PCLL Booklist and Ordinance List 2010/2011
Conveyancing Practice (PLE5012)
There is no one book that you must have to undertake this course but information will be supplied regarding essential and recommended reading for each topic.
Corporate and Commercial Practice (PLE5013)
1. Booklist
Highly recommended
- Butterworths Hong Kong Company Law Handbook, Butterworths Asia, latest edition
- Smart, Philip et al. Hong Kong Company Law ??Cases, Materials and Comments, Butterworths Asia, 1997.
- Stott, Vanessa. Hong Kong Company Law, (12th ed), Pearson Education Asia, 2008.
For reference
- Brewer, John. The Law and Practice of Hong Kong Private Companies, Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2005.
- Goode, Rm. Legal problems of Credit and Security (3rd ed), Sweet and Maxwell, London, 2003.
- Goode, RM. Commercial Law (3rd ed), Penguin, London, 2004. (2nd edition equally useful).
- Carver, Anne. Hong Kong Business Law, Longman, latest edition.
- Stott, Vanessa. An Introduction to Hong Kong Business Law, Longman, latest edition.
- Tomasic, Roman and ELG Tyler. Hong Kong Company Law ??Legislation and Commentary, Butterworths Asia, 1999 (looseleaf, two volumes).
- Ho, Betty. Hong Kong Agency Law, Butterworths Asia, 1991.
- Butterworths Hong Kong Partnership Handbook, latest edition.
- Ho, Betty. Security for Credit ??Law and Practice in Hong Kong, Butterworths Asia, 1992.
- Lingard, James R. Bank Security Documents (3rd ed), Butterworths, London, 1993.
- Butterworths Hong Kong Bankruptcy Law Handbook, Butterworths Asia, latest edition.
- Getzler & Payne, Company Charges: Spectrum and Beyond, Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Smith, The Law of Assignment: The Creation and Transfer of Choses in Action, Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Company Law in Hong Kong ??Practice and Procedure, Thomson Sweet and Maxwell, 2007 (Looseleaf, two volumes).
- Hillman on Commercial Loan Documentation ??Thomas S Hemmendinger
- Hong Kong Corporate Law ??Paul Kwan
- Hong Kong Corporate Insolvency Manual ??Stephen Briscoe
- How to Negotiate Eurocurrency Loan Agreements ??Lee C Buchheit
- Company Charges ??W J Gough
- Business Organization and Finance ?? William Klein and John C Coffee
2. Ordinances
Essential
- Transfer of Businesses (Protection of Creditors) Ordinance
- Partnership Ordinance
- Business Registration Ordinance
- Companies Ordinance and Companies (Winding-up) Rules
(Not necessary if you have purchased Butterworths Hong Kong Company Law Handbook)
General Reference
- Banking Ordinance
- Bankruptcy Ordinance and Bankruptcy Rules
- Control of Exemption Clauses Ordinance
- Employment Ordinance
- Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance
- LARCO [Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance]
- Misrepresentation Ordinance
- Sale of Goods Ordinance
Professional Conduct and Practice (PLE5015)
1. Recommended Reading
Text(s) required:
- Wilkinson & Sandor, ?˜The Professional Conduct of Lawyers in Hong Kong????Student Edition, Lexis-Nexis, 2008.
References required:
- ?˜The Hong Kong Solicitors??Guide to Professional Conduct??(HKSGPC), Volume 1 (2nd ed), The Law Society of Hong Kong (this will be provided).
- ?˜The Code of Conduct of the Bar for the HKSAR??(CCBHK) (this will be provided).
- HKSGPC Volume 2. This includes the Legal Practitioners Ordinance and subsidiary legislation. You will have to download some this material where it is not included in your Reading Materials.
You will be provided with relevant Law Society and Bar Association Circulars and Practice Directions.
2. Online Resources
- Bilingual Laws Information System - Hong Kong Ordinances and Subsidiary Legislation (http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/home.htm).
