Dispute over Control of Hong Kong Companies: Litigation on the Removal of Documents Registered with the Companies Registry Introduction: Disputes over Control of Hong Kong Companies and Removal of Company Registration Documents When the control of a company is disputed among the insiders of the company, a situation often arises where one party to the...Read More

Legal Opinion on Company Compliance in Hong Kong I. Listing of Mainland Companies – Compliance Opinions for Hong Kong Affiliated Companies In the process of listing or listing on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) of the Mainland, the listing documents will need to disclose the main body, existence and legality of all overseas...Read More

Hong Kong Loan and Mortgage Legal Services Our firm assists in representing clients in relation to financing loans, credit facilities and related security arrangements such as share mortgages, guarantees and real estate mortgages under Hong Kong law. Practice Area: Drafting and reviewing loan contracts and credit agreements Drafting and reviewing security and guarantee documents To...Read More

Legal Opinions from Hong Kong Lawyers: Hong Kong Company Search, Compliance Legal Opinions Our law firm is a Hong Kong law firm, we can assist and represent our clients to handle all kinds of Hong Kong company searches (company search, litigation search, bankruptcy search, etc.), and based on the results of the searches, our Hong...Read More

Hong Kong Company Restoration We represent clients in the restoration of Hong Kong companies that have been deregistered. A deregistered Hong Kong company may need to be restored for different reasons, such as the company has assets that have not yet been disposed of, or the company is involved in litigation proceedings and needs to...Read More

Bankruptcy and Winding-up, Deregistration and Closure of Hong Kong Companies We represent clients in filing for bankruptcy, winding-up, deregistration and closure of Hong Kong companies that are no longer in operation. Areas of Practice: Insolvency, winding-up, deregistration and closure of Hong Kong companies – Assisting clients in the recovery of principal and interest on overdue...Read More

Hong Kong Company Setup, Company Secretary Services Our law firm provides one-stop company formation and company secretarial services in Hong Kong, including company formation, provision of company address, company secretary services and keeping significant controllers register. Scope of Practice Hong Kong limited liability company (LLC) formation; Registration of foreign (overseas) companies in Hong Kong; Company...Read More

Navigation： Law Firm Hompage >  Practice Area  >  Coporate and Commercial Legal Practice  Legal Practice on Hong Kong Corporate and Business Law Our law firm assists and represents clients in handling Hong Kong corporate commercial legal matters. Our lawyers of Hong Kong corporate and commercial law team have extensive experience in handling the following legal...Read More

Trust and Nominee Holding of Shares in Hong Kong Companies: Law and Practice In my long-time practice as a Hong Kong solicitor and as a Mainland solicitor, I have dealt with a relatively large number of legal matters relating to nominee shareholding in Mainland companies and nominee shareholding in Hong Kong companies, and I would...Read More

How to Apply Mortgage of Stocks for Hong Kong Listed Companies?? Overview of Mortgage of Stock of Hong Kong Listed Companies As a Hong Kong lawyer dealing with cross-border legal matters, I often come across situations where Mainland individuals or enterprises borrow money from Mainland or Hong Kong financial institutions, and the shares of Hong...Read More

Hong Kong Company Search, BVI Company Search, Cayman Company Search, Other Search Services We provide company search services in Hong Kong and other parts of the world. Below is the price information of common search services. For other searches, please contact us directly for pricing. Hong Kong company name search ($1,500), Hong Kong company search...Read More

Ways to Terminate a Hong Kong Company: Bankruptcy and Deregistration Ways to terminate a Hong Kong company As a Hong Kong company law solicitor, we often receive enquiries about bankruptcy and deregistration of Hong Kong companies. The two main ways to terminate a Hong Kong company are winding-up and deregistration. To terminate a company by...Read More

Bonds Default: Winding-up as a Way of Recourse? Background Information: Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Before the Hong Kong Immigration Department stopped the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (“Scheme”) on 25th January 2015, many investment immigration applicants bought private placed bonds from some Hong Kong listed companies upon the recommendation of their immigration consultants. The Scheme has...Read More

Hong Kong is a common law jurisdiciton and the procedures and documents for company acquisition in Hong Kong generally following the typical practice in common law jurisdiction which is different from those in Mainland China. This article introduces procedures and documents for the acquisition of Hong Kong companies limited by shares. 1.   Preparation stage After...Read More

Hong Kong Company Equity Incentive Plan: Legal Framework Under Hong Kong law, there are a number of different legal aspects involved in company equity incentive plans. In summary, at a legal level, the following laws are most likely to be involved. (1) Company law. The establishment of an equity incentive plan may involve the issue...Read More

Legal Aspects of Financing Loans and Mortgages in Hong Kong Overview of Hong Kong Financing Loans and Mortgages Hong Kong financing and loans, guarantees and mortgages is one of the cross-border legal issues that our firm regularly handles. The usual situation is that enterprises with a Mainland China background use their listed companies in Hong...Read More

HKEX’s Consultation on Dual Class Shares Listing After the Hong Kong Stock HKEX (HKEX)’s rejection of Alibaba’s listing application because of its dual class share structure (also known as Weighted Voting Rights structure, “WVR”) in 2014, the issue as to whether Hong Kong should admit WVR companies to listing has aroused great controversies. Subsequently, the...Read More

Practical Guide – Keeping a Register of Significant Controllers of Hong Kong Companies Legal Basis for Keeping a Register of Significant Controllers of Hong Kong Companies The legal basis for Hong Kong companies to keep a register of significant controllers is the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 (the “Amendment Ordinance”). The Amendment Ordinance requires companies to...Read More

From 1 March 2018, companies incorporated in Hong Kong, except listed companies, are required to keep a significant controller register at their registered offices. This article will give a brief introduction of the newly enacted Division 2A, Part 12 of the Companies Ordinance, cap. 622 relating to the significant controller register, and their major implications...Read More

There are a lot of reasons why a director is removed from his office. These include his incompetence, his relationship with his peers and other colleagues of the company, and sometimes misconducts such as breach of fiduciary duties etc. Generally, only shareholders can remove a director, the reason being that directors are considered as quasi-agents...Read More