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Disciplinary, litigation risk - AFRC highlights skill shortage in Hong Kong public interest entity audits

The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) has published its first report on the public interest entity (PIE) audit market in Hong Kong. Reviewing its own survey of PIE auditors, ...

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Is the writing on the wall for the shareholder principle? Privilege update in Hong Kong

The concept of the “shareholder principle” in English law provides that a company cannot assert privilege against its own shareholders, unless the privileged documents in...

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Not set in stone – Hong Kong court approves post-implementation modifications to scheme of arrangement

The Hong Kong High Court has given a rare order for modifications to a scheme of arrangement after it had been implemented incorrectly by the scheme administrators. Drawing on instances in...

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Offshore wind projects with Chinese suppliers: Topics you should think about

Suppliers and contractors from China: The panacea for the capacity problems and price increases in the European offshore wind market?The European offshore wind nations –...

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Liquidator knows best - Hong Kong court rejects bid to force information disclosure on funding and strategy

A Hong Kong court has rejected a bid to force liquidators to provide information and documents regarding their plans and strategies on related litigation as well as information on legal...

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Hogan Lovells Client Note: Offshore wind projects with Chinese suppliers: Topics you should think about

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Hong Kong audit regulator reaches landmark agreement over mainland audit papers

Hong Kong’s audit regulator, the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) says it has reached a landmark agreement to help it obtain audit working papers of Public Interest...

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Late disclosure prompts a CPA disciplinary recommendation by the Hong Kong MMT to the AFRC

The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) has recommended that the accountants’ regulator, the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) take disciplinary action against a listed...

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Insolvency in a modern age – Official Receiver filing changes now in force in Hong Kong

New statutory provisions have come into effect that will modernise the way documents are filed with the Official Receiver in Hong Kong. The changes, which took place on the last working day ...

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