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HK Security of Payment Bill: Government Responds to Submissions from the Public

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The Hong Kong Government received 37 submissions from the public in July 2024 regarding the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”) and held discussions with deputations from different stakeholders at a LegCo...more

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HK Security of Payment Bill: An Insolvency Exception to Ban Against “Pay When Paid” Clauses?

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On 16 July 2024, the Hong Kong LegCo Bills Committee which is considering the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”) held a meeting to receive representations and submissions on the Bill from deputations sent...more

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HK Government Responds to 19 June Letter From Legco in-house Lawyer Regarding the Security of Payment Bill

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Our earlier Insight “LegCo in-house lawyers request clarifications regarding the Security of Payment Bill” reported that the Legal Service Division of the LegCo wrote a letter on 19 June 2024 to the HK Government seeking to...more

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Comments from HK LegCo Members Regarding the Security of Payment Bill

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On 21 June 2024, the Hong Kong LegCo Bills Committee which is considering the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”) held a meeting to discuss various policy concerns of the Bill....more

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Confronting and Mitigating Against Corruption

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Construction is a $1.7 trillion industry worldwide, contributing between 5 and 7 percent of GDP in most countries. However, it is also an industry that is highly vulnerable to corruption due to its inherent characteristics....more

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HK High Court Refuses Leave to Appeal Against Interim Measures

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In W v Contractor [2024] HKCFI 1452, the Hong Kong High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal against the interim measures granted by an arbitrator to restrain an employer from calling on a bond in relation to a...more

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Changes in the Payment and Adjudication Processes Regarding Variations and Time-related Disputes

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In May 2024, the Hong Kong Government introduced the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (Bill) to the Legislative Council for first reading. If the Bill is passed into law, the Bill will introduce a statutory...more

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Key Developments and Changes in Comparison With the Existing Contractual Security of Payment Regime: Construction Industry...

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In May 2024, the Hong Kong Government introduced the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (Bill) to the Legislative Council for first reading. If the Bill is passed into law, the Bill will introduce a statutory...more

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LegCo In-house Lawyers Request Clarifications Regarding the Security of Payment Bill

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On 19 June 2024, the Legal Service Division of the LegCo wrote a letter to the Development Bureau seeking to clarify certain matters in the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”). The Legal Service...more

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Bills Committee Formed to Review Hong Kong Security of Payment Bill

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We explored in our earlier Insight Hong Kong Security of Payment Bill gazetted the key provisions of the long-anticipated Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”) which was gazetted on 17 May 2024....more

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Hong Kong Security of Payment Bill Gazetted

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The long-anticipated Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (“Bill”) was gazetted on 17 May 2024 and was introduced into LegCo for its first reading on 29 May 2024. The Bill aims to establish a legislative framework...more

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Hong Kong Court Resolves Conflicting Authority on Trust Claims

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This resolution is important for contractors’ rights to retention monies in construction contracts. The Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) held in a recent judgment that, whilst the absence of segregation is not...more

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NEC ECC Hong Kong Edition: 5 Key Features

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The Hong Kong Edition of the New Engineering Contract (“NEC”) was published in July 2023 in a joint undertaking with the Development Bureau (“DEVB”) of the HKSAR Government (“Government”). ...more

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Time bar notices: specifying the contractual basis of claim

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Can a valid claim notice issued, on time, referring to one contractual basis, be relied upon where a claim is ultimately pursued on a different ground? In the first authoritative case to consider this issue, the Hong Kong...more

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Compelling the performance of construction works

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Courts and arbitral tribunals in many jurisdictions have the power to order contractors to perform building works - to order "specific performance" of a construction contract.  But these powers are rarely exercised.  A recent...more

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Summary of principles from recent NEC cases

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As a market leading construction team with extensive experience in the NEC suite, Hogan Lovells has prepared a summary of principles from recent case law on NEC that may impact upon the construction industry. ...more

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