Legal Professional Courses

 September to October 2013

 

 

Update of the Recent Developments on the law relating to shareholders’ rights

LAST CALL!!   

Speakers: Mr. Anson Wong, barrister-at-law & Mr. Kerby Lau barrister-at-law

Date: 9 September 2013 (Monday) Fee: HK$1,200 CPD Points: 3 CPD points to be applied for

Time: 2:00pm to 5:15pm Level: Intermediate Language: English

Venue: United Conference Centre, 10/F., United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Course Outline:

- Introduction
- Update on the law on shareholders rights including:-

* rights to seek inspection of documents

* rights to bring common law or statutory derivative action on behalf of the companies;

* rights to seek unfair prejudice relief under section 168A

* application of winding up order on just and equitable grounds. 

- Case studies/discussions 
-  Q&A

If you are interested in this seminar, please go to our website www.hklpc.com to have more information and get the application form.

Key Clauses in Construction Contracts: Overview and Update (Ref.CC0913)

LAST CALL!!       

Speaker:

Henry Suen, Barrister at Law

Date: 6 September 2013 (Friday) Fee: HK$1,200 CPD Points: 3 CPD points

Time: 2:00pm to 5:15pm Level: Intermediate Language: English

Venue: United Conference Centre, 10/F., United Center, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong K

 
Course Outline:

1.   Overview – Construction Contracts

o Unique nature of construction projects; Temporary Multi-Organisations (TMO)

o Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Time, Cost, Quality, Safety, Environment, Communication, Claims, etc.

o Common contractual disputes

o No universal form but many forms of construction contracts

o Standard clauses in construction contracts such as Extension of Time (EOT), Variations, Liquidated and

Ascertained Damages (LAD), Suspension and Termination, Pay When Paid, and Dispute Resolution


2.  Update – New Forms and Dispute Resolution Clauses

o Five-in-One Dispute Resolution Mechanism: Mediation, Adjudication, Independent Expert Certifier, Expert

Determination and Short-form Arbitration. Parties to construction contracts choose any one of the five dispute

resolution methods to resolve their dispute(s)

o Dispute Resolution Advisor (DRA); dispute prevention

o New standard construction contract for main contractors and sub-contractors being drafted

o NEC contracts for clients and main contractors; the partnering approach

Q & A session

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Civil Justice Reform and Civil Procedure Updates 2013 (Ref.CPR0913)

Speaker

Mr. Alvin Tsang, Barrister-at-law of Des Voeux Chambers

 Date: 13 September 2013 (Friday)             Fee: HK$1,200                            CPD Points: 3 CPD points

Time: 2:00pm to 5:15pm                     Level: Intermediate       Language: English

Venue: United Conference Centre, 10/F., United Center, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Course Outline:

v  This course covers a selection of important new cases in civil procedure and the civil justice reform which illustrate or expand on existing principles. More cases may be subsequently added.

v  Johnson Controls Hong Kong Ltd v Associated Engineers Ltd [2012] 2 HKLRD F4 - striking out for want of prosecution after the CFA judgment in Wing Fai Construction.

v  Ready Mixed Concrete (HK) Ltd v Tong Kee Engineering Ltd [2012] 3 HKLRD G3 – striking out for want of prosecution after the CFA judgment in Wing Fai Construction.

v  SNE Engineering Co Ltd v Chim Kee Machinery Co Ltd [2013] 1 HKLRD 410 – discussion of the meaning of urgency in ex parte injunction applications

v  Wingames Investments Ltd v Mascot Land Ltd (No. 2) [2013] 1 HKLRD 1186 – appeal against Court order where the Court made an interlocutory order of its own motion

v  Wingames Investments Ltd v Mascot Land Ltd [2013] 1 HKLRD 26 – case on withdrawal of admission from pleadings

 

v  Timmerton Co Inc. v Li Kwok Po David [2013] 1 HKLRD 1100 – the fraud exception to summary judgment applications

v  Winland Enterprises Group Inc v Wex Pharmaceuticals [2012] 2 HKLRD 757 – service of writ of summons out of jurisdiction

v  Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co Ltd v BYD Co Ltd [2012] 3 HKLRD 736 – striking out an action in a case that involved developing law

v  Hotung Investment (China) Ltd v Ernst & Young [2012] 5 HKLRD 421 – discussion of the running of the limitation period and fraud

v  Chan Pak Ting v Chan Chi Kuen (No. 2) [2013] 2 HKLRD 1 – a landmark ruling on multipliers in personal injuries claims.

v  LaL Imp Exp SA v Utaniko (Hong Kong) Ltd [2013] 1 HKLRD 692 – subsequent security for costs application and relationship with Order 14

 

 

If you are interested in this seminar, please go to our website www.hklpc.com to have more information and get the application form.

The New Competition Ordinance

Speakers: Mr. William Wong MF, Senior Counsel & Ms. Ebony Ling, barrister-at-law

Date: 27 September 2012 (Friday) Fee: HK$1,200 CPD Points: 3 CPD points to be applied for

Time: 2:00pm to 5:15pm Level: Intermediate Language: English

Venue: United Conference Centre, 10/F., United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong


Course Outline:

  • Introduction – background of competition law and rationales behind competition policy
  • International models for the new Competition Ordinance (CO)
  • Nature of competition law regimes
  • Existing Hong Kong competition law – regimes in telecommunications and broadcasting
  • The New CO

Ø Overview

Ø Key provisions

Ø Exceptions

Ø Competition Authority and Competition Tribunal

Ø Enforcement

  • Case studies/discussions
  • Q&A

If you are interested in this seminar, please go to our website www.hklpc.com to have more information and get the application form.

An Overview of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance

and Data Protection Compliance (Ref:111013)

Speaker

Ms. Cindy S. Y. Sin, Barrister-at-law, Unity Chambers

Date: 11 October 2013 (Friday)       Fee: HK$1,200                        CPD Points: 3 CPD points

Time: 2:00pm to 5:15pm                 Level: Intermediate      Language: English

Venue: United Conference Centre, 10/F., United Center, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Course Outline:  

Overview of the PDPO                                                     

  • Identify the concepts of data, data subject and data user
  • Six Data Protection Principles
  • Data access provisions 
  1. Data access request (DAR)
  2. Relevant person
  3. Refusal of processing a DAR
  • Exemption provisions under PDPO
  • Contravention of the Ordinance – Consequences
  • Case studies

 

Compliance issues

  • Data audit
  • The strategy, promulgation & enforcement
  • Notification
  • Data collection
  • Data quality
  • Data security
  • Data subjects’ rights
  • Data Protection Officer

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