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The bowers.law team have produced a Guide to Giving Evidence in Court which contains some Top Tips as well as some Dos and Don’ts if you’re ever unlucky enough to have to give ‘live’ evidence from a witness box in a courtroom, which (we know from personal experience) is one of the most stressful and difficult things that anyone can do, ever. We hope this helps !

https://bowers.law/guide-to-giving-evidence-in-court/

The bowers.law team enjoyed a hard-earned daytime junk trip last Friday which involved a hike around Po Toi island (after it had stopped raining), a slap-up lunch at the Ming Kee Seafood Restaurant (the salt and pepper squid was the star of the show) and a swim on the way home. It was great for everyone to do different things and relax together out of the office (not “WFJ” - working from junk) and for them to bond with new self-appointed firm mascot, Blackjack (who most enjoyed the ham from the onboard snack table) ! Thank you to Charter Junks HK for arranging a really fun day out on the water, providing such a helpful crew and most of all, for contributing the junk trip as an auction prize at the 2021 annual Daughters of Cambodia charity event organized by talented singer / songwriter, Karen Linker who we recommend to bring some musical class to any live performance at an office (or any other) party ! With all the covid social distancing restrictions in the first half of this year, it only took us 6 months to cash in our auction prize !

The bowers.law team wishes you a year of perfect health, prosperity and good fortune.

bowers.law encourages Hong Kong lawyers to Walk the Walk in 2022!

Join the bowers.law team on 9 April 2022 by signing up to the 2022 Legal Walk from Taikoo Place to Central Harbourfront to raise awareness and much-needed funds for the Hong Kong Cancer Fund, Changing Young Lives Foundation, Association for the Rights of Industrial Accidents Victims and HELP for Domestic Workers. Put the date in your office Outlook, get stretching and put a good pair of walking boots on your wish list for Santa! Register now @ https://legalwalkhk.ic.hk/!

The bowers.law team wishes you a healthy and socially interactive 2022 and a not so fond farewell to 2021!

Santa STILL says "No No No" at this 2nd socially-distanced COVID office Christmas party! The dos and don’ts of the office Christmas party by Kevin Bowers.
https://bowers.law/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-office-christmas-party/

As the lights sparkle on Diwali, the team at bowers.law wish you good health and wealth. May Diwali light the way for a year full of wisdom, truth, love, and joy to you and your family.

bowers.law has signed the Green Pledge to support the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations. The Campaign focuses on raising awareness of the disproportionately large carbon emissions and footprint of the international arbitration community and encourages reducing travel, minimizing the production of hard copy documents, lessening energy consumption and waste in arbitration and much more. Here’s a link to The Green Pledge Guiding Principles. Check it out to know more about the Pledge and to sign-up your own firm! https://www.greenerarbitrations.com/greenpledge
As lawyers, we should all be promoting greener dispute resolution and wider working protocols in a legal services industry which is historically document-heavy, but with the use of modern document management systems should easily be able to become document-light!

bowers.law partner Kevin Bowers recently returned to Hong Kong from the USA and shares his Top Tips for surviving (enduring) the covid-screening at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and mandatory 21-day Hong Kong hotel quarantine when arriving into Hong Kong from a high-risk designated covid country.

Quarantine 101! - Bowers Law To do this, we need your agreement and we need to make certain commitments to you about how we will use your personal data:

Kevin Bowers "RIP Hourly Rates" article featured in this month's edition of Hong Kong Lawyer

RIP Hourly Rates | Hong Kong Lawyer Having just recently celebrated the first anniversary of my new independent Hong Kong law firm, I wanted to share my experiences (good and bad - but almost entirely good) of devising and implementing a flat fee billing structure by charging only fixed, staged and retainer fees.

bowers.law is hiring ! Our busy commercial dispute resolution and employment teams are looking for Associates (4+ years pqe) to help run and manage a wide variety of cases. If you're a team-playing, lateral-thinking problem-solver (who never wants to fill in a time-sheet ever again working in a modern, forward-thinking law firm charging only fixed, staged and retainer fees), please apply to [email protected] !

Congratulations and a huge well done to Janice Li who has been admitted as a Hong Kong solicitor and who now re-joins the chest-puffingly proud bowers.law team as a fully-fledged Associate in the firm's busy commercial dispute resolution practice. Congratulations Janice !

