The Creditor Modified Duty in HK after Sequana and Foo
Corporate Law and Corporate Governance
The Creditor Modified Duty in Hong Kong after Sequana and Foo
3 April 2025 (Thursday), 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, HKU
The UK Supreme Court and the Singapore Court of Appeal have provided important restatements of the duty of directors to consider creditors’ interests in certain circumstances. This seminar will consider the implications of these restatements for the further development of the law in Hong Kong.
About the Speaker
Professor Eilís Ferran, FBA PhD is Professor of Company & Securities Law at the University of Cambridge. She is also the Provost of the Gates-Cambridge Trust, which provides scholarships for postgraduate study at Cambridge funded by a major donation from the Gates Foundation. Eilís is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute, and an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple. She is an independent non-executive director of Euroclear Holding SA/NV and Euroclear SA/NV, and is the Chair of the Group Nomination and Governance Committee and the Group Remuneration Committee.
In her research, Eilís has written extensively on UK, EU and international financial regulation, company law and corporate finance law. Her publications include Principles of Corporate Finance Law (OUP, 2023, co-authored), Brexit and Financial Services (Hart Publishing, 2017 co-authored), The Oxford Handbook of Financial Regulation (OUP, 2015, co-edited) and The Regulatory Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis (CUP 2012, co-authored). Eilís founded the University of Cambridge LLM Corporate Finance law paper and has taught on it over many years. Eilís has advised UK Parliamentary committees and served as an academic member of the Stakeholder Group of the European Banking Authority.
Chair: Professor Say Goo, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Registration is required for this in-person event. Please register ONLINE to reserve your place.
Enquiries: Flora Leung at aiiflhku@hku.hk