Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association - the Association for in-house counsel based in Hong Kong, China or elsewhere in Asia providing an outstanding basis for your regional network

Annual General Meeting
The first Annual General Meeting of The Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Limited was held on 19 October 2011.  All the resolutions proposed were unanimously passed. See here for a copy of the minutes. [member log-in required]

Eversheds Guide to Legal Drafting
The Eversheds guide is not a dictionary, grammar book or academic tome. Neither is it a comprehensive look at aspects of English in a legal context. Instead, it is a pioneering attempt to provide some practical assistance to busy lawyers around the world whose native language is not English but who need to read, write, negotiate and converse in “legal English”. Click here to see a copy.

General Counsel wins HK$3,000 in lucky draw 

When Nabarro LLP brought the concept of their UK survey ‘From in-house lawyer to business counsel’ to Asia by surveying members of the Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association they also introduced a lucky draw opportunity for all those who completed the survey.  READ MORE to find out which GC will soon be shopping at Lane Crawford.

Transparency International 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index published

Transparency International has published the results of its 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index survey. The index ranks countries according to the perception of corruption in the public sector. Singapore, Denmark and New Zealand were ranked equal first (i.e. least corrupt) of the 178 countries in the index, with a score of 9.3 out of a possible 10. Other countries in the region ranked less well, e.g. Malaysia (#56 of 178), Thailand (#78), Indonesia (#110), Vietnam (#116) and the Philippines (#134). Full survey results HERE.

Seminar materials
Need a copy of a presentation? Don't forget that materials from most of our events dating back to September 2009 are available in the Members' Resources section.