The debate considered: (i) whether the Ordinance would actually increase wages for the lower paid; or (ii) whether it would actually drive wages lower, (iii) whether it would cause unemployment and (iv) to whom would it actually apply and who would practically benefit from it?

After months of speculation and anticipation, nine highly respected judges from the English Supreme Court gave their judgment in Radmacher v Granatino on 20th October 2010. By a majority of eight to one, they upheld the Court of Appeal's decision, holding the husband Nicholas Granatino to the pre-nuptial agreement he signed before he married Katrin Radmacher, a German heiress who worth approximately £100 million.

As one of the world's fastest growing economies, China rapidly become a "hot spot" for foreign investment. However, U.S. companies doing business in China must understand the risk and challenge in terms of US Foreign Corruption Practices Act ("FCPA") compliance.

In Hong Kong, it is an offense to deal with the estate of a deceased person which is not set out in the schedule annexed to a grant made in respect of the estate, and thus it is necessary to obtain a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration from the Hong Kong Court, either by submitting an application or resealing a grant from approved jurisdiction.