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Seven firms assist on first humanoid robot maker’s HK listing
Ashurst, King & Wood Mallesons, Bird & Bird, Guangdong Sun Law Firm, Deacons, Dorsey and Zhong Lun Law Firm have advised on Chinese robot maker UBTech Robotics’ HKD1.01 billion (USD130 million) IPO in Hong...
Three partners lift dispute resolution at Hylands’ in Beijing
Hylands Law Firm has welcomed Gao Qingchao, Han Aili and Jiang Ruipeng to the Beijing office as partners, bolstering its dispute resolution capabilities.
Gao, who formerly practised at Shi Yin Law Firm and Chui Yin...
Four partners join JunZeJun’s Chengdu, Changchun offices
JunZeJun Law Offices has welcomed three partners Li Yongsheng, Rong Jiaxin and Yin Tianbao to its Chengdu office, and partner Sun Meng to its Changchun office.
Li’s practice areas include civil and commercial disputes, administrative...
Trio of partners expands services at Tiantai
Partners Vicky Fei, Feng Lin and Yan Shaomin have joined Tiantai Law Firm, enhancing its comprehensive expansion process.
Fei, previously a partner at Jun You Law Firm, brings years of professional experience in corporate law,...
Reassess your chess
Of the many perks of covering China’s legal sphere, witnessing its enduring vigour from a front row seat remains our favourite. This is especially evident as the country steps up its legal reforms, and...
Addition of partners expands Global Law’s Beijing services
Global Law Office has added partners, Jia Yong, Yao Ping and Lilian Li to strengthen its Beijing headquarters.
Jia specialises in PE, investment funds, asset management, and dispute resolution, with a particular focus on the...
Win-win Resolution
Can China-related verdicts be recognised and enforced abroad? Kevin Cheng reports on positive developments with dispute mechanisms and more
Justice is universally accepted by most societies, but not judgments. The rest of the world has...
Han Kun expands Beijing office with hiring of crime specialist
Criminal expert Han Yang has joined the Beijing branch of Han Kun Law Offices as a partner.
Previously, Han was a partner at King & Wood Mallesons. She had worked in the procuratorate system of...
How SOEs use employee co-investment mechanism
Under the call of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council to deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a growing number of SOEs have in recent years begun to...
Defending pharma companies in commercial bribery cases
Amid an intensive one-year nationwide campaign by the National Health Commission and other departments to uproot corruption in the healthcare sector, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission underline an...
The A-List 2023-24: Visionaries
After collecting a wide range of market feedback, the editorial team of China Business Law Journal announces The Visionaries in China’s legal market. Winny Zhang reports.
Access The A-List 2023-24: The Visionaries
While the world has...
Unleashing data
With China having established the National Data Administration, how should enterprises respond to the central government’s regulation of data? Ge Mengying, general counsel and data compliance officer of TalkingData, provides some answers
WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT of...
Four partners join Hai Run’s Beijing head office
Hai Run Law Firm has hired four partners Jiang Jiawei, Liu Min, Liu Qiong and Xu Jingyuan for its Beijing office.
Jiang, who formerly practised at Polywell Law Firm, specialises in contentious and non-contentious areas...
V&T adds five partners to complement its Wuhan office
V&T Law Firm has hired five partners Zhang Congzhi, Dai Wei, Mao Kai, Wang Cheng and Yang Chao in Wuhan to bolster the real estate, construction and infrastructure sectors as well as the corporate...
East & Concord adds 21 partners
East & Concord Partners has hired 21 partners this year, two of whom are managing partners Bill Li and Lin Zejun based in the Beijing and Shenzhen offices, respectively.
Li, who is qualified in the...
Risks and precautions for nominee loans
China’s existing laws and administrative regulations do not yet offer a specific definition of nominee loans. In this article, the term refers to loans obtained by actual users with the consent of nominee borrowers,...
Proposal review: When shareholders and directors collide
Growing discontent with corporate governance and subsequent demands for the removal of directors have become increasingly common in listing companies. In practice, the review of such proposals by entities like the board of directors...
Regulating insurance company management of salespersons
The management of insurance companies is, in essence, managing its people. Regulators certainly seem to agree, as evidenced by a series of regulatory documents issued by the general office of the now-abolished China Banking...
Recent regulatory policies transforming leasing industry
Widespread interest within the financing and leasing sector has been sparked by revisions to the Measures on the Administration of Financial Leasing Companies, announced on 15 September 2023 by the National Administration of Financial...
Five partners join Hiways in Shanghai
Hiways Law Firm has strengthened its Shanghai headquarters with the addition of senior partners Liu Xiaoli, Sun Li, Zhang Wei and Zhao Xibao and partner Wang Zhengfang, many of whom have served in the...
Moving with purpose
What do stellar young lawyers talk about when they consider their career developments? Pan Xinyi reports
A professional career, much like running a marathon, places equal emphasis on the right strategy and unrelenting effort. During...
