Professional Interest Group Activities

Insolvency Interest Group (IIG)
Lunch Seminar

CIRCULATION TO IIG MEMBERS ONLY

Topic
:
 Case Law Up-date (Liquidations)
Speaker
:
Mr. Philip Smart, Associate Professor,
  Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
Chairman
:
Mr. Bruno Arboit,
  Partner, Baker Tilly Hong Kong and member of the IIG Management Committee
Date
:
 Wednesday, 16 June 2004
Time
:
 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Sandwiches and beverages will be served at 12:45 p.m.)
Venue
:
K-2 Suite, Pacific Place Conference Centre,
  Level 5, One Pacific Place,
  88 Queensway, Hong Kong.
Admission Fee
:
 HKD130 per person for IIG members
HKD200 per person for non-IIG members
HKICPA CPD Credit Hour
:
 1 hour
Law Society CPD Credit Point
:
 1 (Intermediate)

About the Seminar

The seminar will cover and discuss the following:

• Buchler v Talbot: Re Leyland Daf Ltd [2004] UKHL 9, ( 4 March 2004 )

• Fixed Charges over Book Debts: Re Spectrum Plus, 26 May 2004 (EWCA)

• Section 182: Validation Orders

 

About the Speaker

Mr. Philip Smart is an Associate Professor at HKU, where he has taught since 1985. His areas of research interest are Corporate, Insolvency and International Law. His recent books include Cross-Border Insolvency (Butterworths, London, 2 nd ed, 1998, 421 pp), Hong Kong Corporate Insolvency Manual (Hong Kong, 2002) (with Stephen Briscoe and Charles D Booth), Hong Kong Personal Insolvency Manual (Hong Kong, 2002) (with Stephen Briscoe and Charles D Booth) and Hong Kong Company Law: Cases, Comments and Materials (Butterworths, Singapore, 1997, (joint editor)).

 

Registration

The admission fee for attending the lunch seminar is HKD130 per person for IIG members and HKD200 per person for non-IIG members. The number of places is limited and priority will be given to IIG members on a first-come-first-served basis in case of over-subscription. For members who wish to attend the lunch seminar, please complete the attached reply slip and return it by fax for registration on or before Monday, 14 June 2004 and then follow by mail to the Standards & Technical Department of the Society, together with a cheque payable to "Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants".

No further confirmation letter will be sent out unless your reservation is unsuccessful. Should you have any questions on the above, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Karen Moy , Administrative Officer of the Standards & Technical Department at 2287 7089 in the first instance.