Hong Kong’s government continues to pursue institutional and legislative programs designed to position the city as a leading proponent and user of digital infrastructure, as reflected in updates of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap. 553). This includes both acknowledging digital and electronic methods adopted by the private sector as well as giving the same legal status to electronic filings as paper submissions for many government services. Although some government departments still maintain certain “wet signature” requirements, the most recent ETO amendments support covering a broader scope of transactions, deeper integration with government e-services, and future proofing for new tech. This updated volume includes those amendments which remove many paper-only exclusions and provide for certification of trusted digital identity services (such as the government’s own iAM Smart digital ID with biometric login) and the Code of Practice for Recognized Certification Authorities which sets out its recognition and oversight regime.

The Global Guide to Special Economic Zones is the authoritative guide to successfully planning, implementing and re-structuring Special Economic Zones.

This pioneering work defines and explains each stage of the SEZ lifecycle, providing a comprehensive, multi-dimensional analysis, in five parts:

• Learning – the history, context and rationale for SEZs;
• Government – how and why governments have used SEZs successfully and what underpins that success in practice, from planning and marketing to potential pitfalls;
• Investors – taking SEZs from concept to economic reality, securing investors and what investors need to know;
• Legal – the key risks, trade issues and dispute resolution; and
• Future perspectives – global trends such as green and digital zones, job creation and how developed economies are increasingly utilising SEZs, including consideration of how they can play a impactful role in the green energy transition and in the recovery of post-conflict economies.

Supported by analysis of twenty-eight SEZ-specific real life examples, the book features expert specialist contributors and draws on their deep experience working with governments and industry worldwide, particularly in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The Global Guide to Special Economic Zones is an invaluable resource for national governments, international agencies, regional and local authorities, infrastructure and industrial investors and financiers.

Importantly, it is also written for any professional wishing to develop their understanding of Special Economic Zones.

• • Provides detailed guidance on how to tackle questions relating to misrepresentation, mistake and non-disclosure, whether at the stage of drafting contracts, or in resolving disputes over contracts affected by these issues.
• • In distinct sections, focuses on the nature of the defects in the formation of the contract as a result of misrepresentation, mistake and non-disclosure, and offers practical solutions.
• • Covers the common elements required for a claim of misrepresentation, including the statement of fact, the representor's state of mind, reliance and causation; exclusion and limitation of liability, and practice and procedure.
• • Details the remedies available in cases of misrepresentation and the requirements for each remedy: rescission of the contract; liability in tort (deceit and negligence); statutory liability; breach of contract.
• • Covers the different types of mistake that can affect the validity of a contract and the available remedies.
• • Explains the (exceptional) circumstances in which a party has a duty of disclosure in negotiating a contract, and the remedies for breach of the duty.

• • Lifestyle Equities CV v Ahmed (2024): Accessory liability.
• • Cannell v George (2024): Aggravated damages.
• • Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co Ltd (2024): Negligence, remoteness of damage, and burden of proof.
• • Philipp v Barclays Bank UK Plc (2023): Bank’s duty to client.
• • Potter v Canada Square Operations Ltd (2023): Postponement of limitation period.
• • National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers v Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (2024): Rectification.

• • Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd v JP SPC 4 (2022): Duty of care test and scope of bank's duty to third parties.
• • Primeo Fund v Bank of Bermuda (Cayman) Ltd (2023): Contributory negligence as a defense.
• • Porter v Stokes (2023): Rectification.

• • URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd (2023): Duty of building designer and contribution claim under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978.
• • Seedo v El Gamal (2023): Deceit and postponement of limitation period.
• • Burnford v Automobile Association Developments Ltd (2022): Deceit and reflective loss.
• • ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd v Come Harvest Holdings Ltd (2022): Deceit and damages.
• • McClean v Thornhill (2023): Barrister’s duty of care.
• • Ashraf v Lester Dominic Solicitors (2023): Solicitor’s duty to third party.
• • Barclay-Watt v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd (2022): Directors’ personal accessory liability in negligence.
• • Spire Property Development LLP v Withers LLP (2022): Solicitor’s duty in tort of negligence.
• • Miller v Irwin Mitchell LLP (2024): Solicitor’s liability for gratuitous advice.
• • MDW Holdings Ltd v Norvill (2022): Damages for breach of contract.
• • Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd (2024): Incorporation of exclusion clauses.
• • Last Bus Ltd v Dawsongroup Bus and Coach Ltd (2023): Reasonableness test under Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.

• Authored by representatives of one of the top offshore legal firms with specific specialisation in the complexities of the Cayman Islands jurisdiction.
• An increase in the breadth of coverage with three entirely new chapters:
  - Financing & regulation of aircraft;
  - Cayman Island LLCs; and
  - EU Substance Requirements. 
• The only authoritative reference source for the South East Asian legal market covering the critical Cayman Islands jurisdiction that accounts for 75% of world’s hedge funds and nearly half the global industry’s estimated US$1.1 trillion of asset under-management.
• Highly contemporaneous with 40% of the 1st edition content updated including, but not limited to:
  - analysis and review of the new and amended Cayman Islands laws and regulations regarding the companies and financial regime;
  - updates to the anti-money laundering regime;
  - review and analysis of the new regulatory guidelines regarding the formation of limited liability companies etc.

Cayman Islands Company and Commercial Law is the only publication that focuses exclusively on the Cayman Islands. The book provides a deep analytical view of the offshore jurisdiction’s legal landscape as it relates to companies, partnerships, credit and security, mutual funds, insolvency, dispute resolution, taxation, trusts and more.

The Second Edition will keep you fully up-to-date on one of the world’s most utilized corporate jurisdictions. The use of offshore vehicles for international financial transactions and the incorporation of companies is the preference for most entities here in the Asia Pacific region. The Cayman Islands continues to be the ‘hot’ jurisdiction for offshore companies and commercial work, as well as the choice now to set up an offshore financial center.

This new second edition examines and updates the major changes which occurred over the last four years, including:

1. Impact of the new Cayman Islands Limited Liability Companies law since its enactment in 2016 – resulting in 391 Cayman LLCs formed and another 16 transferred by way of continuation from other jurisdictions from 1 July 2016 – 19 May 2017;

2. New supplemental legislation formed in relation to the Tax Information Authority (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) Regulations, 2015;

3. New requirement of obtaining professional Indemnity Insurance for those who deal with Trusts, Insurance, Mutual Fund Administration, Securities Investments and Company Managers, Licensees, and Directors;

4. Amended structure for investment funds, etc.

• The only authoritative reference source with comprehensive coverage of the British Virgin Islands offshore market

Analysis and review of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (Cap.362), where the amended law has been revised and improved by expanding its coverage to include both goods to services, with the emphasis on banning misleading sales practices to provide greater protection for consumers.