Jia Yuan adds two partners to enhance its Shanghai office
Jia Yuan Law Offices has hired two partners Zhang Huihui and Fan Junqi in Shanghai to boost civil and commercial dispute resolution as well as the capital markets practice.
Zhang, who formerly practised at King...
Rulings on claim for partial rescission of a contract
As a special form of commercial contract termination, partial rescission is a legal tool to protect the legitimate rights and interests of parties while ensuring stability of the transaction, providing a flexible solution for...
The corporate straight and narrow
Proper governance is a milestone on corporate China’s road to modernised management. Its practical significance – and classic governance missteps – are broken down by vice chairman of Juneyao Medical, Hang Dongxia
AS CHINA NAVIGATES its...
Silkroad, Anchorite & Sage adds partner in new Shanghai office
Silkroad, Anchorite & Sage Law Firm has expanded its mainland presence by opening a Shanghai office and adding new partner Lucca Li, who will boost the banking and finance business.
Partner Kevin Yuan – who...
False sick leave? Beijing court deems termination legal
Recently, the Changping District People’s Court in Beijing released the White Paper on Labour Dispute Trials and Integrity Building (2018-2022), listing 10 model cases in labour disputes for judicial reference. One of the cases,...
Repurchase rights: Challenges and countermeasures
Repurchase under the VAM (valuation adjustment mechanism) is a common arrangement in private equity investments. However, when investors exercise repurchase rights, a target company or its founding shareholders often defend against the obligation. This...
When to use criminal law for commercial disputes
Legal relationships in commercial disputes are as diverse as they are complex. Sometimes they concern purely civil and commercial disputes; sometimes they involve criminal offences. More often there is an intersection of both.
In the...
Securities litigation risks and liabilities for continuous supervisors
In recent years, many stock investors have brought lawsuits against continuous supervisors for securities misrepresentation. This article draws on the authors’ own professional experiences with relevant regulations and judicial practice to analyse the administrative...
FAQs about employees’ non-compete obligations
In practice, disputes arising from the enforcement of non-compete agreements are not uncommon between companies and employees. In this article, the authors combine the latest judicial practices in Shanghai to address common controversial issues...
Regulatory Complexity
REGULATORY COMPLEXITY is an increasing challenge facing legal systems around the world. In September 2020, the Australian Commonwealth Attorney-General asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to consider how the legislative framework governing corporations...
New standard sets out internet finance rules
On 6 August 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardisation Administration of China jointly issued rules for internet-based finance, named Information Disclosure of Online Individual Consumer Loans in Internet Finance.
There are...
Stellantis acquires 20% stake in Leapmotor for EUR1.5bn
Maserati’s holding company Stellantis has acquired a 20% stake in new-energy carmaker Leapmotor for EUR1.5 billion (USD1.6 billion) and has set up a joint venture with the latter in a 51:49 shareholding ratio.
This follows...
Senior partner boosts DOCVIT’s dispute resolution capability
DOCVIT Law Firm has added senior partner Dong Geng to the Beijing branch to improve the dispute resolution practice.
Dong, formerly a partner at the CM and PH law firms, focuses on civil, commercial and...
Appleby welcomes Kitty Chan as partner, legal manager
Corporate specialist Kitty Chan has joined Appleby as a partner in Shanghai and legal manager in Hong Kong.
Chan specialises in equity capital markets, M&A, foreign investment, corporate governance and compliance matters and regulatory enforcement....
China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2023
The timeless saying, “dance with shackles on”, neatly epitomises the essence of 2022. It was a year that put the resilience and adaptability of the nation’s businesses to the ultimate test. Confronting a multitude...
AnJie Broad welcomes three senior partners to Shanghai
AnJie Broad has added three new partners, Li Feng, Yang Tongmei and Pan Weili, to its Shanghai office.
Li specialises in dispute resolution, corporate and commercial, labour and employment, and intellectual property matters. He has...
Easy to miss registration steps in cross-border tech transfer
The current global economic environment may leave much to be desired but in an era of information, technological exchanges and co-operation between nations and regions, it remains of paramount importance.
In recent years, cross-border technology...
Concerns rise on proposed GEM reforms in wake of SPAC’s footsteps
Following stagnation on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM), the HKEX is seeking to revitalise its second board but there are concerns the revamp will crimp rather than promote activity as has occurred after the...
Impact of foreign semiconductor export restrictions on domestic listing
Four years have elapsed since the launch of the Star Market, in which semiconductor enterprises account for nearly 20% of the lineup, raising nearly 50% of the total proceeds in the first half of...
Hylands adds four partners to strengthen Beijing office
Hylands Law Firm has welcomed partners Fu Wenjuan, Huang Li, Ni Liangyue and Wu Jianli to its Beijing office.
Fu, previously a partner at Junyou Law Firm, specialises in securities, private equity funds, M&A, restructuring,...
