On 10 August 2021, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued its consultation conclusions (Consultation Conclusions) on its...
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The year 2020 was like no other – a new and very different business environment emerged which required a swift adaptation from all...
The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 11 Chinese companies to BIS’ Entity List on July 22, 2020, as...
On July 14, 2020, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued guidance that bans Huawei from involvement in future 5G...
On Tuesday, July 1, a group of US government agencies (including the Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce and Homeland Security)...
In this mid-pandemic world, we are all craving normalcy. Depending on where you are, you may be weeks or months into a COVID-19 lock-down...
Introduction In February 2019, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced the implementation of significant...
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan said last week that there were plans to introduce a bill this year into the city’s Legislative...
The European Union has moved one step closer to adopting a formal adequacy decision in respect of Japan. The Commission published its...
The controversial practice where law enforcement officers seek access to data stored overseas through use of local criminal law powers...