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Head III

OLQE 2013

OLQE 2013 Head III
Head III Speakers
Commercial & Company Law
Anne Carver Anne Carver
BA, MA (Cantab), Part-time teacher, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Honorary Lecturer, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

Anne is a part-time teacher at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is also an Honorary Lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Hong Kong. She is the author of Corporate Governance - the Hong Kong Debate (with Say Goo), and specializes in company law and business law. She has taught Company ,Business and Commercial Law courses on the LLB, JD and LLM programmes in the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University and is currently co- teaching on the Masters in Law and Finance in the Business School. She is particularly interested in corporate governance ,the regulatory interface between the 2012 Companies Ordinance and the Securities and Futures Ordinance and market misconduct. She is now writing the 7th edition of Hong Kong Business Law which is a standard Hong Kong student text.
Machiuanna Chu Machiuanna Chu
Partner, Deacons

Machiuanna advises Hong Kong corporate and commercial law specializing in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and joint ventures in a wide spectrum of industries including energy and resources (coal mining, oil and gas wells exploration), product manufacturing and distribution, and medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Machiuanna has extensive experience in advising on protection of shareholders' interests, distribution agreements and general commercial agreements. She also advises on foreign direct investment in the PRC including investment structures, establishment of foreign investment enterprises, labour issues, land acquisition and real estate project, sino-foreign fund management company set-ups, general commercial activities, corporate restructuring, and investment exits in the PRC.
Head III Examination Date
15 November 2013 (Friday)
Head III Class Schedule
Date Time Hrs Topic   Speaker Remarks
Tue 16 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Commercial & Company Law L1 Machiuanna *Introduction to Business Organisations
Thu 18 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Commercial & Company Law L2 Machiuanna * Company Practice
Sat 20 Jul 2:00pm - 5:15pm 3 Commercial & Company Law L3 Machiuanna * Acquisition of a Private Company
Mon 22 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Commercial & Company Law L4 Anne * Charges, Other Forms of Security, and Guarantees
Tue 23 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Commercial & Company Law L5 Anne * Receiverships
Wed 24 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Commercial & Company Law L6 Anne * Company Liquidations
Fri 26 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Commercial & Company Law R1 Anne
Thu 22 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Commercial & Company Law L7 Machiuanna * Hong Kong Joint Ventures
Thu 29 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Commercial & Company Law L8 Machiuanna * Securities and Investor Protection
Thu 5 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Commercial & Company Law R2 Anne
Thu 12 Sep 6:30pm - 9:45pm 3 Commercial & Company Law R3 Anne
Sat 21 Sep 10:00am - 1:00pm 3 Commercial & Company Law R4 Anne
Fri 27 Sep 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Commercial & Company Law R5 Anne
Mon 30 Sep 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Commercial & Company Law R6 Anne
Fri 4 Oct 6:30pm - 10:00pm 3.5 Mock Examination
Tue 22 Oct 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Mock Exam Feedback Anne
Head III Class Venue
Euro Trade Centre Unit 903, 9/F, Euro Trade Centre, 21-23 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong [View Map]
Signing in & out at Registration Registration begins 20 minutes before the start of each session. Bad Weather Policy Class sessions will be cancelled if a No. 8 higher tropical cyclone signal or black storm warning is raised within 3 hours before the start of registration or during the session. In the event of cancellation due to bad weather, the session will be re-schedule.
Date Title Time Fee Ref
10 Sep (Tue) The Statutory Obligation Upon Listed Companies to Disclose Inside Information - Requirements and Practical Experience with The New Regime 2:30pm - 5:45pm Free L13SF05
16 Sep (Mon) Enforcement of Market Misconduct and Insider Dealing Provisions of the SFO 2:30pm - 5:45pm Free L13SF07
25 Sep (Wed) The New Sponsor Regime 2:30pm - 5:45pm Free L13SF06
26 Sep (Thu) A Practical Analysis of a Share Purchase Agreement 2:30pm - 5:45pm Free L13CC10
8 Oct (Tue) Directors of Listed Companies - Responsibilities and Liabilities 2:30pm - 5:45pm Free L13CC12
16 Oct (Wed) IPO Listings, Requirements and Applications 9:30am - 12:45pm Free L13CF02
21 Oct (Mon) A Practical Analysis of a Business Sale Agreement 2:30pm - 5:45pm Free L13CC15
Free/Cheaper CPD courses which are relevant to the OLQE examinations.
Please note that the VCD or MP3 files may not be provided to Home Study Student, as we will have to seek approval from the CPD presenters.


Examination Dates
Important Dates
  • Closing date for lodging application to sit the 2013 OLQE Examinations28 Jun 2013 (Fri)
  • Closing date for registration to sit the 2013 OLQE Examinations16 Aug 2013 (Fri)
  • Issue of candidate slips16-19 Sep 2013
  • Last date to advise of disability7 Oct 2013 (Mon)
  • Last day to withdraw from Examiantion to be eligible for part refund of registration fee24 Oct 2013 (Thu)
  • Provisional date for release of the results28 Feb 2014 (Fri)