​​​​​​​Offshore law firm Appleby has hired Richard Grasby as partner and head of its private client and trusts team in Hong Kong. Grasby was most recently a foreign legal consultant at Facey & Associates.

London-headquartered Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has ventured into Asia by opening an office in Hong Kong, which will be run in association with a newly established local firm under Jonathan Mok, previously a partner at Mayer Brown JSM.