Part of the Common Law Library series, Phipson on Evidence is the leading work on civil and criminal evidence. It examines in detail all aspects of the principles and procedures making up the law of evidence. Coverage includes the admission of evidence, the standard of proof, the attendance of witnesses, good and bad character, legal professional privilege, hearsay, expert evidence, confessions, judicial discretion and many other evidential issues.

Key Features

• Leading work and authority on civil and criminal evidence, frequently quoted in court

• Written by a prominent team of expert authors, with excellent balance between leading practitioners and academics

• Fully updates all changes brought in by the Civil Procedure Rules and the Criminal Procedure Rules

• Examines in detail all aspects of the complex principles and procedures which make up the law of evidence including admission of evidence, evidence taken or served prior to a trial, the rules of evidence during the course of a trial and the examination of witnesses

• Considers the burden and standard of proof

• Discusses all aspects of good and bad character

• Includes analysis of privilege and facts excluded by public policy

• Examines hearsay in civil and criminal proceedings

• Looks at the exclusion and inclusion of extrinsic evidence

• Examines the judicial discretion to admit or exclude evidence

• Considers a broad range of case law, including that of the Commonwealth

The new edition considers a number of important legal developments, including:

• Discussion of the Privy Council decision in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments Master Fund Ltd (No.2) [2025] UKPC 34, in which the Privy Council held that the longstanding principle of English law that companies generally cannot claim legal advice privilege against their shareholders "forms no part of the law of Bermuda, and that it ought not to continue to be recognised in England and Wales".

• The decision in IBG v G [2024] EWCOP 13, which considered the application of the correct test for the admissibility of similar fact evidence in Court of Protection proceedings.

• The scope and use of expert assessors, appointed to assist the Court pursuant to CPR r31.15, which was considered by the Court of Appeal in Laidley v. Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 448.

Part of the Common Law Library series, Phipson on Evidence is the leading work on civil and criminal evidence. It examines in detail all aspects of the principles and procedures making up the law of evidence. Coverage includes the admission of evidence, the standard of proof, the attendance of witnesses, good and bad character, legal professional privilege, hearsay, expert evidence, confessions, judicial discretion and many other evidential issues.

Key Features

• Leading work and authority on civil and criminal evidence, frequently quoted in court

• Written by a prominent team of expert authors, with excellent balance between leading practitioners and academics

• Fully updates all changes brought in by the Civil Procedure Rules and the Criminal Procedure Rules

• Examines in detail all aspects of the complex principles and procedures which make up the law of evidence including admission of evidence, evidence taken or served prior to a trial, the rules of evidence during the course of a trial and the examination of witnesses

• Considers the burden and standard of proof

• Discusses all aspects of good and bad character

• Includes analysis of privilege and facts excluded by public policy

• Examines hearsay in civil and criminal proceedings

• Looks at the exclusion and inclusion of extrinsic evidence

• Examines the judicial discretion to admit or exclude evidence

• Considers a broad range of case law, including that of the Commonwealth

The new edition considers a number of important legal developments, including:

• Discussion of the Privy Council decision in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments Master Fund Ltd (No.2) [2025] UKPC 34, in which the Privy Council held that the longstanding principle of English law that companies generally cannot claim legal advice privilege against their shareholders "forms no part of the law of Bermuda, and that it ought not to continue to be recognised in England and Wales".

• The decision in IBG v G [2024] EWCOP 13, which considered the application of the correct test for the admissibility of similar fact evidence in Court of Protection proceedings.

• The scope and use of expert assessors, appointed to assist the Court pursuant to CPR r31.15, which was considered by the Court of Appeal in Laidley v. Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 448.

Part of the Common Law Library series, Phipson on Evidence is the leading work on civil and criminal evidence. It examines in detail all aspects of the principles and procedures making up the law of evidence. Coverage includes the admission of evidence, the standard of proof, the attendance of witnesses, good and bad character, legal professional privilege, hearsay, expert evidence, confessions, judicial discretion and many other evidential issues.

