ONC Newsletter December 2021

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Construction
•	Finally getting paid on time? The introduction of the Security of Payment framework in the construction industry in Hong Kong
Corporate Finance
•	New amendments to the Corporate Governance Code for listed companies to be effective in January 2022
Regulatory & Compliance
•	Tippees’ liability in insider dealing
Capital Markets
•	Heads-up to listed companies for the need of climate disclosures
Emerging Technologies & Cyber Law
•	Can carbon credit alone turn deals green? \| ISDA White Paper \| Dawn of carbon negative cryptocurrencies
Competition Law and Practice
•	Competition Commission reached its first-ever full settlement in Hong Kong for a cartel and exchange of sensitive price information case
Employment, Privacy and Discrimination
•	Is Small House Policy discriminatory on the basis of sex, birth or social origin?
Arbitration
•	How does the Hong Kong Court construe inconsistent dispute resolution clauses?
Insurance & Personal Injury
•	Is sick leave granted by treating doctors and opinion given by medical experts binding on the Court in assessing damages?
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	Seeking an injunction to restrain the winding-up of a foreign company in Hong Kong? The burden is high
FIRM NEWS
•	ONC Lawyers won a CFA case for an appellant where the interpretation arrangement at trial was held inconsistent with open justice
•	ONC Lawyers speaks at the HKiNEDA Annual Conference 2021
•	Dr Lawrence Yeung spoke on IP development opportunities at the panel discussion at the BIP Asia Forum 2021
•	Mr Joshua Chu spoke on crypto and NFT assets in fraud and asset recovery litigation at Asset Recovery Asia’ virtual conference
•	Mr Justin Lo has joined ONC Lawyers as Partner
•	Legco Election Candidate Mr Ambrose Lam paid a visit to ONC Lawyers
•	ONC Christmas Party 2021

法律新知
建築
•	終於準時獲得付款？香港建造業將實施付款保障制度
企業融資
•	新修訂的上市公司《企業管治守則》將於2022年1月生效
資本市場
•	上市公司須作出氣候信息披露
新興科技及網絡法
•	單憑碳信用能否令交易變得環保？\| ISDA 白皮書 \| 負碳排加密貨幣時代來臨
競爭法例及實務
•	競委會就一宗合謀及交換敏感價格資料案件首次在香港達成全面和解
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	丁屋政策是否對性別、家庭出身及社會身分構成歧視？
清盤及重組
•	申請禁制令禁止在香港將外國公司清盤？舉證標準很高
本所動態
•	柯伍陳律師事務所為上訴人取得終審勝訴，確認原審傳譯安排不符司法公開原則
•	柯伍陳律師事務所於香港獨立非執行董事協會週年會議 2021 擔任講者
•	楊先恒律師為亞洲知識產權營商論壇擔任小組討論講者談論知識產權的發展
•	朱喬華律師為 Asset Recovery Asia 的網上研討會講解在欺詐及資產追討訴訟中如何處理虛擬貨幣及 NFT 資產
•	盧摘天律師加盟柯伍陳律師事務所為合夥人
•	立法會選舉候選人林新強律師造訪柯伍陳律師事務所
•	2021 柯伍陳律師事務所聖誕聯歡晚會