Fongs

Corporate and Commercial services

With our 360-degree approach, we are equipped to act for companies, regardless of their size, and advise them throughout all stages of their corporate life, not only for their transactions, but also in supporting their day-to-day operations.

The services of our team include:

• Setting up local or overseas companies, branch or representative offices;
• Providing general corporate secretarial services including filing of returns, maintenance of registers and statutory records, keeping of board and shareholders’ minutes, the provision of the registered office and liaison with the auditors;
• Negotiation and drafting or reviewing various commercial agreements including: joint ventures and Partnership Agreements, Shareholders’ Agreements, Purchase and Sale Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Agent Agreement, License Agreement, Franchise Agreement, Distribution Agreement, Supply Agreement, Loan Agreement, Commercial Lease and Tenancy Agreement, Employment Contract and Service Agreements, Entertainment agreements;
• Advising on compliance and corporate governance matters.

Conveyancing & Real Estate

We represent a wide range of clients, including local and foreign individuals and corporations, in conveyancing & Real Estate.

Our services include the following:

• Property transactions including through shares transfer;
• Drafting purchase and sale agreements;
• Sale of land;
• Property Mortgage;
• Redemption of Mortgage;
• Checking/ Examination of the title of deeds;；
• Enquiry regarding ownership;
• Drafting of deeds;
• Conclusion of lease agreements.

Employee’s Compensation and Personal Injuries

Our firm represents a wide range of clients to deal with various claims on accidents including injuries or deaths due to work.

We also represent clients for claims on personal injuries, such as those caused by accident, medical negligence, etc.

Our Services include:

• Fighting for the maximum amount of compensation for injured parties through negotiations or lawsuits;
• Preparing legal documents including writs, statement of damages, all kinds of applications and witness statements, etc;
• Engaging medical experts to prepare medical reports assessing a person’s impairment and loss of earning capacity;
• Attending court hearings and engaging reputable and experienced barristers to provide responsible and conscientious opinions;
• Preparing documents for Court hearings.

Employment Law

Our firm represents both employers and employees in various sectors and provides them with advice on all contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.

Our team deals with a full range of services including:

• Drafting Employment contracts and handbooks;
• Drafting consultancy agreements;
• Employees compensation claims;
• Discrimination and data privacy claims;
• Advising on redundancy issues;
• Termination of employment;
• Maternity issues;
• Bonuses claims.

Family Law

Our team advises private clients on a broad range of family matters, often involving international considerations.

Our practice areas include:

• Marriage solemnization;
• Divorce (International and Domestic Divorce);
• Disputes following divorce involving Finance and Children;
• Disputes between non married parents;
• Drafting Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements;
• Drafting Separation Agreements;
• Drafting Parenting Agreements;
• Applications for wardship;
• Enforcement of Court Order;

Immigration

Fongs offers consultation to our clients on immigration matters. Our team is specialized in assisting clients to apply their immigration applications to various countries including Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan etc.

Our services include skilled immigration, investment immigration, business skills immigration, etc. Whether your goal is to obtain citizenship, long term residency, work or visitor visa, our team of professionals will assist you to achieve the highest level of success fulfilling the official requirements.

Our team also supports our clients in immigration matters from the visa application process to compliance with destinations, regardless you are an international worker, investor, entrepreneur or student.

Our firm collaborates with different stakeholders and provides a full service. We work closely with the following industry:

• Domestic immigration lawyers ( to advise on immigration, inheritance, trust related issues)
• Accountants ( handling accounts, taxation & tax planning related matters)
• Insurance Companies (to deal with risk, insurance trust and asset management)
• Financial institutions (to develop the most suitable investment plans)
• Real estate consultants (to provide diversified and professional real estate-related services)
• Education Consultants (to provide the best options for your children’s education

Insurance

Our professional team acts for Insurers, Insurance Intermediaries and Insurance Clients and offer them a full range of insurance services, in various contentious and non-contentious matters.

Our areas of work include:

• Providing advice on procedures and legal issues involved in daily practice;
• Compliance;
• Drafting insurance and reinsurance contracts;
• Insurance and reinsurance transactions;
• Dealing with claims for indemnity;
• Assisting in any dispute arising from Insurance.

Intellectual Property

Our firm advises and represents its clients in all areas of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters, including trade marks, copyright and design rights, designs, patents, domain names, data protection & privacy, technology, Media & Entertainment and e-commerce issues.

Our services encompass the following areas:

• Conducting intellectual property searches;
• Providing pre-registration advising;
• Applying for registration of Trade marks in Hong Kong and worldwide and their renewal after registration;
• Applying for registration of patent worldwide and their renewal after registration;
• Applying for registration of design in Hong Kong and worldwide and their renewal after registration;
• Registration and renewal of domain names;
• Applying for opposition and cancellation of trademarks in Hong Kong and worldwide;
• Applying for cancellation of patents and designs in Hong Kong and worldwide;
• Negotiation and drafting Licensing and Franchise Agreements;
• Advising on intellectual property matters including infringement and enforcement thereof.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Our litigation lawyers handle a wide range of cases in different industries and fields, from routine matters to complex litigation involving multinational enterprises, small and medium sized companies and public bodies.

Our team is experienced in all forms of dispute resolution procedures, ranging from litigation to Alternative Dispute Resolutions.  We assist and represent our clients in every level of the various courts and tribunals of Hong Kong, as well as on domestic and international arbitrations and mediations.

The disputes we handle cut across a wide spectrum of areas, including:

• Banking & financial markets;
• Breach of contract;
• Shareholders disputes;
• Competition;
• Criminal litigation;
• Debt recovery;
• Defamation & Media;
• Employee’s Compensation;
• Family law;
• Insurance;
• Intellectual property;
• Joint venture and franchise;
• Medical /Professional negligence;
• Real Estate;
• Restructuring and Insolvency;
• Sale of goods and services;
• Trusts and Probate.