Kevin Bowers speaks with Stephen Lai from Conventus Law on how can businesses deliver better outcomes in times of crisis.

How can businesses deliver better outcomes in times of a crisis? Kevin Bowers, partner at bowers.law on how businesses can deliver better outcomes in times of a crisis. please see https://bowers.law/aline...

Kevin Bowers speaks to Stephen Lai from Conventus Law on why law firms should have crisis management capabilities.

Why law firms should have crisis management capabilities. Kevin Bowers, partner at bowers.law on why it is important for law firms to have crisis management capabilities. please see https://bowers....

bowers.law UK-based immigration consultant, Antonia Grant quoted in South China Morning Post article: "Britain to allow poverty-stricken Hong Kong BN(O) holders to apply for housing support from this month"

Britain to open up housing support for poverty-stricken Hong Kong BN(O) holders New regulations allowing some holders of the BN(O) visa in Britain to access housing support take effect on June 29.

In this latest edition of our Room 228 Newsletter, we analyse a recent case in which the title of this Newsletter are the exact words used by the High Court Judge in the opening paragraph of his Judgment.

If something seems too good to be true, it probably is ! - Bowers Law To do this, we need your agreement and we need to make certain commitments to you about how we will use your personal data:

Wondering how to successfully move or return to the UK? This webinar will welcome three experts including Antonia Grant from bowers.law, each of which will cover an important aspect of relocation:

- Visa and immigration Concerns

- The UK Tax environment and the importance of Trusts

- Financial considerations and choices you should make before leaving Hong Kong

May 27, 2021 03:00 PM in Hong Kong SAR

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcodeCqrzwiE9zVsuqIJznojNeQij6PsIk-

We've moved up in the world (again) ! bowers.law has moved into its new office a few floors up in Lippo Centre, Admiralty, Hong Kong. The team is very happy in its new home with a corker of a panoramic view from Peak to City to Harbour and a very cool modern workspace ! We look forward to welcoming all our visitors to our new home.

bowers.law is chest-puffingly proud to announce that Roddy Mackenzie-Smith and Derek Cheuk became partners of the firm on its 1st birthday. The Easter bonnet dress code was compulsory at the firm's 1st birthday party on April Fools' Day (this announcement is no joke) ! Good job Roddy and Derek !

bowers.law is pleased to announce that it has signed up to the Equal Opportunities Commission’s Racial D&I Charter, and is encouraging other law firms and organizations to do the same. Join us today!

On behalf of the bowers.law team, we wish you a year of perfect health and unparalleled success. 恭喜發財, 身體健康.

bowers.law partner, Kevin Bowers quoted in SCMP article “BN(O) ticket: Britain opens doors to Hong Kong residents, but not everyone can walk in, and it’s not cost-free”

BN(O) ticket to Britain: not everyone can walk in, and it’s not free Hong Kong and Beijing have declared they will no longer recognise BN(O) passports, as war of words between China and Britain rages.

We are hiring!

bowers.law partner, Kevin Bowers is quoted in an article in yesterday’s edition of the South China Morning Post about the logistical mayhem and heartache caused to Hong Kong-based families over this holiday season by the latest COVID-19 travel restrictions and lockdown in the UK.

Hong Kong parents who went to Britain to see their kids stuck in limbo Families now stuck in Britain are casting about for options for returning home, but to no avail.

Good Riddance 2020, bring on 2021!

Although the office Christmas party is THE highlight of the year and an excellent opportunity for staff at all levels to mingle and to let their hair down at the end of a long hard year, (especially this last year – good riddance 2020!), both employers and employees alike should be very aware that the office Christmas party is primarily a professional workplace event (wherever the party is held).

Room 228 Newsletter Santa Says No No No at this Year’s Office Christmas Party (COVID-allowing)!

The UK BN(O) visa scheme - taking the right steps and avoiding the pitfalls to secure your family’s future in the UK

Room 228 Newsletter If you’re thinking of moving from Hong Kong to the UK, read this!

bowers.law partner, Kevin Bowers is quoted in an article entitled "Covid-19 lockdown tempers interest in UK property from Hongkongers in lull before January visa floodgate" in the 1 December 2020 edition of the South China Morning Post

Covid-19 cools bids in UK property in lull before Hong Kong visa floodgate The UK lockdown has staunched enquiries from Hongkongers for UK property, creating a lull before a special visa process for BN (O) passport holders opens in January, a lawyer says.