FAIRBAIRN CATLEY LOW & KONG, established in 1970, is now one of Hong Kong's major law firms. Currently it has a total of 12 partners, 2 consultants, 7 assistant solicitors, 1 registered foreign lawyer (PRC), 8 trainee solicitors and approximately 62 other staff. It has a representative office in Shanghai.                                                                                  

Recovery across the Borders – the Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (“the Ordinance”)

With judicial systems being polar opposites, there was never a recognized channel for mutual recognition or enforcement of judgments between the Mainland and the SAR. Mainland monetary judgments, even obtained by judgment creditors, could only be recognized and enforced in Hong Kong by commencement of a new debt recovery action in the High Court. Such complex proceedings are clearly time-and-costs-consuming in which mainland judgment creditors tend to abandon further actions in Hong Kong.

The Firm is an active member of the Multilaw, International Trademark Association of the U.S.A., Asia Patent Attorneys Association, Union Internationale des Avocats and Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats.

The Law Society of Hong Kong
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The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong
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