Key Features

• Leading work and authority on civil and criminal evidence, frequently quoted in court

• Written by a prominent team of expert authors, with excellent balance between leading practitioners and academics

• Fully updates all changes brought in by the Civil Procedure Rules and the Criminal Procedure Rules

• Examines in detail all aspects of the complex principles and procedures which make up the law of evidence including admission of evidence, evidence taken or served prior to a trial, the rules of evidence during the course of a trial and the examination of witnesses

• Considers the burden and standard of proof

• Discusses all aspects of good and bad character

• Includes analysis of privilege and facts excluded by public policy

• Examines hearsay in civil and criminal proceedings

• Looks at the exclusion and inclusion of extrinsic evidence

• Examines the judicial discretion to admit or exclude evidence

• Considers a broad range of case law, including that of the Commonwealth

The new edition considers a number of important legal developments, including:

• Discussion of the Privy Council decision in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments Master Fund Ltd (No.2) [2025] UKPC 34, in which the Privy Council held that the longstanding principle of English law that companies generally cannot claim legal advice privilege against their shareholders "forms no part of the law of Bermuda, and that it ought not to continue to be recognised in England and Wales".

• The decision in IBG v G [2024] EWCOP 13, which considered the application of the correct test for the admissibility of similar fact evidence in Court of Protection proceedings.

• The scope and use of expert assessors, appointed to assist the Court pursuant to CPR r31.15, which was considered by the Court of Appeal in Laidley v. Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 448.

Authors:

Andrew Tsang

FCG HKFCG, BBA (Hons), MBA, JD, MAPP

Andrew Tsang has over 30 years of experience in full-time compliance, corporate governance, and company secretarial practice in listed companies, private companies, and professional firms. Andrew is a fellow member of The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) and The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (HKCGI). Andrew is a former part-time lecturer and tutor of several tertiary institutions in Hong Kong for teaching company secretarial practice courses from diploma to postgraduate degree level. Andrew holds both Bachelor (Honours) degree and Master degree in Business Administration. Andrew obtained his Juris Doctor degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Master of Arts degree in Practical Philosophy from Lingnan University. Andrew is one of the authors of the books "Compliance and Company Secretarial Practice of Hong Kong Listed Companies" and "Concise Guide: Compliance and Company Secretarial Practice of Hong Kong Private Companies," both published by Sweet and Maxwell in 2014 and 2017 respectively.

Ricky Lai

FCG HKFCG(PE)

Mr. Ricky Lai is the named company secretary of a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange who is responsible for handling company secretarial affairs, monitoring corporate compliance, and participating in the development of the group's corporate affairs. Mr. Lai is also the visiting lecturer of several tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Mr. Lai obtained his Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws from The University of London. Mr. Lai is a fellow member of HKCGI and The Chartered Governance Institute and a holder of the Practitioner's Endorsement Certificate issued by HKCGI.

Francis Cheng

ACG, HKACG, BAcc (Hons), PGDipCA

Francis Cheng has accumulated over 25 years of professional experience in the domains of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, company secretaryship, and investor relations. He has served as the designated company secretary for numerous Hong Kong-listed companies and provides consultancy services to small and medium-sized enterprises, assisting them in achieving operational excellence and regulatory compliance. His areas of expertise include a wide range of corporate transactions, corporate restructuring, ESG reporting, and developing an effective investor relations strategy. He is an associate member of both HKCGI and The Chartered Governance Institute (UK). Francis holds a Bachelor's (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Finance and a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Administration.

Description:

Compliance and Company Secretarial Practice of Hong Kong Listed Companies, Second Edition is fully updated with the latest rules, codes, ordinances, and regulations and is an invaluable reference material for the company secretarial practitioners and corporate governance professionals. By setting a fictitious listed company in a range of real-life scenarios, this publication demonstrates how company secretarial practitioners perform all compliance functions for a Hong Kong listed company by applying the respective laws, rules, and regulations. It ensures the seamless day-to-day operations of all Hong Kong listed companies.

Subsequent to the first edition, the authors confidently introduce various updates on amendments and new rules on the HKEx's Listing Rules (LR), SFC's Takeover Codes, Securities and Futures Ordinance, and Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. These include, but are not limited to:

• The reforms on the delisting process;
• Amendments on backdoor listing and continuing listing criteria;
• Changes relating to disciplinary powers and sanctions, enhancements and streamlining of dual-primary listings and secondary listings for overseas issuers with weighted voting rights (WVR) structures and without WVR;
• The new structure (LR Chapters 19 and 19C), the implementation of a listing regime for Biotech Companies (LR Chapter 18A), Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) (LR Chapter 18B) and Specialist Technology Companies (LR Chapter 18C);
• The latest listing reforms and new requirements on share schemes, a paperless listing regime, treasury shares;
• Climate-related disclosures under the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework and the reform of Corporate Governance Code are also introduced and discussed.

