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Hong Kong and china Practitioner TitlesBullen, Leake & Jacobs PRECEDENTS OFPLEADINGS Hong KongEditor-in-Chief: The Hon. Mr. Justice Bokhary PJGeneral Editor: Godfrey Lam, SCNEWBullen & Leake & Jacob’s Precedents of PleadingsHong Kong will be regarded as the essential guide todrafting statements of case. It will offer authoritative,structured precedents of statement of case completewith guiding commentary across both mainstreamand specialist areas of practice. This publication willprovide all the pre-requisite examples and precedentsrequired to equip practitioners draft air-tightpleadings. It will be encyclopedic in scope, deliveringstructured, succinct precedents of statement of casefor all branches of litigation.Sweet & MaxwellMay 2012 978 962 66139 3 1 HardbackTBCBermuda, British Virgin Islands and CaymanIslands Company LawFourth EditionChristopher BickleyNEWThe fourth edition of this landmark work, Bermuda,British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands CompanyLaw is an indispensable, practical guide to the lawsof these important jurisdictions. This new editionprovides major recent developments to the land,commentary and template forms for a variety ofactions and extract of relevant regulations. It alsoconsists of a side-by-side comparison of the threejurisdictions which is particularly useful for onshorepractitioners or company secretaries.Sweet & MaxwellApr 2012 978 962 66143 7 2 HardbackHK$3,800Trial Advocacy in Hong KongAudrey Campbell, Jack BurkeNEWTrial Advocacy in Hong Kong is a highly practicalwork on how to carry out advocacy effectively in HongKong. It provides readers with the necessary skills toprepare a case, deliver opening submissions, conductan examination-in-chief, succeed in the complex art ofcross-examination and re-examination, and presentclosing submissions. Many illustrations of thesevarious skills are included, with references to the legalcontext that govern these areas.Sweet & MaxwellMay 2012 978 962 66141 0 5 PaperbackHK$880Renminbi’s Changing StatusDavid DonaldNEWMany discussions were made recently on Hong Kong’sgrowing role as the leading offshore centre for RMBand how it affects the balance of international trade,the world’s banking system and the internationalmonetary system. In August 2011, CUHK’s centre forFinancial Regulations and Economic Developmentheld an international conference on the issue of “TheRenminbi’s Changing Status and the Chinese andHong Kong Financial System(s).” The proceedings ofthis conference is featured in this book.Sweet & MaxwellApr 2012 978 962 66145 2 5 HardbackTBCCivil Procedure in Hong Kong – A Guide to theMain PrinciplesSecond EditionDave Lau WL NEWThe second edition of this popular book on civilprocedure has taken account of a further full year’sworth of cases since the last edition—more thantwo full years of cases since the introduction of theCivil Justice Reform (CJR). The book remains as auser-friendly, simply written and laid out guide to26+852 3762 3222 www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk smhk.salesenquiries@thomsonreuters.comPrices are correct at time of going to press, but may be subject to change without prior notification