Assessing Your Sanctions Compliance Program
In the light of constantly evolving policy around the world, Hong Kong companies face the added challenge of having to deal with the risk of breaching sanctions representations and warranties. At a webinar on 18 June, Baker McKenzie's Mini VandePol, Asia Pacific Head, Compliance & Investigations, and Jon Cowley, Registered Foreign Lawyer, International Trade, discussed some of the practical measures businesses can take to determine the appropriate sanctions compliance programme, understand potential liabilities, and ways to build a credible compliance programme in readiness for potential increased enforcement.
2020/06/18
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Sustainability on the Belt and Road after Covid-19
Belt & Road Series
Sustainability has become increasingly important in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and this trend is set to continue after the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s according to the BRI Beyond 2020 report compiled by the Economist Corporate Network on behalf of Baker & McKenzie. At a webinar on 19 May, Bee Chun Boo and Simon Leung, both Partners at the law firm, shared the report findings and their insights on financing trends with the Initiative. They were joined by fellow partners Martin David and Mini vandePol, who spoke respectively on the sustainability and compliance aspects of BRI projects.
2020/05/19
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Competition Investigations: What Really Happens and How to be Prepared
Stephen Crosswell, Partner at Baker & McKenzie, spoke on the tactics and procedures typically adopted by the Competition Commission in investigations at a lunchtime seminar on 6 June. He also touched on the key principles that have been established in judgements from the Competition Tribunal affecting investigation processes.
2019/06/06
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Managing Employee Behaviour Outside Work Hours
The question of whether or not employers can regulate employees' off-duty conduct has arisen, driven by the proliferation of social media. In some recent cases, employees’ misconduct on social media even led to their dismissals. Rowan McKenzie and Catherine Leung, respectively Partner and Associate of Baker & McKenzie’s Employment Law Group, shared their views on the topic at the Chamber’s roundtable on 5 July. The speakers discussed issues related to employee off-duty conduct, and provided advice on policies covering employees’ off-duty behaviour.
2017/07/05
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An Economic Policy and Legal Committees Roundtable Luncheon: Free Markets and the (Rule of) Law
Stephen Crosswell, Chairman of the Chamber’s Legal Committee and a partner at Baker & McKenzie, drew on historical developments from as far back as the ancient Romans to explain the advantages of judge-made private laws over a centralised approach to formulating legislation.
2016/04/14
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