- Lexis and/or Westlaw - available through ?œElectronic Resources??section of the Run Run Shaw Library website.
3. Other Sources
- Wilkinson & Sandor, ?˜The Professional Conduct of Lawyers in Hong Kong????Loose Leaf Edition (3 volumes), Lexis-Nexis (updated 3 times a year).
Wills and Probate Practice (PLE5016)
1. Required Text
- Hong Kong Probate & Administration Handbook, 2nd Edition Butterworths 2007
2. Recommended Text
- Barlow King & King, Wills Administration & Taxation, 8th Edition, Sweet & Maxwell
- Sherrin, Hong Kong Legal Practice Manual, Probate, Sweet & Maxwell, 2000.
3. Other references
- Will Drafting Precedent Books ??Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, 5th Edition Butterworths
- Parker?™s Modern Will Precedents, (2nd or 3rd edition), Butterworths
- Williams on Wills, 8th Edition, Butterworths
- Tristram and Coote Probate Practice, 29th Edition, Butterworths
Civil Litigation Practice (PLE5018)
1. Recommended Reading
- M. Wilkinson, A Guide to Civil Procedure in Hong Kong (2009 ??3rd ed.), Butterworths.
- Hong Kong Legal Practice Manual: Civil Litigation (3rd ed.), Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
2. Supplementary Reading
- Cameron and Kelly, Principles & Practice of Civil Procedure in Hong Kong, Sweet & Maxwell Asia (August 2008 ??2nd ed.).
- Bullen and Leake and Jacob's Precedents of Pleadings ??Volumes 1 and 2 (forms KD 7177.B84 1990, Law Ref. Coll)
- Jacob and Goldrein, Pleadings Principles & Practice (law KD 7453.J32)
- Atkin?™s Court Forms (HK)
3. Reference
- Hong Kong Civil Procedure 2009 ("The White Book"), Sweet & Maxwell Asia (inc. Cumulative Supplement).
- District Court Handbook ??Civil Practice, Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
4. Ordinances
- High Court Ordinance, Cap. 4
- Rules of the High Court, Cap. 4A
- Civil Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2008
- Limitation Ordinance, Cap. 347
- District Court Ordinance, Cap 336
- Rules of the District Court, Cap 336H
- Practice Directions (High Court)
Interlocutory Advocacy and Interviewing (PLE5050)
1. Required
- Desk Book on Interlocutory Advocacy and Interviewing.
2. Helpful Reading
Interviewing Skills
- Sherr, A, Client Interviewing for Lawyers, An Analysis and Guide (Sweet & Maxwell) 2nd ed.
- Twist, H, Effective Interviewing, (Blackstone Press Ltd)
General Advocacy Tips
- Sherr, A, Legal Practice Handbook, (Blackstone Press Ltd)
- Boon, A, Advocacy, 2nd ed., (Cavendish Publishing Ltd)
- Evans, K, The Golden Rules of Advocacy, (Blackstone Press Ltd)
- Evans, K, The Language of Advocacy, (Blackstone Press Ltd)
- Wilkinson, M and others, Advocacy & The Litigation Process in Hong Kong, 3rd ed., (Butterworths HK)
General Practice and Procedure / Interlocutory Applications
- Gilliat, J Bourne, C & Popat, P, Civil Advocacy: A Practical Guide, 1st ed., (Cavendish)
- Hong Kong Civil Procedure, the Hong Kong White Book Series, Volumes 1, 2 (2010)
Mediation and Negotiation (PLE5051)
Recommended Reading
- Deskbook
- N Alexander: Mediation: Process and Practice in Hong Kong, Lexis Nexis, Hong Kong 2010.
- R Leung (ed) The Hong Kong Mediator?™s Handbook, Sweet and Maxwell, Hong Kong 2010.
- N Alexander and J Howieson, Negotiation: Strategy Style Skills, Lexis Nexis, Sydney 2010.
Litigation Writing and Drafting (PLE5053)
Recommended Reading
The required and recommended references are:
Recommended references
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