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Complimentary PG Resources

2 min read
New and emerging technology: practical IP protection and enforcement considerations

Innovation cycles are shortening, collaboration is becoming the norm, and technology-driven assets increasingly sit at the centre of enterprise value. Against this backdrop, legal teams are expected to do more than “register and react”. They must help businesses protect, commercialise, and enforce IP rights while adapting to new operating models and evolving regulatory expectations.

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Intellectual Property: Core Challenges in Mergers and Acquisitions

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Sakinah Sat of Des Voeux Chambers, sets out practical considerations across ownership, transfer, third-party risk, and cross-border issues that can materially impact transaction value and post-completion operations.

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Harness Social Media Without Exposing Your Business to Legal Risk

In an age where a single tweet or LinkedIn post can amplify a brand, or collapse a reputation, understanding the legal and regulatory pitfalls of social media has never been more important. That’s why our latest complimentary Practice Note focuses on what every business must know before logging on.

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Navigating Asset Management under Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571)

To support practitioners, we are pleased to offer a complimentary Practice Note, Asset Management under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, produced in partnership with Howse Williams and available via Lexis+ Practical Guidance Hong Kong – Financial Services Module.

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How to Draft an ESG Policy: A Practical Approach

This complimentary Practice Note, 'How to draft an ESG policy', explains the key decisions to make before drafting and the elements that help an ESG policy stay credible, actionable and review-ready.

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Social media and user-generated content: practical guardrails for brands

The Practice Note focuses on legal risks that can arise from individual pieces of content, particularly where brands “partner” with consumers by inviting submissions (often on third-party platforms such as a brand’s social media page).

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Clarity and Certainty: Getting Settlement Offers Right in Hong Kong

This new Practice Note on Settlement Offers and Documents to Record Settlement Agreements provides comprehensive, practical guidance on making and formalising settlements with clarity and precision.

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Anti-arbitration injunctions in Hong Kong: Understanding the courts’ cautious approach

This new Lexis+ Practical Guidance Hong Kong Practice Note on anti-arbitration injunctions provides a timely and practical overview of the legal framework and recent judicial treatment of this delicate remedy.

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2 min read
Hong Kong’s Professional Investor Regime: What Legal Professionals Need to Know

Recent updates to Hong Kong’s professional investor regime have introduced key changes that impact how intermediaries assess and engage with investors. If you advise on financial services or manage compliance, here’s what you need to know.

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2 min read
Trustees’ Powers and Duties under the Trustee Ordinance (Cap. 29): A Practical Guide

Trustees in Hong Kong are entrusted with wide-ranging powers to invest and manage trust property. But with those powers come equally significant duties of care, both statutory and under common law. A failure to balance prudence, fairness, and compliance can expose trustees to risk and undermine the trust’s purpose.

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Understanding SFC Investment and Borrowing Restrictions for Hong Kong Retail Funds

Legal professionals advising on Hong Kong retail funds must stay aligned with the SFC’s evolving regulatory framework. Our new Practice Note, Hong Kong Retail Funds – Investment and Borrowing Restrictions, offers a clear, practical overview of the key requirements under Chapters 7 and 8 of the UT Code.

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Introduction of SPACs in Hong Kong

As Hong Kong continues to strengthen its position as a leading financial centre, the introduction of a dedicated SPAC listing regime under Chapter 18B of the HKEX Listing Rules marks a significant step forward. But what does this mean for legal professionals advising on capital markets, M&A, or corporate structuring? To help you stay ahead, download this complimentary Practice Note: “Introduction of SPACs in Hong Kong”

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