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Associate Level – Business and Company Law
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Free Associate Level – Business and Company Law revision notes for HKICPA QP (Hong Kong CPA) students. Each chapter covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take straight into the thinka app.
Corporate Laws and Regulations Governing the Different Forms of Legal Entities
Forms of business entities
Formation of companies
Capital and financing of companies
Administration of companies
Company liquidation and winding up
Schemes of arrangement, reconstruction and take-over provisions
Corporate Laws and Regulations Governing Public Companies
Fund-raising by public companies
Prospectus contents
Prospectus liabilities
Continuing obligations of listed companies
The Legal System and the Roles of External Regulatory Bodies in Hong Kong
Principal features of the Hong Kong legal environment
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Securities and Futures Commission
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Financial Reporting Council
Insurance Authority
The Law of Tort and Negligence
Elements required to establish a legal action in negligence
Damages and defences in negligence
Defamation
Employers' liability, occupiers' liability and vicarious liability
The Contract Law
Essential elements of a contract: offer and acceptance
Essential elements of a contract: consideration, intention and capacity
Consequences of breaching a contract
Applying contract law principles to practical business situations
The Consumer Laws
Sale of Goods Ordinance
Supply of Services (Implied Terms) Ordinance
Control of Exemption Clauses Ordinance
Trade Descriptions Ordinance
The Employment Laws
Employment Ordinance
Sex Discrimination Ordinance
Disability Discrimination Ordinance
Family Status Discrimination Ordinance
Race Discrimination Ordinance
The Bribery and Corruption Laws
Prevention of Bribery Ordinance
Role of the Independent Commission Against Corruption
Anti-money laundering legislation obligations and requirements
Role of accountants as trust or company service providers
The Agency Relationship
Role of an agent
Creation of agency
Types of authority of an agent
Rights, duties and liabilities of an agent and a principal
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