In the second podcast of the series, Jezamine Fewins of Stephenson Harwood’s Hong Kong office speaks with Danny J. Kaufer, and Vanessa Lapointe, both of Canadian national law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP’s Labour & Employment team in the Montreal, Quebec office. They discuss the salient features of the labour law in Canada covering topics such as hiring and termination of employees, post termination restrictive covenants, annual leave policies, healthcare and insurance. Vanessa also offers practical guidance for business owners who are considering a move to Canada. 

In the fifth podcast of the Greater China series on immigration, we are looking at Canada as a potential destination. Jezamine Fewins and Kevin Lee of Stephenson Harwood’s Hong Kong office discusses with Kenneth K.C. Ing, of Kenneth Ing Law Corporation the areas which business owners should focus on when setting up a business in Canada, the tax regime, and how business owners can ensure they can obtain residency rights for themselves and their family members.

Following on from our podcast with Kimia Sepahzad on 27 October 2020, this fourth podcast of the series, focuses on UK employment issues for Hong Kong business owners. Jezamine Fewins of Stephenson Harwood’s Hong Kong office, discusses with Serena Foulkes of Stephenson Harwood’s London employment team, the areas of employment law that business owners should consider when starting a business in the UK. 

The third podcast of the series focuses on the UK as a potential destination for Hong Kong business owners. Jezamine Fewins of Stephenson Harwood’s Hong Kong office, discusses with Kimia Sepahzad, immigration consultant from Stephenson Harwood’s London office, the current options available under the UK immigration rules and the new routes for British National (Overseas) Citizens which will be available in 2021 and the new points based system which will be implemented. 

In the second podcast of the series, Jezamine Fewins of Stephenson Harwood’s Hong Kong office speaks with Jason Yang from the Singapore office. They discuss the salient features of the labour law in Singapore covering topics such as the hiring and firing of employees, social security contributions and post termination restrictive covenants. Jason also offers practical guidance for business owners who are considering a move to Singapore. Singapore law advice was provided by Virtus Law LLP (a member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance).

In the first podcast of the series, Jezamine Fewins of Stephenson Harwood’s Hong Kong office speaks with Elaine Beh and Yi Lee from the Singapore office regarding considerations for investing in Singapore. Included in this general overview are the considerations in setting up a business in Singapore, the tax regime, and how business owners can ensure that they can obtain residency rights for themselves and their family members. Singapore law advice was provided by Virtus Law LLP (a member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance).

In this podcast Richard Wilmot, a partner in our Hong Kong office, and Cindy Ko, a registered foreign lawyer (Singapore), will discuss the mediation of commercial disputes. Specifically they will cover the use of mediation, and remote mediation, to try to settle a dispute arising from a trade by one of their clients, Foxy Investments Limited. Their discussion has been prepared for the purpose of information only and, while it does reflect the present state of the law in July 2020, it does not constitute any specific legal advice. 

In this podcast Richard Wilmot , partner in our Hong Kong office, and Cindy Ko a registered foreign lawyer will discuss a case related to implied terms in commercial contracts of an imaginary client called Mr. Law who is the proprietor of Foxy Investments Limited, a Hong Kong trading company. Their discussion, prepared for the purpose of information only, will consider implied terms and the practical impact of the recent English Supreme Court decision in Marks and Spencer v BNP Paribas Securities. While that discussion does reflect the present state of the law in May 2020, it does not constitute any specific legal advice.

In this podcast Andrew Rigden Green, partner in our Hong Kong office, and senior associate Elizabeth Sloane are discussing some of the legal issues you might face if Covid-19 is affecting your business, covering force majeure, charterparty issues, finance and insurance, sharing insights from recent cases being dealt with in the maritime and international trade sectors.

In this podcast Jezamine Fewins, employment partner in our Hong Kong office, and London-based partner Anne Pritam discuss the obligations of employers in relation to the Coronavirus outbreak. They will provide practical tips on how employers can help to protect their employees whilst continuing to operate their businesses.