The International Arbitration Review 2011 Chapter 16 - Artbitraton in Hong Kong
The Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department's partners Joseph Kwan and Cheung Kwok Kit wrote the chapter on arbitration in Hong Kong in the Second Edition of The International Arbitration Review published by UK publishers Law Business Research Ltd.

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Litigation & Dispute Resolution Newsletter, Issue 3 of 2011: December
"Importance of Staff Training on Insider Dealing", "Regulators seek help from the Public", "The Companies Ordinance – An International Statute?", "The New ICC Arbitration Rules", "Hong Kong's Competition Bill – What businesses in Hong Kong need to know"

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Financial Services Newsletter, Issue 7 of 2011: December
"SFC gets tough on Takeovers Code disclosures", "Surveillance of Hong Kong's key facts statements", "New SFC consultation on amending Code of Conduct", "Form PF reporting in the US – implications for non-US managers"

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Hong Kong IP Bulletin, Issue December 2011
"Hong Kong Introduces New Law to Protect Copyright in the Digital Age", "Should Hong Kong have an Original Grant Patent? Government Proposes Amendment to the Patent Law", "More Transparency in the Handling of Personal Data - Proposed Implementation of a Data User Return Scheme", "Some FAQ's on the new gTLDs (generic top-level domains)"

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China IP Bulletin, Issue December 2011
"Trademark Law Amendments - Latest Round", "Surge in Patent Enforcement Actions Following Changes to Measures for Administrative Enforcement of Patent Rights", "Out and about..."

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Human Resources and Pensions Newsletter, Issue 2011.3
"Newsflash", "Employers and Employees may have different notice periods", "Top 10 questions to ask when you HIRE or FIRE an employee in Hong Kong", "Alarming Trend Regarding Employment of Expatriates in Indonesia", "Minimum Wage Update", "MPF Update"

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A Brief Guide to the Amended Competition Bill
After many years of consultation and discussion, a Competition Bill was presented to the Legislative Council on 14th July, 2010. The Bill is presently at the committee stage and the Government is hoping to have the legislation enacted by the end of its term in June 2012. The Bill has however been controversial and concerns have been expressed by the business community and in particular small and medium sized enterprises ("SMEs") to the effect that the provisions of the Bill were too onerous and the penalties too harsh and that the Bill was too vague such that it is hard for a small organisation to decide whether it is in compliance or not. In response, the Government has put forward amendments in a number of areas and has issued Guidelines on a number of aspects of the Bill. This booklet summarises the Bill including the proposed amendments and deals briefly with the Guidelines.

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