TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

COVER STORY

• Face to Face with Dr. James Ding, Commissioner of Inclusive Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Office

 

EDITOR'S NOTE

• Editor's Note - January 2022

 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

• National Security Law

 

DISCIPLINARY DECISIONS

• Cheng Tze Kui (鄭子駒) (“1st Respondent”) and Kwong Chi Ho (鄺志豪) (“2nd Respondent”), both former partners of Messrs. T.K. Cheng & Co. (a closed firm) (“the Firm”)

 

FROM THE SECRETARIAT

• Solicitor Corporations

 

FROM THE COUNCIL TABLE

• Consultation on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

 

LAW SOCIETY NEWS

• 4th Belt and Road Conference
• Seminar on Bilingual Legal Drafting in Plain Language
• LAWASIA 2021 Virtual Annual  Conference 
• Joint Webinar with Hyogo-Ken Bar Association
• Law Week 30th Anniversary Opening Ceremony
• In-House Lawyers Committee Wrapping up 2021 with Two Webinars
• Teen Talk 10th Anniversary Winners Interviewed by Metro Finance

 

FEATURES

• The Importance of Legal Due Diligence On the Prevention of Bond Default Risks
• An Application for Summary Judgment – Don’t Shoot Yourself in the Foot!
• A Common Language for International Trade – The CISG and its Implementation in the HKSAR

 

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

• Crypto Divorces | What are Bitcoins in Divorce | Cryptocurrencies and Family Law
• Practice Insights – “Ceasing to Act” in Court Proceedings

 

CASES IN BRIEF

• Re M (Adoption: Leave for Adoption Arrangements)
• Lai Chee Ying v Secretary for Security

 

PROFESSIONAL MOVES

• Partnerships and Firms - January 2022
• Newly-Admitted Members - January 2022

 

LAWYERS AT LEISURE

• Running Towards a Better “You”

 

CAMPUS VOICES

• University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
• City University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
• The University of Law