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1、"MediationonShareholders'&ProbateDisputes"Date&Time:3June2011(Friday),7:00p.m.to8:30p.m. Venue:?Room210,WingLungBankBuildingforBusinessStudies,HKBU Organizedby:CorporateGovernanceandDirectorship(HKBU)Society (香港浸會大學(xué)公司管治及董事學(xué)學(xué)會),CentreforCorporateGovernanceandFinancialP
2、olicyRecentExamplesofDisputesinHongKongBetweensiblingsinrelationtothepositionofchairmanandchiefexecutiveKwokPingSheungWaltervSunHungKaiPropertiesLtd[2008]3HKC465;KwokPingSheungWaltervSunHungKaiPropertiesLtd[2009]2HKLRD11BetweencousinsinrelationtoTradeMarkNgYiuMingvLeu
3、ngYee(unrep,HCA7462/1998,HCMP1730/1999,[1999]HKEC617TheCivilJusticeReform(“CJR”)TheCivilJusticeReform(“CJR”)implementedinHK?in2009setoutanumberofunderlyingobjectivesasstatedinOrder1ARule1oftheRulesoftheHighCourt(“RHC”).?Oneoftheobjectivesisto?facilitatethesettlementof
4、disputes.?TheJudiciaryalsopromulgatedaPracticeDirectiononMediation(“PD31”)whichwasmadeeffectivefrom1January2010.?ThemainfeatureofPD31includesthefilingofaMediationCertificate,aMediationNoticeandResponse.?Thecourtwilltaketheconductofthepartiesintoaccountindecidingoncost
5、sanctionsifanypartyunreasonablyrefusestoconsidermediation.DiscussionsTodayLegalRightsofminorityshareholdersE.g.:ApplicationsunderSection168AoftheCompaniesOrdinanceMediationofShareholderDisputesUsualquestionsfromyourClient?Q1.CouldIcontacttheothersidewhenacivillitigati
6、onisinprogress?Q2.Mychancetowinthecase?Q3.Litigantstoldyouabouthischanceofwinningthecasebymentioningverytechnicallegalgrounds,like,“unfairprejudice”or“justandequitablewindingup”.(Wheredotheylearnthisfrom?)UsualquestionsfromyourClient–cont’dQ4.Courtdirectedustomediatio
7、n,why?Q5.Couldmystaff,relativesandfriendsattendthemediation?Q6.Isitexpensive?Q7.WherecouldIfindamediator?Q8.CouldIusetheinformationIgetfrommediationforfurtherlitigation(fishinginformation)?Q9.Isthesettlementagreementbinding?CommonReasonsforShareholdersDisputesDisputes
8、betweenshareholdersariseforanynumberofreasons,butitisnotuncommonforthefollowingissuestocausetension:breachofdirectors’duties
