Butterworths Hong Kong Copyright Law Handbook, 6th Edition

The Butterworths Hong Kong Copyright Law Handbook - Sixth Edition is a comprehensive and authoritative reference work, offering the latest materials pertaining to the Copyright Ordinance (Cap 528) alongside its relevant subsidiary legislation.

This is a verbatim text of the Ordinance, accompanied by elucidating annotations for each section, seminal judicial pronouncements, pertinent rules of court, and definitions of lexical constructs and phraseology, in addition to expert commentary and enactment notes. The sixth edition encompasses a thorough examination of the Copyright (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, along with comprehensive coverage of the Copyright Tribunal and cross-jurisdictional 
references.

The text is presented succinctly as an invaluable resource for legal practitioners, in-house counsels, executives in media and publishing companies, academics, students, and those engaged or interested in Hong Kong copyright law. Notably, the Handbook series has been cited as an authoritative source in over one hundred court cases in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal, and Court of Final Appeal.

Proficiency in equity is essential for Hong Kong lawyers, particularly in commercial law and estate planning, where a mastery of trust principles is indispensable. This new edition uniquely references Hong Kong court decisions, addressing frequent disputes in trustee-beneficiary relationships and offering valuable jurisprudence for practitioners. Presented in a user-friendly format and language, it features clear principles illustrated by recent judicial decisions, especially from Hong Kong, with concise case law analysis. This sixth edition not only aids practitioners but also stands as a significant contribution to the coherent development of equitable principles and the administration of justice in common law jurisdictions.

Some key highlights include:                                                                         

• Chapter 3: Equitable Interests and Priorities - Winland Finance v Gain Hero Finance [2022] HKCFA 3, (2022) 25 HKCFAR 17 - Deposition of title deed by a borrower to a lender to secure the proceeds of the property sale created no equitable interest in land. 
• Chapter 4: Assignments - Liang Ying v Wong Sze Man [2023] 4 HKLRD 749   - Illustrates that gifts of chattels must be made by actual delivery. 
• Chapter 5: Estoppel - Tsang Shu Wo v Person Unknown in Occupation of Lot No 2643RP in DD 120, Yuen Long [2023] 4 HKC 226 (CA) - New section on ‘Tenancy by Estoppel’. 
• Chapter 8: Breach of Confidence - Yip Wai Tak Vivian v Lee Ka Wo Esmond [2023] 2 HKLRD 12   - Defined what qualifies as confidential information. 
• Chapter 14: Express Trust - Trust Arbitration: New section added to discuss developing area and proposals in jurisdictions like Jersey and Cayman Islands. 
• Chapter 15: The Variation and Termination of Trusts - Statutory Variation - Man Tai Sang v Man Luk Sing [2023] HKCFI 1423, [2023] 5 HKC 323, [2023] 3 HKLRD 869 
• Chapter 18: Constructive Trust -Common Intention Constructive Trust - New focus on 'shared intention' approach in Chinese settings. Ho Kwok Wing v Chan Mei Mui [2020] 3 HKLRD 548 
• Chapter 25: Declaration- Principles and Authority Memoran Co Ltd v Mei Hing Mansion (IO) [2023] HKCA 841