LexisNexis Content Updates - September 2024

This month, we've published updates to various looseleaf and print publications, including:

Butterworths Hong Kong Employment Law Handbook - Eighth Edition

About the title:

The eighth edition of the Butterworths Hong Kong Employment Law Handbook reproduces the text of the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57), the major legislation as it relates to employment law and practice in Hong Kong, as currently in force. It offers details on amendments and repeals via key cases and section-by section annotations to the Ordinance. All annotations, covering the enactment history, UK references, interpretation of key terms and relevant case law, are fully cross-referenced with comprehensive tables of cases and legislations. 

Author: Patricia Yeung, Partner, Howse Williams

Securities Law: Hong Kong SAR and People's Republic of China - Issue 71

Updates covered in this issue:

1. Case note on New Sparkle Roll International Group Ltd & Guo Ying v Sze Ching Lau & Shenwan Hongyuan Capital (HK) Limited[2024] HKCFI 419
2. New Practice Note 26 on treasury shares
3. Regulations on virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs)
4. Anticipated reduced restrictions on recognized Mainland China funds
5. Confirmation of SFC's power under section 213 of the SFO
6. Introduction of the new Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES)

Author: Michael Szeto, Head of Employment, ONC Lawyers

Hong Kong Employment Ordinance: An Annotated Guide - Issue 50

Updates covered in this issue:

1. Updated Part I, Part VIII with first weekday after Christmas as statutory holiday from 2024 per Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2021. Commentary in section 3 amended.
2. Part II updated on right to terminate employment by notice, disciplinary procedures before termination, and restrictions on notice/payment in lieu. Commentary for section 9 revised with Hum Matthew TA v Allied Way Security Management Ltd[2024] case.
3. Part IIA clarifies annual bonus/payment presumed contractual, not gratuitous, for post-27 June 1997 contracts unless stated otherwise. Section referencing corrected.
4. Part VA updated with commentary, examples on severance payment rights, exclusions, and calculations.

Author: Patricia Yeung, Partner, Howse Williams

Butterworths Hong Kong Personal Injury Service - Issue 69

Updates covered in this issue: 

Issue 69 updates 17 new cases in the case digest section bringing the work up to date to April 2024.

Author: Kay KW Chan, Barrister-at-law, Admiralty Chambers

Atkin's Court Forms Hong Kong -  Issue 103 Lands:Sales

Updates covered in this issue:

1. The section on "Delay in completion" has been updated with additional paragraphs on 'Notice to complete' (importance of the condition that the party serving the notice must be ready and willing to perform their part of the contract) and 'Remedies' (rescission). Further notes have also been added to this section.
2. For "Remedies after completion, generally", the section has been updated with references to Hua Tyan Development v Zurich Insurance Co Ltd & Anor[2015] 1 HKC 87, (2014) 17 HKCFAR 493 (CFA) and Wing Ming Garment Factory Ltd v Sanwa Trading (HK) Ltd [2023] HKCU 2413, [2023] HKCA 691 regarding rectification.

Author: Dr. Alfred Y F Sit, Barrister-at-law, Gilt Chambers

Looseleaf content updates are available on Lexis+^® Hong Kong, Lexis Red^®, and in print. Print publications are available on the LexisNexis^® Hong Kong Online Store and Lexis Flip.