COMPANY & PARTNERSHIP LAW IN HONG KONG
Publisher: Obita Dicta
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hong Kong, China
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781105360787
Table of contents: title: 6
label: Introduction; title: 7
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 9
label: Section One    Regulation Of Partnerships; title: 10
label: 1.1	Nature of a Partnership; title: 12
label: (i) Limited partnerships; title: 13
label: (ii) Partners may bind the firm; title: 13
label: (iii) Rights of partners under the Partnership Ordinance; title: 14
label: 1.2	Creating a New Partnership; title: 16
label: 1.3	Dissolution of a Partnership; title: 18
label: 1.4	Sample Partnership Agreement; title: 21
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 24
label: Section Two    The Corporate Form; title: 25
label: 2.1 	Nature of a Limited Company; title: 29
label: 2.2 	Types of Companies; title: 33
label: 2.3 	Companies and Partnerships Compared; title: 36
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 38
label: Section Three    Piercing The Corporate Veil; title: 39
label: 3.1	Exceptions to Limited Liability: Piercing the Corporate veil; title: 41
label: 3.2	When to Lift the Veil?; title: 42
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 44
label: Section Four     Process Of Incorporation; title: 46
label: 4.1	The Promoters of a Company; title: 46
label: 4.2	Incorporation; title: 48
label: 4.3	Registration of a Private Limited Company; title: 49
label: (i) Objects clause and the doctrine of ultra vires; title: 51
label: (i) Table A; title: 51
label: 4.4	Effect of the Memorandum and Articles; title: 54
label: 4.5	Sample Company Constitution; title: 61
label: 4.6	Sample Certificate Of Incorporation; title: 62
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 65
label: Section Five     Share Capital And Loan Capital; title: 65
label: 5.1	Borrowing Working Capital; title: 66
label: (i) Fixed and floating charges as security for a loan to the company; title: 70
label: 5.2	Raising Money by Issuing Shares; title: 70
label: (i) Share or equity capital; title: 71
label: (ii) Register of members; title: 72
label: (iii) Restrictions on raising equity capital; title: 73
label: (i) Transfer of shares; title: 74
label: (ii) Restrictions on the right to transfer shares; title: 75
label: (iii) Transmission of shares; title: 75
label: (i) Preference shares; title: 76
label: (ii) Redeemable shares; title: 77
label: (iii) Ordinary shares; title: 77
label: (i) Nature of capital maintenance; title: 77
label: (ii) Safeguards; title: 78
label: (iii) Financial assistance for the purchase/acquisition of shares; title: 78
label: (iv) Capital reduction; title: 80
label: (v) Purchase by a company of its own shares; title: 82
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 88
label: Section Six     Directors And Other Company Officers; title: 88
label: 6.1	Directors; title: 91
label: (i) Calling Meetings; title: 93
label: (ii) Convening Meetings; title: 94
label: (i) Duty of loyalty and good faith; title: 97
label: (ii) Duties of Skill and Care; title: 98
label: (iii) Ratification of a breach of duty; title: 98
label: (iv) Guidelines for company directors; title: 98
label: 6.2	The Managing Director; title: 100
label: 6.3	The Company Secretary; title: 101
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 104
label: Section Seven     Company Meetings And Resolutions; title: 105
label: 7.1	Annual General. Meetings; title: 107
label: 7.2	Extraordinary General Meetings; title: 108
label: 7.3	Resolutions at Meetings; title: 110
label: 7.4	Quorum and Voting; title: 110
label: (i) Show of hands; title: 110
label: (ii) Polls; title: 111
label: (iii) Proxies; title: 111
label: 7.5	Minutes of Meetings; title: 112
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 114
label: Section Eight     Regulatory Bodies; title: 115
label: 8.1	Company Accounts; title: 116
label: 8.2	Audit; title: 118
label: 8.3	Investigation of the Affairs of a Company; title: 119
label: 8.4	Proposed Amendments: Overseas Companies; title: 119
label: 8.5	Regulation of Listed Companies; title: 119
label: (i) The SFO regime; title: 120
label: (ii) Publication of information and keeping of registers; title: 120
label: (iii) Restrictions and penalties; title: 121
label: (i) Definition of insider dealing; title: 122
label: (II) Statutory Defence; title: 122
label: (iiI) Penalties for insider dealing-; title: 123
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 125
label: Section Nine    Company Insolvency:  Non-Liquidation Schemes; title: 126
label: 9.1	Non-Insolvency Remedies; title: 127
label: 9.2	Alternative to Winding-up in Cases of Unfair Prejudice; title: 130
label: 9.3	Arrangements, Reconstructions and Amalgamations; title: 131
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 134
label: Section Ten    Company Insolvency:  Liquidation And Winding-Up; title: 135
label: 10.1	Compulsory Winding-up; title: 139
label: (i) Automatic stay of proceedings against the company; title: 139
label: (ii) Debts may be proved and ranked; title: 139
label: (iii) Employees are automatically dismissed; title: 140
label: (iv) Disclaim onerous property; title: 140
label: (v) Notification that the company is in liquidation; title: 140
label: (vi) Avoid unfair preferences; title: 141
label: (vii) Avoidance of extortionate credit transactions; title: 141
label: (viii) Avoidance of fraudulent conveyances; title: 141
label: (ix) Avoidance of charges created as floating charges; title: 141
label: (x) Offences by past and present officers before and in the course of the winding up; title: 141
label: (xi) Responsibility of directors for fraudulent trading; title: 142
label: (xii) Derivative actions cannot be brought or continued; title: 142
label: 10.2	Voluntary Winding-up; title: 144
label: Self-Assessment Questions; title: 146
label: Section Eleven     Sample Examination Questions; title: 146
label: Multiple Choice; title: 150
label: Short Questions; title: 152
label: Long Questions; title: 156
label: Appendix; title: 156
label: Table A; title: 177
label: Table B; title: 178
label: Table C; title: 189
label: Table D; title: 191
label: Table E; title: 194
label: Form NC1; title: 211
label: Notice Of Annual General Meeting; title: 212
label: Form Of Proxy For Use At The Annual General Meeting; title: 214
label: Voting Paper