Stan Cheung and Nick Gall recently wrote an article on “Resolving a Dispute – Initial Considerations” for LexisNexis where they explored key factors and preparation to be taken before commencing litigation. As part of our collaboration with LexisNexis Adriel Wong also wrote a piece on “Substituted Service by Social Media” and Ashima Sood wrote about “International Enforcement of Default Judgements”.
The Legislative Council passed resolutions on 27 June 2018 to raise the upper financial limits on the civil jurisdiction of the Small Claims Tribunal (“SCT”) and the District Court (“DC”) in certain matters. In other words, both the SCT and DC will have the power to deal with claims of a larger amount. Such resolutions will come into operation on 3 December 2018.
Sanctioned offers are a significant feature of the litigation landscape in Hong Kong, providing parties a strong incentive to settle their disputes at earlier stages (Rules of High Court and Rules of District Court, O.22).
With cross-border litigation on the rise, recognition and enforcement of judgments rendered by foreign courts takes on increasing significance. Nick Gall and Lydia Mak present a structured guide to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements in Hong Kong:
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Winners will be announced at the awards presentation dinner on Friday 9th September 2016.
The IBA Annual Litigation Forum 2016 took place in San Francisco from 27th-29th April 2016. Gall was one of the sponsors of this leading event presented by the IBA Litigation Committee and the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum and supported by the IBA North American Regional Forum.
In the latest issue of Amer Asia Law Magazine, Senior Partner Nick Gall covers Hong Kong Asset Freezing supporting foreign litigation.
In it’s second year of publication, the Benchmark Asia-Pacific guide has recognized Gall again as a Recommended Firm in their 2014 guide to the leading disputes firms and lawyers in the region. This is the first guide to focus exclusively on litigation firms based in Asia Pacific.
