Company Law

Author: Simon Luk

Authors: ELG Tyler, Stefan HC Lo

Butterworths Hong Kong Company Law Handbook – 25th 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 the significant judicial decisions and rules of the court. 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.

Authors: Kevin Lee, Joshua Baker

Butterworths Hong Kong Banking Law Handbook - Sixth Edition includes new material, cases, and commentary on various sections of Cap.155. Some of the key updates include:

• The SFC's updated Fit and Proper Guidelines for persons applying for licences and registrations under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571)
• Delayed prosecution and abuse of process

The Code of Banking Practice

Authors: Bernard Mak, Brian Lo, Candice Lau, Ernest C Y Ng, Jason Gerber, Lok Ho, Mike Yeung, and Vincent Lung.

The Butterworths Hong Kong Securities Law Handbook (Seventh Edition) is a detailed work of reference containing up-to-date materials on the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571), the landmark statute that consolidated and reformed pre-existing legislation regulating securities, futures and leveraged foreign exchange contracts, intermediaries and markets in Hong Kong.

Author: Professor Stephen Hall

Ho & Hall's Hong Kong Contract Law Sixth edition comprehensively updates the law of contract as it applies in Hong Kong and revises and clarifies statements of the law in a number of areas. It incorporates significant developments in all areas including, most notably, implied terms, offer and acceptance, contractual intention, interpretation of terms, implied terms, misrepresentation, rectification, economic duress, severance of restrictive covenants, third party rights, negotiating damages, penalties, and promissory estoppel.

Authors: ELG Tyler, Stefan HC Lo

Publication Date: To be published in April 2022

The Butterworths Hong Kong Company Law (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Handbook details provisions relating to prospectus, companies winding up rules, insolvency of companies, disqualification of directors, receivership, restrictions on sale of shares and provisions relating to the Societies Ordinance still in force under the now retitled Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap 32).

Author: Monica Chan

The second edition incorporates the relevant provisions stipulated in the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance (Cap 622). This book provides a general overview, with a focal point to company law and shareholders’ rights using Hong Kong as the context.

Authors: Stefan HC Lo, Nick Chan, Hin Ham Shum

The Butterworths Hong Kong Partnership Law Handbook - Third Edition includes detailed analysis and annotations on the relevant legislation pertaining to partnership law in Hong Kong.

Author: Dominic Wai

The second edition of the Butterworths Hong Kong Anti-Money Laundering Handbook gives a summary of the Government’s consultation exercise on legislative proposals to enhance AML regulations and a list of updated Guidelines published by regulatory bodies for operation of Schedule 2 of the Ordinance, including the Monetary Authority, the SFC etc.