More than a year ago, we began following the so-called Ernst & Young (“EY”) State Secrets Case in Hong Kong. On 23 May 2014, the High Court of Hong Kong finally concluded that there was no “reasonable excuse” for EY’s failure to comply with Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) notices seeking information and documents, and … Continue Reading
Evidence kicked off last week in the highly anticipated case brought by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) against Ernst & Young Hong Kong (“E&Y”) over its failure to adequately respond to statutory requests for information in relation to an SFC investigation of the failed 2009 IPO of Chinese waste management company, Standard Water … Continue Reading
Australian national Trent Martin agreed not to challenge a U.S. extradition order in Hong Kong’s Eastern Magistrates Court January 4, 2012. This is the second time in more than 10 years that U.S. authorities have extradited someone on insider trading charges. Please click here to read the issued Client Alert.… Continue Reading
This post was also written by Terence Healy. Yesterday, the SEC instituted administrative proceedings against the Chinese affiliates of the “Big Four” accounting firms and BDO related to audits they conducted at nine Chinese companies. At issue is the accounting firms’ “willful refusal” to provide audit work papers and other materials the Commission seeks in its … Continue Reading
Defining “insider trading” is already difficult enough, especially across different jurisdictions where elements and defenses can vary ever so slightly, and yet can result in very big differences. But try translating the term to your Chinese-speaking client. The most commonly used translation for insider trading is “內幕交易” (nèimùjiāoyì) – which literally means “trading behind the … Continue Reading
The Eastern Magistracy of Hong Kong recently found former Hong Kong civil aviation chief, Albert Lam Kwong-yu, guilty of insider dealing. On June 4, 2010, Lam, who at the time was an independent non-executive director (“INED”) of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (“HAECO”), received a call at 3:13 p.m. from HAECO’s Chief Executive Officer about … Continue Reading
