Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Hong Kong Precedents of Pleadings, Fourth Edition is the definitive guide to drafting statements of pleadings for civil practitioners. Edited by Justice Kemal Bokahry and updated by a group of distinguished experts, this book provides specific commentary and well-crafted precedents on 22 different mainstream and specialist areas of practice.

1. 1. On Admiralty, the recent developments addressed include those on limitation and forum selection.
2. 2. Recent developments on Economics Torts addressed include: (i) the abolition of the “fraud exception” to the availability of summary judgment; and (ii) the English Court of Appeal’s clarification in Racing Partnership Ltd v Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Ltd [2021] Ch 233 of the law on unlawful means conspiracy.
3. 3. Key updates on Competition Law addressed include: (i) the position in competition cases between private parties (as dealt with by the Hong Kong Court of First Instance Taching Petroleum Co Ltd v Meyer Aluminium Ltd [2018] 2 HKLRD 1284); and (ii) refinements on investigation and enforcement, including Section 48 Warrants and Revised Leniency Policies.
4. 4. On Insolvency and Bankruptcy are addressed, among other things, ground-breaking developments flowing from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeals decision in Re Lam Kwok Hung Guy (2023) 26 HKCFAR 119.

• Justice Kemal Bokhary (General Editor)
• Edward Alder
• John Choong
• Chan Yong Wei
• Justin Chow
• Tanie Toh
• Thomas Yeon
• Kenneth Lee
• Kristy KY Wong
• Lily Yeung
• Michael Kan
• Keith Brandt
• Hectar Pun SC
• Isabel Tam
• Emily Ting
• Kaiser Leung
• Tommy Cheung
• John Hui
• Ronald Tong
• Joanne Choy
• Billy Liu
• Joseph Chung
• Vivien Wong
• Kareena Teh
• Bryan O'Hare
• Pui Yip Leung
• Giovanna Kwong
• Kieran Humphrey
• Andrew Cobden
• Douglas Clark
• Anson Wong Yu Yat
• Teresa Wu
• Martin Lau
• Kyle Wombolt
• Jojo Fan
• Stephen Ku
• Edward KH Ng
• Michael Lok
• Terri Ha
• Wing So