On April 12, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the district court abused its discretion by failing to consider a forum selection clause in a foreig...
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) last week took a significant step in its regulation of virtual asset activities by establishing a new, opt-in regulatory sandbo...
On October 25, 2018, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (the “SCIA”) published a case analysis detailing its decision on a business contract dispute involving the possess...
Recent actions by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) against Chinese companies in the technology sector made headlines. DOJ has also recently issued subpoenas to Chinese...
On June 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that U.S. federal courts should only give “respectful consideration”–rather than conclusive deference—to a foreign government’s ...
On 24 April 2018, the Stock Exchange issued the Conclusions to the Consultation Paper on A Listing Regime for Companies from Emerging and Innovative Sectors, launching with effect from 30...
In December 2017, the market greeted with great interest the Consultation Conclusions to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s New Board Concept Paper containing a blueprint for opening up the...
The U.S. government is sending a series of signals that it intends to focus on Chinese banks and corporate entities as potential points of additional pressure on North Korea. Close U.S. ...
On February 9, 2018, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) published an alert to investors in cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (“ICOs”), warning...
On January 12, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether and to what extent to defer to a foreign government’s interpretation of its laws in evaluating whether a foreign com...
