City University of Hong Kong LW5656/LW6103E Company Law I

School of Law A/Y 2017-2018, Semester A

Topic 1: The Company in Context Business vehicles

Texts:
Stefan HC Lo and Charles Z Qu, Law of Companies in Hong Kong, 2nd ed (Sweet & Maxwell,
Hong Kong, 2015) Chs 3, 4

A. Forms of business organisations.

Sole traders.
Partnerships.
Companies.
Joint ventures.

B. Business registration.

Business Registration Ordinance (Cap 310)

C. Historical development of partnerships and companies.

D. Partnerships.

*Partnership Ordinance (Cap 38) ss 3(1) partnership, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27,
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37

*Limited Partnerships Ordinance (Cap 37) ss 3, 5

Identifying a partnership
Cox v Hickman (1860) 8 HLC 268
Keith Spicer Ltd v Mansell [1970] 1 All ER 462
Khan v Miah [2001] 1 All ER 20
*Chan Sau-kut v Gray and Iron Construction and Engineering Co (a firm) [1986] HKLR 84

Partnership property
Miles v Clarke [1953] 1 All ER 779
Law Chou Shing v Chow Wing Kun [1994] 2 HKC 531

Partners relations with each other

Chan v Zacharia (1984) 154 CLR 178
*Kao Lee & Yip v Koo Hoi Yan Donald [2003] 2 HKC 113

Relation of partners to persons dealing with the firm

Mercantile Credit Co Ltd v Garrod [1962] 3 All ER 1103

Dissolution and winding up