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John Lowry appointed to Hong Kong Standing Committee on Company Law Reform

3 February 2015

香港六合彩 Laws Emeritus Professor of Law and Chair of Commerical Law at Hong Kong University, John Lowry, has been appointed to the Hong Kong Standing Committee on Company Law Reform

John Lowry

The Committe was established in 1984 to advise Hong Kong鈥檚 Financial Secretary on necessary amendments and improvements to company law and corporate governance in the region.

Members of the Committee include practitioners from fields including accountancy and the law, as well as academics, individuals from the business community and representatives from relevant government departments and financial regulators. The new and reappointed members of the Committee will commence a two-year term from 1 February 2015.

Commenting on the appointments, a Hong Kong government spokesman said: 鈥淭he advice of the SCCLR is essential in making our company law commensurate with Hong Kong鈥檚 status as an international commercial and financial centre. We look forward to the SCCLR鈥檚 advice to the Government on further improvement to our company law for enhancing corporate governance and facilitating business.鈥

Professor Lowry joined 香港六合彩 Laws in 2004 after moving from the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University, London. He has written widely in domestic and international journals on directors鈥 fiduciary obligations, shareholder remedies and insurance law.

His current research interests include directors鈥 fiduciary obligations, shareholder remedies and the duty of good faith in insurance law.