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CFA Confirms SFC's Broad Powers on behalf of Victims of Market Misconduct
Wilson Y.W. Fung,Susanne J. Harris, May 22, 2013
The Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has confirmed the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) can obtain wide-ranging relief under section 213 of the Securities & Futures Ordinance (Cap 571) (SFO), including freezing injunctions, before and independent of any Market Misconduct Tribunal or criminal...

What Does “House” Mean in Government Leases? It All Depends on the Context, Says the Court of Final Appeal in Fully Profit.
Fun Kuen Au,Pheona S. Y. Chow, May 21, 2013
The Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) handed down its long-awaited decision in Fully Profit (Asia) Limited vs. The Secretary for Justice for and on behalf of the Director of Lands (FACV 17/2012) on 13 May 2013. The appellant Fully Profit owns a site at Nam Kok Road, Kowloon City, comprising...

A New Phase of AML Enforcement by SAIC - Liaoning AIC Publishes Guidelines on Evidence Handling for Antitrust Violations
Hannah C. L. Ha,John M. Hickin,Philip F. Monaghan, May 16, 2013
Announced on the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) website on 3 May 2013, the Guideline on the Handling of Evidence for Anti-monopoly Cases (Liaoning Guideline) issued by Liaoning Administration of Industry and Commerce (AIC) represents the next phase of Anti-Monopoly Law (AML)...

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