Highlights

The Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) came into effect in March 2014. It allows an alternative mode of execution of company documents. 

As international transactions in the business of Hong Kong companies play a significant role, the number of company documents to be used overseas is ever increasing in recent years. These documents often involve huge amount and are required urgently. 

Members are already or will be in senior positions. Sooner or later, they will encounter execution of company documents in their daily work and in private matters. So they should know this subject and be familiar with the requirements. 

In this presentation, the speaker will refer to the current legislations, use court cases and real life examples for illustration. 

At the close of the presentation, the speaker will demonstrate how to notarise the due execution of a company document.

The Outline:

•    Company Seals and Model Articles for Private and Public Companies

•    Execution of Company Documents

•    Necessity for Deeds and the Requirements

•    Case Study: Knight Frank v Paley [2014] SASCFC103

•    Proof of Execution of Company Documents for Local and Overseas Use

•    Hague Convention of October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents 

•    The Speaker’s Demonstration of Notarising the Execution of a Company Document

•    Q & A
 

Note: No video playback will be available.

Speaker(s)

Mr. Samuel Li, Notary Public, and Solicitor, is the Sole Proprietor of Samuel Li & Co., Solicitors & Notaries.

Samuel now focuses on notarial practices. In the preceding 20+ years as a Hong Kong Notary Public, he has an excellent track record in providing notarial services to clients including overseas government, and world's leading brand companies. More than 70 countries and regions on world's 5 continents have accepted Samuel's notarised documents. Samuel has given 72 seminars to professionals to demonstrate notarial practice, with total audience exceeding 4,200. Samuel is the author of the soon released notarial book named "Notarial Services in Hong Kong: General Principles, Values and Practice". Samuel has received 14 Pro Bono Legal Services Awards & Professional Volunteer Service Awards respectively from the Home Affairs Bureau of the HKSAR, The Law Society of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Council of Volunteering in recognition of his promoting legal knowledge and professional volunteering services to the public. In 2014, Samuel was nominated by the Hong Kong Law Society to participate in the Second Leadership Bauhinia Volunteer Award Selection organized by the Agency for Volunteer Service.