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Japan: The Financial Market Entry Office and Foreign Financial Business Operators Registration of a Financial Instruments Business

30 September 2021 by Shu Sasaki - Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

In January 2021, the Financial Services Agency and Local Finance Bureaus (“Japanese Regulators”) established the Financial Market Entry Office to assist foreign financial business operators seeking to register as a financial instruments business in Japan
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Hong Kong: Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect - the official launch

30 September 2021 by LC Lawyers

The Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect (“WMC”) in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“GBA”) of mainland China was officially launched on 10 September 2021.

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India: Sudipta Routh joins back Luthra; the firm continues talent acquisition!

27 September 2021 by L&L Partners

Sudipta Routh has joined back L&L Partners, Mumbai Office with a team of 3 lawyers
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Where to bring a claim in a dispute between employer and employee in Hong Kong – the Labour Tribunal or the Court?

20 September 2021 by LC Lawyers

The Hong Kong Labour Tribunal offers a comparatively quick, informal and inexpensive way of settling monetary disputes between employees and employers as compared to the Courts of Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong: A salutary lesson for partners: you are liable for your firm’s anti-competitive practices even if you were not involved in them

13 September 2021 by LC Lawyers

In our earlier publication “A sign of things to come: Hong Kong competition enforcement developments and trends”, we reported on the Competition Tribunal (the “Tribunal”)’s imposition of pecuniary penalties totaling HK$3.97 million on 10 contractors who breached the first conduct rule by participating in a market-sharing and price-fixing arrangement in relation to decoration work in a public housing estate.
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Hong Kong: An employee or an independent contractor?

27 August 2021 by LC Lawyers

The COVID-19 pandemic present challenges on important people issues and has drastically changed many workplace aspects. Businesses have responded by restructuring its workforce to save costs and remain agile.
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Electronic communication service providers to note imminent change in Hong Kong’s data protection regime

18 August 2021 by LC Lawyers

On 16 July 2021, the Hong Kong SAR Government introduced the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 (the “Amendment Bill”) to the Legislative Council for the purposes of criminalizing doxxing.
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Hong Kong’s pivotal role as the Greater Bay Area’s dispute resolution center

20 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

Hong Kong has a pivotal role in the Greater Bay Area (“GBA”). Comprising the nine Mainland China cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing and the Special Administrative Regions (“SARs”) of Hong Kong and Macao, the GBA spans an area of 56,000 km2 with a combined population of over 72 million and ranks as the world’s 12th largest economy.
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HKEX's New Amendments to the Listing of Debt Securities

09 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

On 21 August 2020, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKEX”) published a consultation conclusion on “Review of Chapter 37 – Debt Issues to Professional Investors Only” (the “Consultation Conclusions”)
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How can General Counsel turn barriers into building blocks?

09 July 2021 by LC Lawyers

It is anticipated that the business landscape is ready for growth as we move out of the first quarter of 2021. In addition to the anticipated opportunity, many businesses are considering how to address long-term challenges and achieve sustainability.
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