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Author: Nathan Dentice

This title is the first of its kind to provide comprehensive guidance on how to prepare and respond to investigations and enforcement proceedings undertaken by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, including answers to the questions which commonly arise in the conduct of any such matter.

Authors: I Grenville Cross GBS, SC, Patrick WS Cheung

Publication Date: June 2022

The 10th edition of Sentencing in Hong Kong is a vital reference tool for judicial officers, practitioners and academics alike. 

Authors: Au Lut Chi, Kyra Kung

Butterworths Hong Kong Employees’ Compensation Handbook encompasses up-to-date materials of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282), a key piece of Hong Kong legislation pertaining to employees’ compensation.

Not only does it reproduce the current text of the Ordinance and details of amendments and repeals, the Handbook also provides section-by-section annotations to the Ordinance, while a significant number of judicial decisions and court rules are included in these annotations. In addition, the said annotations contain notes, practical aspects and contentious issues associated with particular sections in a succinct manner, including definitions of words and phrases.

Those engaging in or interested in employees’ compensation in Hong Kong, such as lawyers, businesspeople, in-house counsel, company directors, company secretaries, Human resources managers, and judicial officials, will find this Handbook an invaluable companion.

Author(s): 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: 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.

Authors: Ludwig Ng, Sherman Yan

A Practical Guide to Resolving Shareholder Disputes gives a detailed and practical synopsis of the procedural hurdles that practitioners will encounter when advising clients. The book analyses the applicable principles in derivative actions under both the common law and statutory regime, shareholders' personal rights, shareholders' agreement, the twin statutory remedies of unfair prejudice petition and winding-up petitions on just and equitable grounds from a practitioner’s perspective. It is a text for legal practitioners, researchers, and students who are looking for a clear, succinct, and up-to-date practical guide to resolving shareholder disputes.

Authors: Julia Au, Moses Kong, Jethro Pak, Chantel Lin, Sasha Allison, Jack Chan, Carol OM Lee

The Butterworths Hong Kong Probate, Administration and Trustee Handbook (Fifth Edition) is a comprehensive work of reference on the major legislation pertaining to probate and trusts law and practice in Hong Kong, which includes the Probate and Administration Ordinance (Cap 10), Trustee Ordinance (Cap 29), Wills Ordinance (Cap 30), Powers of Attorney Ordinance (Cap 31), Intestates’ Estates Ordinance (Cap 73), Variation of Trusts Ordinance (Cap 253), Perpetuities and Accumulations Ordinance (Cap 257), Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Ordinance (Cap 481), and Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance (Cap 501).

Authors: Keith Hotten, Dennis Ho, Mathilda Kwong