Written by leading commercial law barrister and academic, Adam Kramer KC, this work, now in its 4th edition, has established itself as a leading practitioner text on the topic of damages in contract law and commercial disputes and is regularly referred to and cited in and by courts.

Part II is structured according to the type of breach of obligation, such as service obligations (includes commercial services, and also employment) loss of use of money, providing detailed analysis facilitating the read across from cases outside the particular practice area (most commodities lawyers don't know landlord and tenant cases, most professional negligence lawyers don't know employment cases, etc). It can be used by those in a particular area (construction, sale of goods, financial disputes) whilst also providing cases and answers outside the specialist works on those areas.

Part III deals with factual causation and actual loss.

Principles of remoteness, mitigation and legal causation are dealt with in Part IV, with Chapter 18 on causation in practice uniquely structured in categorising cases on breaks in the chain of causation by the type of event (e.g. claimant speculation, post-breach dealings with defendants, receipt of benefits from third parties).

Particular types of loss requiring separate examination are dealt with in Part V whilst other matters such as third parties and loss; negotiating damages; non-compensatory damages, concurrent claims and exclusion clauses are discussed within Part VI.

Features

• Very detailed case law coverage and very practical in approach.

• Focuses on English and Welsh law but with substantial coverage of other Common Law decisions.

• Comprehensive, covering both practical concerns/dispute patterns and academic debate.

• To aid understanding and practicality, the book is arranged by the type of complaint (eg mis-provision of services, non-payment of money or the temporary loss of use of property etc).

• In addressing causation, it divides relevant cases and rules between the breach position (what actually happened and what will happen) and non-breach position (what would or might have happened but for the breach, including loss of chance).

• When considering remoteness, mitigation and legal causation, cases are analysed and categorised on breaks in the chain of causation by type of event (eg failing to avoid the danger; failure to terminate the contract etc).

• Cases from all contractual fields are considered, not only those usually referred to (construction, sale of goods, charter parties; professional services) but also those less frequently covered in general works (such as SPAs, banking contracts, breach of exclusive jurisdiction clauses, insurance and landlord and tenant).

• Tort decisions are referred to where relevant, including full coverage of professional negligence damages.

• Detailed explanation of many practically important but often neglected areas, such as damages for lost management time, whether hedging costs are recoverable, and the how to prove lost profits.

What's New

The text has been reviewed and fully updated to take account of important case law developments, in particular:

• Barrowfen Properties v Patel (2025, Court of Appeal, causation and loss of chance)

• BP Oil International Ltd v Glencore Energy UK Ltd (2023, High Court, sale of goods)

• Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd (2024, High Court of Australia, causation and actual loss)

• Costcutter Supermarkets Group Limited v Vaish (2024, EWHC 152 (KB), causation and loss)

• Durber v PPB Entertainment Ltd (2024, High Court, damages for breach of contract)

Written by leading commercial law barrister and academic, Adam Kramer KC, this work, now in its 4th edition, has established itself as a leading practitioner text on the topic of damages in contract law and commercial disputes and is regularly referred to and cited in and by courts.

Part II is structured according to the type of breach of obligation, such as service obligations (includes commercial services, and also employment) loss of use of money, providing detailed analysis facilitating the read across from cases outside the particular practice area (most commodities lawyers don't know landlord and tenant cases, most professional negligence lawyers don't know employment cases, etc). It can be used by those in a particular area (construction, sale of goods, financial disputes) whilst also providing cases and answers outside the specialist works on those areas.

Part III deals with factual causation and actual loss.

Principles of remoteness, mitigation and legal causation are dealt with in Part IV, with Chapter 18 on causation in practice uniquely structured in categorising cases on breaks in the chain of causation by the type of event (e.g. claimant speculation, post-breach dealings with defendants, receipt of benefits from third parties).

Particular types of loss requiring separate examination are dealt with in Part V whilst other matters such as third parties and loss; negotiating damages; non-compensatory damages, concurrent claims and exclusion clauses are discussed within Part VI.

