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	5/16/2012 Millions paid to tainted milk powder victims As of the end of 2011, more than 12 million yuan in compensation has been paid to children poisoned by milk contaminated with melamine.

	5/16/2012 Ex-lands boss escapes jail term for fraud A former assistant director of lands, Patrick Fan Yung-cheong, received an eight-month suspended jail sentence for fraudulently claiming more than HK$1.3 million in housing benefits.

	5/16/2012 Bomb scare in Central MTR station A South Asian man was arrested after a bomb hoax at the crowded Central MTR station, during which four exits were sealed.

	5/16/2012 TVB signals it may sue gov't in license battle Television Broadcasts, which enjoys a quasi-monopoly over Hong Kong's free-to-air market, said it may take legal measures to prevent the government from issuing more licenses.

	5/16/2012 Trial begins for man accused of photographing nude males The trial of well-known businessman Jerome Lau Ting-sing and singer Lo Yan-kit on charges of molesting several men and threatening to put their nude pictures on the internet began yesterday.

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Articles from Hong Kong Lawyer, the official journal of the Law Society of Hong Kong

Hong Kong Lawyer

The criminalization of stalking in Hong Kong
Paul Li discusses the need for the criminalization of stalking in Hong Kong and the Law Society’s Criminal Law and Procedure Committee response to the Consultation Paper on Stalking.
Victims in nervous shock: a primary or secondary victim?
Ray Lee distinguishes between a primary and secondary victim in nervous shock cases, and what the latter must establish in order to be awarded damages in such cases.
Crouching tigers and the SFC
Richard Chalk and Kate Madgwick examine the application of s 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571) and how the use of the section has evolved in recent insider dealing cases.
The new CIETAC Arbitration Rules 2012
Thomas So highlights significant amendments in the newly revised CIETAC Arbitration Rules 2012 and their practical implications in arbitration proceedings.
Law of the Hong Kong Constitution
General editors: Johannes Chan and CL Lim Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell

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	5/15/2012 Clifford Chance advises consortium on one of the largest mining investments in China this year

	5/11/2012 White & Case advises ICBC on deal which acquires a controlling stake in a US bank

	5/10/2012 Allen & Overy launches Asia Pacific Guide to Public-Private Partnerships

	5/8/2012 Mayer Brown JSM honoured by Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence

	5/8/2012 Weil advises GE in forming global alliance with China XD Electric

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	1/6/2010 The Legal System of the PRC: Recent Developments, Current Assessment, Future Prognosis by Jerome A Cohen of New York University School of Law and Judge John M Walker, Jr of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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	Posted By: Malcolm Merry 4/19/2012 Not Entirely Legal - Part 49 HKU; Main Building; founders

	Posted By: Janet Ellen Raasch 3/4/2012 Law firm culture Understand before joining; embrace to succeed

	Posted By: Malcolm Merry 3/28/2012 Not Entirely Legal - Part 48 Former judge; Miles Jackson-Lipkin; rumours; condolences

	Posted By: Lawrence Li 6/9/2011 One-man company, or a sham? Law student gives his views on one-man companies

	Posted By: Malcolm Merry 3/1/2012 Not Entirely Legal - Part 47 Charity; mugging; chuggers; chuggees; inconvenience

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	The Human Rights Enterprise The Hon Michael Kirby, a retired Justice of the High Court of Australia and an advocate for minority rights worldwide, talks about human rights issues Click Play Button to Listen Now

	Obama administration's proposal for a new consumer financial protection agency Interview with Professor James Fanto of Brooklyn Law School Click Play Button to Listen Now

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