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Social insurance law progressive but lacks teeth

The new PRC Social Insurance Law sends a positive signal, but faces many hurdles in implementation. By Matthew Durham, senior consultant, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Shanghai

Entering the UK retail market

By Paul Moorcroft, Eversheds

Jersey investment funds

By Daniel Richards and Nathan Powell, Ogier

Appellate board rules evidence should never be time-barred

By Meenu Maheswary, Lex Orbis

Validity of jurisdiction clauses on bills of lading hard to gauge

By Fu Benchao, Shandong Higher People's Court; Yu Feng, Dacheng Law Offices

Foreign investment in pharmaceutical companies

By Cindy Hu, Concord & Partners

Product labels subject to a range of requirements

By Spring Chang and Wang Yue, Chang Tsi & Partners

Search engine security measures arouse disputes

By Wang Yadong and Gao Song, Run Ming Law Office

Handling disputes over corporate representation

By Vincent Mu, Martin Hu & Partners

Investments by offshore funds in China’s mining sector

By Wang Jihong and William Qiu, V&T Law Firm

E-discovery on the agenda for China’s CEOs

By Grant Jamieson, KPMG China

Finding a face that fits: The art of choosing a law firm

With more law firms in the market than ever before, how can a company choose the right one?

Real estate funds grow despite new controls on residential property

The development of real estate funds in China has gathered momentum in 2010, and more are in the pipeline

Symbolism matters

Peter Mandelson served as the European Union’s trade commissioner from 2004 to 2008, during which time he was responsible for the EU’s trade negotiations with China. Here he writes for China Business Law Journal on the developing relationship between the EU and China and the need to fight protectionism

Structuring foreign subsidiaries in Japan

By Hiroshige Nakagawa, Anderson Mori and Tomotsune

Getting companies out of limbo

By Wu Libei, Dacheng Law Offices

To preclude competition, use the word ‘exclusive’

By Harry He, AllBright Law Offices

Mergers in Japan: the legal options

By Hiroshige Nakagawa, Anderson Mori and Tomotsune

Saffola and Sundrop in an oily dispute

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis

Telecoms In Mexico: a growth market for Chinese investors

By Marta Colomar and Ricardo Ortiz, Diaz Reus & Targ

Free speech in the US workplace?

By Elise Bloom and Jeremy Mittman, Proskauer

Unauthorized exports held illegal

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis

Investing in Australian real estate investment trusts

By Michael Wadley and Lee I Ching, Blake Dawson

The PSPC standard and the PRC shipbuilding industry

By Yu Feng and Steven Zhou, LC & Co

Determining the validity of franchise contracts

By Harry He, AllBright Law Offices

Multiple protection is not redundant

By Rose Xu, Chang Tsi & Partners

Determining the measure of damages for patent infringement

By Wang Yadong and Gao Song, Run Ming Law Office

Anonymous investment in foreign investment enterprises

By Yvonne Lu, Martin Hu & Partners

Draft criminal law increases environmental liability

By Beatrice Schaffrath and Zhang Danian, Baker & McKenzie

Legal defects hamper infrastructure concession projects

By Wang Jihong, V&T Law Firm

Releasing guarantors from liability

By Xu Dang, Dacheng Law Offices

Effective enforcement of arbitral awards

By Charles Pan, Yao Liang Law Offices

Branded real estate and mixed-use developments

By James Chapman and Bernice Yung, Proskauer

The Bribery Act 2010 and its international impact

By Neill Blundell, Eversheds LLP

Court clarifies the limits of comparative advertising

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis

China-Venezuela relationship moves beyond trade

By Vincent Li and Gerardo Rodriguez-Albizu, Diaz Reus & Targ

Layoffs in the takeover of Japanese companies

By Hiroshige Nakagawa, Anderson Mori and Tomotsune

Regulation of foreign investment

By Michael Wadley and Justin Shmith, Blake Dawson

Maritime injunctions and pre-injunction hearings

By Li Jun and Yu Feng, LC & Co

Utility model patents as part of IP strategy

By Li Min and Dong Ying, Run Ming Law Office

Legal issues in foreign-related trademark licensing

By Spring Chang and Frank Liu, Chang Tsi & Partners

Sino-foreign cooperation in education (part 3)

By Sally Wang, Martin Hu & Partners

China as the world’s top energy consumer – A US perspective

By John Watson, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago

Achieving Success in US M&A

By Peter Neumann and Aref Amanat

Time dispute arising from a leap year

By Zhang Dong, Dacheng Law Offices

Transferring from the OTCBB to Nasdaq

By Xiao Jinquan, Dacheng Law Offices

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By Jiang Shen and Xu Wen, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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By Stella Yeung and Stephen Luo, Jingtian & Gongcheng

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Marco Chung on arbitration seat selection

A tale of three seats

For Marco Chung, group head of legal at CITIC Securities International, the choice for arbitration seat in China-related disputes is clear

A-list partners managing work stress

Beating burnout

A-list partners share their personal rituals for sustaining performance in increasingly demanding work environments

PRACTITIONERS' PERSPECTIVES

AI global expansion confronts hurdles

Agile shareholding structures, compliance to drive AI globalisation

By Clara Liu and Zhao Chenchen, Han Kun Law Offices

Recovery and liability for losses arising from uncollected cargo

By Chen Leiming and Yuan Yuan, Kangda Law Firm

China’s marine warranties: a better balance?

By Shengnan Jia, Tahota Law Firm

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