{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Ability Bridges Seminar: Know Your Rights, Protect Your Family","description":"For families raising a child or caring for a family member with different abilities in Hong Kong, the law can feel like a maze \u2014 full of critical protections and planning tools that are rarely explained in plain terms. Too often, parents, guardians and carers discover their rights only when a crisis has already arrived. That is precisely the gap that The Ability Bridges was designed to help close. Launched in late 2025 as a six-month pro bono initiative, The Ability Bridges is a collaborative campaign dedicated to bringing accessible, practical legal knowledge to individuals with disabilities and their families across Hong Kong. The campaign is run in partnership with three community organisations at the heart of the special needs sector \u2014 the Love21 Foundation, The Nesbitt Centre, and Sensational Foundation \u2014 and reflects the firm's deep commitment to ensuring that access to justice is a right, not a privilege. The campaign has already made a tangible difference. In March 2026, Hugill & Ip hosted an intimate evening at its offices, gathering families, carers, and NGO workers for a focused session on estate planning for families with special needs. Led by Alfred Ip, the discussion tackled the questions that keep parents and carers awake at night \u2014 from structuring discretionary trusts to understanding guardianship. Today, the campaign has taken a broader step with a free, community-facing seminar at Caf\u00e9 8 in Hong Kong. Three of the firm's leading practitioners \u2014 Adam Hugill, Raphael Wong, and Polly Chu \u2014 addressed a distinct area of law that directly affects families living with disability: anti-discrimination protections, divorce and child arrangements, and long-term housing and estate planning. ","author_name":"the HIP talks","author_url":"https:\/\/www.hugillandip.com\/the-hip-talks\/","html":"