Features

• Very detailed case law coverage and very practical in approach.

• Focuses on English and Welsh law but with substantial coverage of other Common Law decisions.

• Comprehensive, covering both practical concerns/dispute patterns and academic debate.

• To aid understanding and practicality, the book is arranged by the type of complaint (eg mis-provision of services, non-payment of money or the temporary loss of use of property etc).

• In addressing causation, it divides relevant cases and rules between the breach position (what actually happened and what will happen) and non-breach position (what would or might have happened but for the breach, including loss of chance).

• When considering remoteness, mitigation and legal causation, cases are analysed and categorised on breaks in the chain of causation by type of event (eg failing to avoid the danger; failure to terminate the contract etc).

• Cases from all contractual fields are considered, not only those usually referred to (construction, sale of goods, charter parties; professional services) but also those less frequently covered in general works (such as SPAs, banking contracts, breach of exclusive jurisdiction clauses, insurance and landlord and tenant).

• Tort decisions are referred to where relevant, including full coverage of professional negligence damages.

• Detailed explanation of many practically important but often neglected areas, such as damages for lost management time, whether hedging costs are recoverable, and the how to prove lost profits.

What's New

The text has been reviewed and fully updated to take account of important case law developments, in particular:

• Barrowfen Properties v Patel (2025, Court of Appeal, causation and loss of chance)

• BP Oil International Ltd v Glencore Energy UK Ltd (2023, High Court, sale of goods)

• Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd (2024, High Court of Australia, causation and actual loss)

• Costcutter Supermarkets Group Limited v Vaish (2024, EWHC 152 (KB), causation and loss)

• Durber v PPB Entertainment Ltd (2024, High Court, damages for breach of contract)

Written by leading commercial law barrister and academic, Adam Kramer KC, this work, now in its 4th edition, has established itself as a leading practitioner text on the topic of damages in contract law and commercial disputes and is regularly referred to and cited in and by courts.

Part II is structured according to the type of breach of obligation, such as service obligations (includes commercial services, and also employment) loss of use of money, providing detailed analysis facilitating the read across from cases outside the particular practice area (most commodities lawyers don't know landlord and tenant cases, most professional negligence lawyers don't know employment cases, etc). It can be used by those in a particular area (construction, sale of goods, financial disputes) whilst also providing cases and answers outside the specialist works on those areas.

Part III deals with factual causation and actual loss.

Principles of remoteness, mitigation and legal causation are dealt with in Part IV, with Chapter 18 on causation in practice uniquely structured in categorising cases on breaks in the chain of causation by the type of event (e.g. claimant speculation, post-breach dealings with defendants, receipt of benefits from third parties).

Particular types of loss requiring separate examination are dealt with in Part V whilst other matters such as third parties and loss; negotiating damages; non-compensatory damages, concurrent claims and exclusion clauses are discussed within Part VI.

Features

• Very detailed case law coverage and very practical in approach.

• Focuses on English and Welsh law but with substantial coverage of other Common Law decisions.

• Comprehensive, covering both practical concerns/dispute patterns and academic debate.

• To aid understanding and practicality, the book is arranged by the type of complaint (eg mis-provision of services, non-payment of money or the temporary loss of use of property etc).

• In addressing causation, it divides relevant cases and rules between the breach position (what actually happened and what will happen) and non-breach position (what would or might have happened but for the breach, including loss of chance).

• When considering remoteness, mitigation and legal causation, cases are analysed and categorised on breaks in the chain of causation by type of event (eg failing to avoid the danger; failure to terminate the contract etc).

• Cases from all contractual fields are considered, not only those usually referred to (construction, sale of goods, charter parties; professional services) but also those less frequently covered in general works (such as SPAs, banking contracts, breach of exclusive jurisdiction clauses, insurance and landlord and tenant).

• Tort decisions are referred to where relevant, including full coverage of professional negligence damages.

• Detailed explanation of many practically important but often neglected areas, such as damages for lost management time, whether hedging costs are recoverable, and the how to prove lost profits.

