Discussing Divorce and Children Matters with Felix Li
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Raphael Wong interviews Felix Li about his calling and dedication to family law, especially in regards of children-related matters. They discuss the divorce process and the different roles of barristers and solicitors. They go on talking about the evolution and specifics related to child custody in Hong Kong and the essential role of co-parenting and handling the relationship with other third-parties, eg. domestic helpers. They conclude delving into the issue of overseas relocation. SHOW NOTES 00:00:3 Family law and children matters as my barrister career focus 00:11:11 Divorce settlements and...
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Employment Law with Frances Lok
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Adam Hugill interviews Frances Lok of Des Voeux Chambers about her path that lead her to build a strong career as a barrister in Hong Kong. They elaborate about some contentious employment matters they worked on together in the past 15 years as well as some other cases that Frances deals with, including some in the contentious probate area. Frances also discusses her temporary appointments as a judge in the District Court and High Court of Hong Kong and development related to growing work concerning Mainland Chinese parties and arbitration. SHOW NOTES: 04:07 A career at the Hong Kong Bar 07:15...
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Financial Disputes and Family Law with Azan Marwah
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Frances Tsang speaks to Azan Marwah and Alfred Ip about the role of barristers vs solicitors and the importance that each role takes in contentious proceedings in Court, especially within the Hong Kong Family court. They discuss some examples of legal matters they have worked on together, during a collaboration that goes back a long time. They also highlight the recent growing trend of some clients who are self-represented in Court and several specifics related to pre-nuptial agreements, inheritance provisions for dependants. Azan Marwah concludes talking about his...
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Launching The Barrister Series Podcast
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Exciting Announcement: soon the HIP talks will introduce a new legal podcast series, “The Barrister Series"! In this innovative series, we will delve into the world of contentious legal matters, exploring a wide range of thought-provoking topics through discussions between renowned solicitors and barristers. Prepare to be captivated by insightful conversations, intriguing case studies, and expert analysis that will shed light on the complexities of the legal realm. You won’t want to miss this intriguing discussion that explores the challenges faced by legal professionals in high-stakes...
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Distributing and dealing with trust assets: the boundaries of discretion
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Our Alfred Ip discusses essential considerations related to the distribution of trust assets with Kerby Lau and Joshua Yeung of Des Voeux Chambers. The DVC Trusts, Estates and Succession Series is a collection of seminars and events on topical issues and developments in the law concerning trusts and estates, being explored through the practitioner’s perspective. It aims to create a forum for the exchange of ideas between different stakeholders and practitioners. In this inaugural seminar, the focus is on a commonly-used mechanism in structuring wealth and assets: the discretionary...
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Employment: Anti-discrimination & the EOC
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Tiffany Leung and Adam Hugill discuss anti-discrimination laws and the role of the Equal Opportunities Commission in Hong Kong, highlighting details of the process, its confidentiality, the efforts made to reach a conciliation and the eventuality of initiating an action at District Court level. Show Notes01:31 Anti-discrimination laws in Hong Kong 02:10 Who’s the EOC 03:27 The scope of the EOC 04:38 The complaints process 09:32 Confidentiality of the investigation 10:37 The conciliation process 14:20 Costs related to District Court actions More on our Employment practice: Transcript:
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Meet our team: Tiffany Leung
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Tiffany joined Hugill & Ip in 2022 as an Associate at the firm’s Dispute Resolution team. Tiffany obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was admitted and enrolled as a Solicitor of The High Court of Hong Kong in 2020. She has experience in handling a wide spectrum of contentious commercial and civil matters including shareholders’ disputes, commercial litigation, contractual disputes and matrimonial matters. Tiffany also has experience in non-contentious matters including drafting commercial agreements and...
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Till Death Do Us Part
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Alfred Ip and Azan Marwah talk about the difficult subject of death, giving real-life examples of same-sex couples who have struggled through the existing legal framework. They reflect on how those hurdles faced by same-sex couples can be just as significant as those facing heterosexual couples – if not more so. They discuss related issues of mental capacity and guardianship, as well as Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPOA) and Advance Health Directives. Azan addresses arrangements for the disposal of the bodies of loved ones. He recounts the example of a recent client’s struggles,...
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Protecting Your Family as a Same-sex Couple
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Alfred Ip and Azan Marwah discuss family planning and marriage as a protection of a couple’s (and their children’s) interests. They discuss adoption: from intra-family to step-parent adoption. So far, no married same-sex couple has brought forward any legal proceedings to adopt jointly; most children adopted by same-sex couples are adopted by one of the couple as a single parent. Similarly, nobody has challenged the bar that a single male parent can only adopt a child of the same gender as the applicant. Another topic Alfred and Azan speak about is in vitro...
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To Divorce or Not to Divorce?
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Alfred Ip and Azan Marwah talk about divorce and the right to legally dissolve a same-sex marriage. They speak about the three big questions related to divorce (in general): the breakup of a relationship, the split of assets, the issues related to custody of children. SHOW NOTES: 00:40 Dissolving a same-sex marriage 04:00 Children’s rights and AA v BB court case 07:40 Complications linked to non-traditional married couples 16:56 Communication as key element 19:11 Compensation and the concept of fairness 25:46 Prenups and wealth planning tools the HIP pride transcripts and more...
info_outlineAdam Hugill interviews Frances Lok of Des Voeux Chambers about her path that lead her to build a strong career as a barrister in Hong Kong. They elaborate about some contentious employment matters they worked on together in the past 15 years as well as some other cases that Frances deals with, including some in the contentious probate area.
Frances also discusses her temporary appointments as a judge in the District Court and High Court of Hong Kong and development related to growing work concerning Mainland Chinese parties and arbitration.
SHOW NOTES:
04:07 A career at the Hong Kong Bar
07:15 Anton Piller cases
10:02 “Merry Christmas, Frances” and the BFAM v Mills case
13:22 Increasing number of arbitration cases
15:51 Contentious probate practice
18:16 The role as a judge
Transcripts and more on our Employment practice: https://www.hugillandip.com/2024/01/the-barrister-series-s5e2-employment-law-with-frances-lok/