Criminal Proceedings in Hong Kong: How Can Individuals Avoid a Criminal Record for Minor Offenses Through a Bind Over? For many individuals charged with minor offenses, a criminal conviction can often have far-reaching consequences for their education, career, and future prospects.In Hong Kong criminal proceedings, for certain cases involving minor offenses, attorneys can actively negotiate...Read More

Unlocking the Legal Maze: Why US Birth Certificates Don’t Suffice for Surrogacy Babies in Hong Kong   For many Hong Kong couples navigating the complex journey of infertility, gestational surrogacy in the United States offers a legally secure and medically advanced pathway to parenthood. A major reassurance for these parents is the American birth certificate,...Read More

Hong Kong Fraud Disclosure Order Application: Court Does Not Support Excessive Solicitors’ Fees Charged by Bank Solicitors Disclosure Orders in Hong Kong Fraud Recovery Litigation An important aspect of Hong Kong fraud recovery actions is the application to the court for a disclosure order ordering the bank to provide information such as the identity, address...Read More

Service in Hong Kong Civil Cases (including Extra-territorial Service) – Relevant Cases and Legal Principles Return of service, evasion of service Defendant directed documents to be returned, evaded service, deemed service valid: Mammy Pancake Co Ltd v Carla Day Ltd (No 2), HCA 1044/2021, 16 May 2025; Document returned unopened to evade service, deemed service...Read More

How different is the experience of litigation in Mainland vs. Hong Kong? Cross-Border Litigation Lawyer: Mainland-Hong Kong Court Sessions Before practicing as a Hong Kong lawyer in Hong Kong, I practiced civil and commercial litigation in the Mainland for many years, and I have held court sessions in the high courts, intermediate courts, grassroots people’s...Read More

Limitation of Time in HK Civil Litigation: Q&A General Questions on Limitation of Civil Actions in Hong Kong 1. What is the law governing the limitation of civil proceedings in Hong Kong? The main ones are the Limitation Ordinance and the principles set out in common law cases as to their application. 2. When does...Read More

Hong Kong Fraud Litigation: Piercing the Corporate Veil to Sue Directors   Fraud case Litigation in Hong Kong and Corporate Veil In fraud litigation in Hong Kong, a common challenge is that a Hong Kong company involved in fraud, or directly receiving fraudulent funds, has transferred its assets away by the time victims initiate civil...Read More

Utilizing Hong Kong’s Evidence Discovery to Assist in Mainland Divorce Property Division Litigation Mainland Divorce, Transfer of Matrimonial Assets to Hong Kong One of the difficulties that lawyers have been encountering in Mainland divorce proceedings on the division of joint marital property is the transfer of assets to Hong Kong by one of the parties...Read More

Admissibility in Hong Kong Civil Proceeding of Facts Finding Made by Another Court Judgement Inadmissibility of Facts Finding in Earlier Proceedings: Hollington Principle Under the common law rules in Hong Kong, a judgment and factual finding of another court or tribunal in earlier proceedings, whether civil or criminal, is inadmissible in subsequent proceedings, unless the...Read More

Civil Litigation in Hong Kong: Tracing, Freezing and Recovering Cryptocurrency in Fraud Case ? As legal practitioners practising in the area of fraud assets recovery in Hong Kong, we find that in recent days it often happens that the victims of the frauds were decepted to transfer cryptocurrency assets to accounts designted by the scammers....Read More

Recovery of Fraud Assets: Litigation in HK, Enforcement in Mainland China Beneficiary Bank Account Holders in Hong Kong Telecommunications Fraud Cases In a large number of civil litigation cases of Hong Kong cyber fraud handled by our firm, obtaining the identity of the holder of the recipient bank account who received the fraudulent payment by...Read More

Inheritance and Probate Litigation in Hong Kong: Questions and Answers How to resolve a dispute over whether there is a valid will or not? The party claiming that the will is valid can apply to the court for probate. A party disputing a will may file a memorandum of notice with the court to object...Read More

How to Make a will in Hong Kong to deal with Assets in the Mainland China – Questions and Answers Hong Kong resident have assets in Hong Kong and the Mainland. How should they make a will?  Answer: There is no only way, but the best way (the most convenient way to handle inheritance after...Read More

The effect of divorce on the children of the marriage, especially children of tender years, is deeply felt, and most of such children desire that they could continue to be protected and guided by both parents. In Hong Kong, the usual options for custody orders, as between parents, are (1) sole custody, (2) joint custody,...Read More

Many clients, when dealing with divorce, have questions on removal of the Children of Family out of jurisdiction of Hong Kong. Removing children out of Hong Kong might have the effect of actually depriving the other parties’s access to the Child, and also might acutally depriving the Hong Kong court’s jurisdiciton to exercise control on...Read More

Inheritance in Hong Kong: Priority of application for estate administrator The estate representation system for inheritance in Hong Kong Under the Hong Kong legal system, the inheritance of an estate is based on a representation system, that is, the court appoints a personal representative of the estate (including an executor or an administrator), and the...Read More

Statement of Truth in Hong Kong litigaiton Function of a Statement of Truth in Hong Kong Legal System According to Order 41A of Rules of the High Court/ District Court and Practice Direction 19.3, a pleading in a civil litigation, a witness statement, an expert report and any other document in Hong Kong that requires...Read More

Email Hacking Fraud Litigation in Hong Kong Email Hacking Fraud case in Hong Kong Email Fraud litigation cases is not rare in the Hong Kong Courts. As a law firm focusing on cross-border legal matters, we have handled different kinds of fraud cases, such as financial fraud, trading fraud and other kinds of fraud cases...Read More

Hong Kong Immigration Lawyer – Right of Abode of Children Born to a Hong Kong Permanent Resident outside the Territary of Hong Kong SAR As a Hong Kong solicitor practicing in the area of immigration issues, we often receive inquiries regarding the right of abode issues, such as, right of abode of children born in the Mainland China a Hong...Read More

Seminar: Trust Law and Wealth Inheritance under Hong Kong Common Law Invited by the wealth inheritance lawyer team of Guangdong Zhuojian Law Firm, I gave a lecture on “Trust Law and Wealth Inheritance under Common Law” to the wealth inheritance lawyer team at the firm on the afternoon of March 27. , the lecture lasted...Read More