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Author: Andrew Mak

Discover the definitive guide to injunction law in Hong Kong with the latest edition of the Law of Injunctions. This essential resource offers up-to-date insights, detailed case analyses, and expert commentary, ensuring legal professionals, academics, and students are well-equipped to navigate complex legal challenges. Elevate your practice and scholarship with this authoritative reference.

This new edition provides a comprehensive update to the case law and legislative changes in this area of law. Additionally, new comparative analyses and illustrative examples have been added to demystify complex legal doctrines, making this edition an indispensable resource for practitioners and scholars seeking to navigate the nuances of injunction law in Hong Kong effectively.

Authors: Lawrence Man, Hui Chui Ying

Contributor: Lai Tai Wai, David 

The third edition of the Butterworths Hong Kong Inland Revenue Law Handbook has been wholly revamped with entirely brand-new annotations, covering the most recent case law and legislative amendments to the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap 112).

Butterworths Hong Kong Inland Revenue Handbook (Third Edition) is a detailed work of reference containing up-to-date materials on the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap 112) and all its subsidiary legislation.

This Handbook provides section-by-section annotations of the Ordinance, which are succinct and easy-to-read. They encompass concise legal analyses of the Ordinance's main operative provisions and the notable definitions of words and phrases.

The Handbook focuses on not only the relevant case law in Hong Kong but also many of the significant authorities in the United Kingdom and other common law jurisdictions.

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Author: Carter Chim

The Butterworths Hong Kong Competition Law Handbook - Fourth Edition is a detailed work of reference concerning the Competition Ordinance (Cap 619). This title reproduces the text of the Ordinance along with section-by section annotations, which include key definitions of words and phrases, discussion on practical aspects and contentious issues, cross-jurisdictional comparisons with similar territories, and other authoritative material.

This edition has incorporated the judgments handed down by the Competition Tribunal since 2023, including various judgments in respect of Competition Commission v ATAL Building Services Engineering Ltd & Ors (CTEA 2/2022 & CTEA 2/2023) and Competition Commission v Gray Line Tours of Hong Kong Ltd & Ors (CTEA 1/2022).

Author: Thomas Martin

This book serves as a comprehensive resource that integrates both the civil and criminal aspects of law as they relate to financial regulation and misconduct more broadly. This area of law can be challenging to access, even for legal professionals, as it straddles the realms of criminal, civil and regulatory practice. This book is a valuable resource not just for lawyers, but also for those working within the broader financial sector. 

It offers up-to-date commentary on case law and tribunal decisions in Hong Kong. The text itself intends to highlight and discuss the key principles, while the footnotes contain detailed references and cross references to all the relevant authorities. This extensive reliance on authorities means that the reader can, if necessary, dive much deeper into particular areas and be sure that the principles stated in the text rest on sound authority. 

The book will provide a rich resource for anyone operating in the financial sector in Hong Kong, or those abroad who have dealings with the Hong Kong markets. 

Author: Stefan Lo

The Butterworths Hong Kong Company Law Handbook - 27th Edition aims to deal with the intricacies of the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) in an easily accessible form. This Handbook reproduces the text of the Ordinance as currently in force along with section-by-section annotations and examines relevant case law and significant judicial decisions. The annotations also provide definitions of words and phrases, discussions on practical aspects and contentious issues with reference to each section and other authoritative materials including cross-jurisdictional references.

Readers may wish to refer to the Butterworths Hong Kong Company Law (Winding-Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Handbook, which is a complementary text containing the remaining Parts from the "old Companies Ordinance" (Cap 32) that have not been repealed.

As this series has been cited with authority in over one hundred court cases in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal, this Handbook will no doubt be an invaluable source of information for practitioners, legal advisers, company secretaries, students and anyone interested in the laws governing companies in Hong Kong.

This edition is current as of 1 May 2025.

Authors: Christopher To, Damon So, Kwok Chun Yin, Janice Cheng, Arthur Tang

Butterworths Hong Kong Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Handbook is a detailed work of reference containing the newly effective Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609) and the Mediation Ordinance (Cap 619).

The new Arbitration Ordinance replaces the former major legislation (Cap 341) pertaining to arbitration law and practice in Hong Kong. The new Mediation Ordinance provides a regulatory framework for certain aspects of mediation, including confidentiality and privilege. The ordinances reinforce Hong Kong’s role in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Geographic location, legal infrastructure, experience and government support make Hong Kong a leading centre for dispute resolution in Asia-Pacific.

This handbook presents the consolidated text of the Ordinances in a convenient and up-to-date form with section-by-section annotations. Annotations include references to cases assisting in the interpretation of each section, relevant rules of court, definitions of words and phrases, discussion on practical aspects of application and contentious issues. Hong Kong and UK cases, related legislation and other authoritative materials are identified and discussed in detail. All annotations are fully cross-referenced with comprehensive tables of cases and legislation.

This Handbook is an invaluable source of information for arbitration practitioners, legal practitioners, in-house counsel, business leaders, entrepreneurs, students and anyone interested in the arbitration and mediation laws and practices governing Hong Kong.

Contributing authors:

Members of Temple Chambers: Abraham Chan SC, Jin Pao SC, Jonathan Chang SC, Anthony Chan SC, Tim Parker SC, Martin Ho, Joshua Chan, Peter Dong, John Leung, Zenith Chan, John Cheung, Alvin Cheung and William Wong

Judicial Review in Hong Kong – Third Edition traces and analyses the development of judicial review since the earliest days of the supervisory jurisdiction in Hong Kong, including key developments since the previous edition in 2014. The proliferation of challenges in areas such as planning and environment, financial regulation, and competition raises novel issues, which are examined in detail. An earlier edition of this work has been cited with approval by the Court. It will be a valuable source for judges and judicial officers, practitioners, and academics alike. This edition endeavours to state the law as at March 2025.

Authors: Dr Rita Cheung, Jenkin Suen, SC, Tommy Cheung     

This book seeks to provide a practice-oriented and detailed treatment of the law and procedure of shareholders’ rights and remedies from a Hong Kong law perspective. It contains detailed coverage of the most recent legislative reforms of shareholders’ remedies in Hong Kong.

The first edition of this book is the first practitioner’s text on the law of shareholders’ rights and remedies in Hong Kong. This second edition has been fully revised and updated to include new developments and important case law in this area.

Author: Eva Leung

An Introduction to Hong Kong Taxation is a concise and accessible introduction to the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap 112). The text includes materials from statutory, administrative and judicial sources, along with commentary, notes and explanations by the author aimed at deepening the reader’s technical and contextual understanding of the law in a clear and structured manner.

Particular focus is given to recent developments in Hong Kong legislation and case law, such as changes in corporate tax rates and new provisions on tax incentives for certain intellectual properties; and significant tax cases especially in the field of profits tax and salaries tax.

This book serves as an invaluable reference for practitioners and anyone interested in the law governing taxation in Hong Kong.

Author: Professor Benny K B Kwok

Forensic Accountancy  (Fourth Edition)  provides comprehensive insight into forensic accounting and demonstrates how accountants and finance professionals might perform when acting as advisors, experts or investigators in disputes, litigations, arbitrations or fraud investigations. 

In this fourth edition,  this definitive title sets a benchmark of best practices in forensic accounting and has been written in concise English, without the unnecessary use of jargon, catering to the needs of those less trained in the specialty and bridging the gap between accountants and legal practitioners. Auditors, bankers, insurers, regulators, litigators, in-house counsels and lay clients will find this book as a route to uncharted territory in accounting, revealing the unspoken messages behind transactions, fund flows and financial documents.