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Butterworths Hong Kong Statutory Interpretation Handbook, 3th Edition

Butterworths Hong Kong Statutory Interpretation Handbook, 3th Edition

Author: Andrew Mak; Angie Yan; Margaret Tsau
Publisher: LexisNexis Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789888477579
Published In: December 2018
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
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A Key Companion for all Practitioners Dealing with Legislation!

The Hong Kong Statutory Interpretation Handbook - Third Edition is a detailed work of reference containing, in the first part, a general examination of the law of statutory interpretation in Hong Kong and in the second part, up-to-date annotations to the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1).

The annotations encompass significant judicial decisions and rules of court, provide definitions of words and phrases and discuss practical aspects and contentious issues relating to each section.

• Recent developments of cases relating to the National People's Congress Standing Committee's interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law.
• Updated case laws with references to cases which went on appeal subsequent to the previous edition.
• Updated cross-referencing with UK recent cases and practitioners' texts.

Andrew Mak

Andrew practises mainly in commercial and property litigation. He has appeared regularly in trials and appeals in the High Court. Before 1997 he was led to appear in the Privy Council case of Silver Mountain Investments Ltd v Attorney General of Hong Kong [1994] 1 WLR 925. He is also active in international commercial arbitration and mediation both in Hong Kong and in Mainland PRC. He has sat as Chief Arbitrator in the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. He is a member of panels of arbitrators, including the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Shenzhen (SAIC), Panel of Arbitrators of SCIA Financial Arbitration Centre, Shanghai (SHIAC), Jinan Arbitration Commission, Tianjin Arbitration Commission, Nanjing Arbitration Commission and Malaysia (KLRCA). He is also a Chinese legal consultant of the PRC in Shanghai. His legal opinion has been accepted by the PRC courts. He gives lectures at the Peking University, the East China University of Politics and Law (formerly the St John University), and the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He has written on a number of professional works including injunctions, disciplinary & regulatory proceedings, and also administrative law. These include “Law of Injunction in Hong Kong” 2nd Ed, (2018), Conveyancing Litigation in Hong Kong (2017), Disciplinary & Regulatory Proceedings in Hong Kong, 2nd Ed, (2015), and as contributor to Halsbury‘s Laws of Hong Kong Vol 1 Administrative Law, 2nd Ed (2014), Atkin's Court Forms Hong Kong (looseleaf) Administrative Law, Administrative Appeals Board Ordinance (Annotated), Emden’s Construction Law in Hong Kong Chapter 10, Butterworths Hong Kong Building Law Handbook 4th Ed.