The 2008 declaration of independence by the Hong Kong Court and anomalies in the Hong Kong Company Law

This article consists of two parts. The first part looks at a landmark decision by the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) in Hong Kong (HK) on March 13, 2008. The case reaffirmed the previous position that HK courts would no longer be bound by UK decisions. It also clarified certain misconceptions made by lower HK courts in the past. The second part looks at several unusual features in the HK company law. Despite a major effort by the HK Government in the same year to completely revamp the local company statute, there remain problem areas. The revised law is still user-unfriendly and ambiguous at times.