International Law

Author: Simon Luk

Authors: Yang-Wahn Hew, Kevin Lau

Butterworths Hong Kong Immigration Law Handbook - Fourth Edition contains new material, cases, and commentary on various sections of Cap.115. Some of the key updates include the contents and impact of the 2021 amendments to the Ordinance which relate primarily to the processing of torture / non-refoulement claims at Part VIIC and Schedule 1A of Cap.115 as well as recent case law on the same topic, including those relating to the handling of child claimants, the rule in Browne v Dunn in proceedings before the Torture Claims Appeal Board, and the potential impact of the amendments to section 37ZT on the late filing of notices of appeal.

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: Eric Cheung, Carter Chim, Gary Meggitt

In 2021, in addition to general updates for each topic that enable readers to keep abreast of the latest developments in procedural laws in civil litigation, this title has substantially revised the part on legal professional privilege to discuss the recent judicial developments both in Hong Kong and other common law jurisdictions and the unsettled areas in this regard. It also raises an interesting and important discussion as to whether “legal advice privilege” and “litigation privilege” should be treated as two “distinct conceptual animals” instead of “two branches of the same tree”, as explained by the Canadian Supreme Court in Blank v Canada (Minister for Justice) [2006] 2 SCR 319. How that may affect the scope and application of the two heads of privilege in Hong Kong remains to be seen.

This seventh edition also includes an entirely new chapter on judicial review. Not only does it provide a step-by-step guide for those who may need to handle judicial review proceedings, but it also explains the boundary of judicial review by reference to the administrative court’s jurisdiction, the concept of justiciability, and the administrative court’s discretion. It is a user-friendly chapter, especially for those who are not familiar with judicial review.

Authors: Keith Hotten, Dennis Ho, Mathilda Kwong

Since its original publication in 2010, Family Court Practice has become a required reading for lawyers and judges engaged in family practice at all levels in Hong Kong (Family Court, High Court, and Court of Final Appeal). Being a comprehensive, practical, and critical account of the law drafted from the viewpoint of experienced practitioners, this book contains the only one-stop comprehensive collection of primary sources (Practice Directions, Ordinances, subsidiary legislation, and international law), and practice and procedure checklists. It also includes precedents, ancillary relief tables, lists of leading cases, and useful websites arranged by subject.

Authors: Judith Sihombing

The ninth edition of the Hong Kong Conveyancing Law re-examines “property” in the traditional sense as assets become computerised and digitised. While land continues to be a fundamental part of property transactions in the world of conveyancing, traditional property principles, such as equitable relief against forfeiture of a licence, have been revisited and even revived.

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: Jacky Yeung, Emily Yu, Victor Lui, Griffith Cheng, Tien Kei Rui, Micky Yip, Oscar Tan 

This Criminal Law & Procedure Handbook aims to make available, in a convenient and up-to-date form, the consolidated text of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200), Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221), Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134), Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap 226), Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228) and an extract of relevant sections from the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227).

Authors: Jacky Yeung, Emily Yu, Victor Lui, Griffith Cheng, Tien Kei Rui, Micky Yip, Oscar Tan 

This Criminal Law & Procedure Handbook aims to make available, in a convenient and up-to-date form, the consolidated text of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200), Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221), Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134), Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap 226), Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228) and an extract of relevant sections from the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227).