The Chambers Banking & Finance 2023 Global Practice Guide has just been released. We are proud to announce that our Frederico Rato, Pedro Cortés, and Calvin Tinlop Chui have once again authored the Macau chapter. Discover the comprehensive insights and expertise they have shared by reading the full chapter here Stay ahead of the game
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has recently issued the Guideline on Issuance and Information Disclosure of Corporate Bonds and the Guideline on Underwriting and Trustee Business of Corporate Bonds (collectively referred to as the “New Guidelines”). These guidelines, as stated in Circular No. 011/B/2023-DSB/AMCM, came into effect on 1 November 2023. AMCM has established
According to the announcement of the Outstanding Talents Programme in the Modern Financial Industry, applicants must be at least 21 years old and hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline. They must also have four years of professional experience in an applicable industry. The relevant disciplines include finance, economics, accounting, actuarial science,
Our Wong Ka I and Sio Pui Teng contributed with an opinion article to Plataforma Media about the Macau’s Urban Renewal Legal Regime. To read in Portuguese: https://bit.ly/45BijRf To read in Chinese: https://bit.ly/44iFO0x
The Macau Chapter authored by Helena Nazaré Valente is now available in the Chambers and Partners Corporate Immigration 2023 Global Practice Guide. This comprehensive publication offers up-to-date legal insights into corporate immigration policies, visa options and requirements, immigration processes, and immigration enforcement systems across different jurisdictions. You may view the Guide here: https://bit.ly/3XWhbVO
Lexology Getting The Deal Through – Gaming 2023 is live now! Our Pedro Cortés contributed with the Macau Chapter. You may read the chapter here: https://lnkd.in/ershjwj4
Law 7/2023, passed by the Legislative Assembly on May 18th, 2023, which approved the Residency Scheme for Highly Qualified Workers (“Talents”), was finally regulated by Administrative Regulation 19/2023, which entered into force on July 1st, 2023. Introduced by the Macao Government back in 2021, the new System is now a reality. The new Legal System
Our Pedro Cortés co-authored with Anthony Cabot and António Lobo Vilela an academic paper “Comparing Gaming Regulatory Systems in Civil and Common Law Countries: How Different Approaches Can Achieve the Same Policy Goals” which was published in the UNLV Gaming Law Journal, Vol. 13: Iss: 2. Available here: https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1210&context=glj The paper compares two regulatory systems:
Our Luís Rôlo contributed once again the Macau Employment to OneTrust DataGuidance, an industry-leading privacy and data protection research platform. The chapter focuses on the key privacy laws related to employment under Macau law. You can view the chapter here: https://www.dataguidance.com/notes/macau-employment
Our Helena Nazaré Valente and Marta Mourão contributed to Thomson Reuters Practical Law with Arbitration Procedures and Practice in Macau: Overview, which provides a structured overview of the key practical issues concerning arbitration in the Macau Special Administrative Region, including any mandatory provisions and default rules applicable under local law, confidentiality, local courts’ willingness to