Tanner De Witt Solicitors On The New Companies Ordinance: Legal Implications For Hong Kong Business Owners And Directors

The New Companies Ordinance came into effect in March 2014. Many of Hong Kong’s business owners and directors have questions as to how these legal changes will affect them and their businesses. In a bid to explain what the new Companies Ordinance means for entrepreneurs and senior management, Hong Kong law firm Tanner De Witt’s Edmond Leung wrote an article called “New Companies Ordinance – 10 Key Changes” and gave a presentation at a dinner hosted by the Rotary Club of Lan Kwai Fong on 4 April 2014.

About Edmond
Edmond Leung is a Partner in Tanner De Witt’s Corporate and Commercial practice. He advises on mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, re-organisations, private equity transactions and banking and finance matters. Edmond also advises on general corporate and commercial matters including the establishment of companies and businesses, franchise, commercial agency and distribution arrangements, and other general commercial agreements. In addition, he advises on regulatory and compliance matters including in relation to financial services.