Butterworths Hong Kong Partnership Law Handbook, 2nd Edition

The Butterworths Hong Kong Partnership Law Handbook includes detailed analysis and annotations on the relevant legislation pertaining to this area of law.

The Butterworths Hong Kong Partnership Law Handbook includes detailed analysis and annotations on the Partnership Ordinance (Cap 38), Limited Partnership Ordinance (Cap 37), Business Registration Ordinance (Cap 310) and also contains excerpts from the Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A) and the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap 112).

This handbook explains the full text of the Ordinance as currently in force with section-by-section annotations, encompassing significant judicial decisions and rules of court, as well as history notes, definitions of words and phrases, discussions on practical aspects and contentious issues in reference to each section and other authoritative materials including cross-jurisdictional references.

This Handbook will be an indispensable companion for solicitors, in-house counsel, business executives, judges, academics and all those who are engaged or interested in partnership law in Hong Kong.

What's new in this edition:

For the Limited Partnerships Ordinance and the Business Registration Ordinance, the legislation has been updated to include consequential amendments resulting from the new Companies Ordinance (Cap 622).

For the Partnership Ordinance, the Limited Partnerships Ordinance and the Business Registration Ordinance, significant new cases that have been added to the commentary include:

• Lau Chun Ming v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (a firm) [2016] (release of liability of partners);
• Tang Chung Wah v Jonathan Russell Leong [2016] (decisions by majority of partners);
• DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd v Tang Hin Ming Henry [2018] (authority of partners and liability of salaried partners).
• Inversiones Frieira SL v Colyzeo Investors II LP [2012] (rights of limited partner to inspect books)
• Certain Limited Partners in Henderson PFI Secondary Fund II LP (a firm) v Henderson PFI Secondary Fund II LP (a firm) [2013] (whether limited partner taking part in management).
• Li Lim Chi Dorothy, The Sole Administratrix Of The Estate Of Li Wan Lung, Deceased v Lin Fung Industrial Co And Another [2017] (registration of a sole proprietorship under the BRO does not create a separate and distinct legal entity from the person who applies for the registration).