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| (Webinar via ZOOM) Recent Developments in Company Law |
| Date: |
16 April 2026 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
2:30pm - 5:45pm |
| Level: |
I (Intermediate) For delegates who have prior knowledge of the subject area |
| Language: |
English |
| Fee: |
HK$ 1,850 |
| Accreditation: |
(3 CPD Points will be applied for) |
| Ref: |
L26CC02 |
| Venue: |
Webinar Course
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Presenter's Biography:
Stefan was educated in Australia and is a graduate of the University of Sydney (PhD, LLM, BA/LLB (Hons I)). He is a Principal Lecturer in the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong, teaching corporate and insolvency law, and is also Director of HKU's Master of Laws in Corporate and Financial Law. Stefan has been a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform from 2015-2021 and 2025-present. Before joining HKU, he acted as Deputy Principal Government Counsel in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice for a number of years, predominantly advising in connection with the Companies Ordinance Rewrite, the Corporate Insolvency Law Improvement Exercise and the Statutory Corporate Rescue Procedure. Stefan has published widely in the area of company law, including articles in local and international journals. He is author of Law of Companies in Hong Kong (Sweet and Maxwell, now in its fourth edition, 2023) and In Search of Corporate Accountability: Liabilities of Corporate Participants (Cambridge Scholars, 2015); and is also General Editor of Company Law in Hong Kong - Practice and Procedure / Insolvency (Sweet and Maxwell) and Tyler and Lo's Hong Kong Company Law - Legislation and Commentary (LexisNexis). |
Objective:
- To highlight recent legislative developments
- To highlight recent court decisions
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Outline:
- Review of the Companies (Amendment) (No 2) Ordinance (14 of 2025) on re-domiciliation of foreign companies in Hong Kong
- Review of recent cases, which may include a selection of the following:
- Joint and Several Liquidators of Hong Tak (Lin Fat) Home for the Aged Co Ltd (in liq) v Lee Tao Ying [2025] 5 HKC 459 (directors' duties; creditor duty)
- Mitchell (Joint Liquidators of Mbi International & Partners Inc (in liquidation)) v Al Jaber [2025] 3 WLR 849 (directors' duties; winding up)
- Lifestyle Equities CV v Ahmed [2025] AC 1 (directors' personal liabilities)
- Yue Kong Brothers Investment Ltd v Li Tina [2025] 5 HKC 1 (resignation of director; rectification of Companies Register)
- Law Chin Pang v The Karatedo Federation of Hong Kong China Ltd [2025] HKCFI 1345 (corporate constitution; objects clause)
- Yanpolsky v Macmillan [2025] BCC 272 (alteration of articles)
- Chen Ming v Chen Jiagan [2025] 2 HKLRD 66 (breach of articles; locus standi of directors)
- Shih Pak Tau v Sze Shun Kit [2025] 4 HKLRD 699 (general meetings; notice)
- Re Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd [2025] 3 HKC 662 (scheme of arrangement; modification to scheme)
- Ng Ping Hei Francis v Clustertech Ltd [2025] 6 HKC 1025 (members' inspection of company records)
- Liu Fun Lam v Express Engineering & Trading Co [2026] 1 HKC 586 (members' remedies; derivative action; indemnity for costs)
- Chung Shun Ying v Wong Wah On [2025] 4 HKLRD 407 (members' remedies; unfair prejudice)
- Re CEIBS Publishing Group Ltd [2026] 1 HKC 357 (members' remedies; unfair prejudice; just and equitable winding up)
- Re HNA Group (International) Co Ltd [2025] 1 HKLRD 1316 (winding up; multiple petitions)
- Re Up Energy Development Group Ltd (In Liq) [2025] 3 HKLRD 775 (winding up; foreign companies)
- Yuen Tsz Chun Frank (Joint and Several Liquidators of RZ3262019 Ltd (In Liq) v Zhou Ying Investments Group Ltd [2025] 6 HKC 679 (winding up; unfair preference)
- Re China Evergrande Group (No 2) [2025] 2 HKLRD 838 (winding up; committee of inspection; creditors)
- Joint & Several Liquidators of Tom Ip & Partners, Architects, Engineers & Development Consultants Ltd v P&T International Inc [2026] 1 HKLRD 476 (winding up; production of documents)
- Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2025] 2 WLR 1015 (winding up; fraudulent trading)
- Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseiny [2026] AC 1 (transactions at an undervalue)
- Kentwell International Ltd v Registrar of Companies [2025] 6 HKC 737 (restoration of deregistered company)
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| Category: |
Corporate / Commercial |
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