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019 (“Amendment Bill”) was published in the Gazette on 4 April 2019. The Amendment…
Amendments to FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy In March 12, 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) modified the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “Policy”). This Policy credits corporations that voluntarily self-disclose, provide full cooperation, and demonstrate timely and appropriate remediation in FCPA matters with a presumption of declination absent aggravating…
The Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “CO”) has been further amended by…
Summary On 18 January 2019, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) published its consultation conclusions on…
Leverage the value of connected compliance to your competitive advantage In the autumn of 2017, we spoke with more than 500 UK multinationals about their attitudes to compliance. This year, for the second edition of Connected Compliance we have expanded our research internationally, gathering data from 800 business leaders across…