In the recent case of Timis and another v Osipov, the Court of Appeal has considered whether two non-executive directors (NEDs) could be personally liable for losses suffered by a whistleblower after his dismissal (amounting to approximately £1,745,000).

In the recent case of Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited, the Court of Appeal has found that an employer was vicariously liable for a drunken assault carried out by the managing director on an employee.

On 7 November 2018, the President announced the amendment to the "Counter-Terrorism Financing Act".

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam proposed a number of new tax related measures in presenting her second policy address to the Legislative Council on 10 October 2018, as well as providing updates on measures proposed in the 2018-2019 budget.

Hong Kong brought its new open-ended fund company (OFC) corporate structure into force on 30 July 2018, after four years of market consultation and draft legislation.

A trade mark is a sign that you can use to distinguish your business’ goods or services from those of other traders.

Many people in Singapore die without making a will, either because they put it off until too late or because they consider it inauspicious to consider such morbid issues while they are still alive.

The 2018 International Commercial & Legal Cooperation Forum, hosted by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), undertaken by CCPIT Commercial Legal Service Center and People’s Government of Changsha City, will be held in Changsha from November 27 to November 29，2018.

Rights of residence derived from a durable relationship with an EU citizen, are left to a relatively wide discretion of the Member States.

CGA Monthly Bulletin - Nov 2018