What's New

The text has been reviewed and fully updated to take account of important case law developments, in particular:

• Barrowfen Properties v Patel (2025, Court of Appeal, causation and loss of chance)

• BP Oil International Ltd v Glencore Energy UK Ltd (2023, High Court, sale of goods)

• Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd (2024, High Court of Australia, causation and actual loss)

• Costcutter Supermarkets Group Limited v Vaish (2024, EWHC 152 (KB), causation and loss)

• Durber v PPB Entertainment Ltd (2024, High Court, damages for breach of contract)

Covers standard industry documents providing the legal framework for upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum contracts, with accompanying commentary on their application to energy transactions and related matters

• Looks at issues relating to mineral laws, including licences, and host government and inter-governmental agreements

• Examines preliminary participation contracts, including agreements and concessions relating to confidentiality, area of mutual interest, joint study, joint bidding and joint wells; data trade and sharing contracts; and enforceability of reasonable endeavour and best endeavour covenants

• Assesses model form joint operating agreements, including contents, accounting procedure, and trust deeds

• Examines drilling, procurement and services contracts

• Discusses the principles of unitisation and unitisation agreements, and considers pooling and other joint development options, pre-unit agreements, UUOA and JOA relationships, principles of petroleum lifting and commingling, balancing agreements, title interests, allocation and attribution/substitution agreements

• Advises on petroleum management contracts including those for provision of petroleum processing and operational services; third party access to infrastructure, project structures for gas liquefaction and LNG regasification, contracts for terminal access and provision of services

• Deals with oil, gas and LNG sales contracts dealing in detail with their respective terms

• Goes through shipping contracts, including ship leasing, time and voyage charter-party terms, contracts of affreightment and bills of lading

• Addresses pipeline transportation contracts, looking at the transporter and shipper perspectives, pipeline system rules, sales and transportation contract interfaces, cross-border pipeline investment protection, agreements for pipeline crossing, proximity and tie-in, and pipeline capacity management agreements

• Extends coverage to interest sale and purchase contracts, including asset exchange contracts, farm out and earn out agreements, addressing pre-emption, due diligence, representations and warranties

• Features decommissioning and security contracts

• Includes contractual clauses for the construction of petroleum infrastructure

• Examines corporate and project finance agreements, taking into account contingent consideration, royalty deeds, volumetric production payments, reserves-based lending agreements, debt prioritisation and security interests

• Examines options for the negotiated, arbitration and judicial resolution of disputes involving oil and gas contracts and projects, including governing law and jurisdiction provisions

• Covers dispute resolution

Covers standard industry documents providing the legal framework for upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum contracts, with accompanying commentary on their application to energy transactions and related matters

• Looks at issues relating to mineral laws, including licences, and host government and inter-governmental agreements

• Examines preliminary participation contracts, including agreements and concessions relating to confidentiality, area of mutual interest, joint study, joint bidding and joint wells; data trade and sharing contracts; and enforceability of reasonable endeavour and best endeavour covenants

• Assesses model form joint operating agreements, including contents, accounting procedure, and trust deeds

• Examines drilling, procurement and services contracts

• Discusses the principles of unitisation and unitisation agreements, and considers pooling and other joint development options, pre-unit agreements, UUOA and JOA relationships, principles of petroleum lifting and commingling, balancing agreements, title interests, allocation and attribution/substitution agreements

• Advises on petroleum management contracts including those for provision of petroleum processing and operational services; third party access to infrastructure, project structures for gas liquefaction and LNG regasification, contracts for terminal access and provision of services

• Deals with oil, gas and LNG sales contracts dealing in detail with their respective terms

• Goes through shipping contracts, including ship leasing, time and voyage charter-party terms, contracts of affreightment and bills of lading

• Addresses pipeline transportation contracts, looking at the transporter and shipper perspectives, pipeline system rules, sales and transportation contract interfaces, cross-border pipeline investment protection, agreements for pipeline crossing, proximity and tie-in, and pipeline capacity management agreements

• Extends coverage to interest sale and purchase contracts, including asset exchange contracts, farm out and earn out agreements, addressing pre-emption, due diligence, representations and warranties

• Features decommissioning and security contracts

• Includes contractual clauses for the construction of petroleum infrastructure

• Examines corporate and project finance agreements, taking into account contingent consideration, royalty deeds, volumetric production payments, reserves-based lending agreements, debt prioritisation and security interests

• Examines options for the negotiated, arbitration and judicial resolution of disputes involving oil and gas contracts and projects, including governing law and jurisdiction provisions

• Covers dispute resolution