legal

In October 2009, The Supreme Court replaced the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords as the highest court in the United Kingdom.

In September, a delegation from the UK's Supreme Court will visit Hong Kong, led by Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme Court. The Chamber is delighted to offer members the opportunity to attend a special lunch event to meet the visiting Lord Justices, and to put their questions in a lively panel discussion following lunch.

In the absence of any 'unfair dismissal' regime in Hong Kong, the termination of an employment contract is generally considered to be fairly straightforward.  However, the Employment Ordinance does provide remedies to employees on termination in certain circumstances.  Getting it wrong can be both expensive and time-consuming.