Jingtian & Gongcheng adds Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou partners
Jingtian & Gongcheng has expanded its team with the addition of three partners, Carine Chen, Kelly Lin and Zhao Yong in the Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hangzhou offices, respectively.
Chen, formerly a partner at GFE Law...
Fourth Paradigm clinches HKD1.02bn IPO on fourth endeavour
China’s AI unicorn Fourth Paradigm, after three previous attempts, has successfully listed on the HKEX raising HKD1.02 billion (USD130 million).
The listing was facilitated with the assistance of Davis Polk, JunHe, Jacobson Burton Kelley, O’Melveny,...
KWM, Skadden advise on BYD’s USD2.2bn buy of mobility business
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Skadden have acted on BYD Electronic’s USD2.2 billion acquisition of Jabil’s mobility business.
KWM advised BYD Electronic, with international partners Huang Ling and Seagull Song leading the transaction team....
Jia Yuan strengthens IP team in Beijing
Jia Yuan Law Firm’s Beijing office welcomes intellectual property partners Liu Hanchuan and Yu Yichao to boost the IP team.
Liu, who is a qualified patent attorney, specialises in handling administrative litigation on patent and...
Legal AI’d
Artificial intelligence will inevitably transform legal practice, but it may take time to realise its full potential. Enormous benefits and dangerous pitfalls await the tentative legal user, and careful regulation is also required, writes...
Smart moves
With China’s post-pandemic recovery efforts not materialising as expected, businesses find themselves besieged on multiple fronts. Chinese and international law firms offer alerts and tips for navigating this challenging landscape. Luna Jin reports
THE HOLY...
Seven law firms act on VIE-structured CheChe’s US de-SPAC
Seven law firms represented the stakeholders on a merger between car insurance company CheChe Technology and blank-cheque enterprise Prime Impact, marking the latest Chinese variable interest entity (VIE) to pursue an overseas listing.
Following the...
The X factor
Expertise, experience, reputation and communication skills are among the top indicators when engaging law firms, according to China’s in-house counsel – with price quickly climbing the ladder of priority. Kevin Cheng reports
Nobody enjoys going...
Compliant ESG systems for state-owned enterprises
ESG (environment, social and governance) performance has become a theme of our time that China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) cannot afford to overlook.
In his report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of...
Opportunities, focus areas for Chinese companies listing in US
As members of the first group of Chinese lawyers to visit the US after the end of the pandemic, the authors had the opportunity to exchange information with experts, scholars and senior executives of...
Analysing new rules for managing private investment funds
The new Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Private Investment Funds come into force on 1 September. This article analyses the significance and main provisions of the regulations.
China’s private fund industry has developed...
Overview of draft for risk management of banking, insurance institutions
In response to decades of globalisation in the financial sector, financial innovation, and rapid advancements in information technology, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision incorporated operational risk into capital regulations in its 2004 New...
New rules for SOEs engaging in private equity fund business
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) at both central and local levels are actively establishing comprehensive compliance systems. New rules now provide crucial institutional support for constructing them. The Private Investment Fund Registration and Filing Measures, and...
Merits & Tree to launch in Qingdao, welcomes six partners
Merits & Tree Law Offices is launching its Qingdao branch on 19 September to provide services spanning restructuring, construction and real estate and related dispute resolution and corporate equity.
Partners Eric Zhang, Yao Ying, Wang...
Four law firms act on ImmuneOnco IPO, HK’s first since July
Four law firms have facilitated ImmuneOnco Biopharmaceuticals’ HKD319 million (USD40.7 million) IPO on the HKEX, breaking a 50-day hiatus in listings on the Hong Kong bourse.
Partners Liu Yiming and Michael Yu led Cooley’s team...
V&T launches Kunming branch to expand into southwest region
V&T Law Firm has recently set up the Kunming office to enhance its presence in southwest China.
The new office will deliver various legal services, including corporate law, M&A, dispute resolution, real estate, infrastructure and...
Legal risk control in corporate investment, financing projects
Investment and financing activities are important means for companies to realise group and scale development, with engagement based on the expectation of future development and potential return of projects.
However, market uncertainty may either bring...
Broadening your counsel
As businesses expand across borders, general counsel share the journey and confront myriad legal tests. Those with experience say the power they bring to their companies is enhanced by interchanges of knowledge with peers....
Reporting obligations in non-compete disputes
In recent years, the number of non-compete disputes has been on the rise as employers actively use non-compete agreements to safeguard their intellectual property and competitive edge. According to the principle that “the claimant...
Bain Capital takes private China’s biggest data-centre provider
Seven law firms have assisted Chinese data-centre provider Chindata Group’s privatisation by its holding company Bain Capital, which buys all the outstanding stock at USD4.3 per ordinary share, or USD8.6 per ADS, for USD3.16...
New HK regulatory regime for virtual asset trading platform operators
From 1 June, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has adopted a regulatory regime applying to all centralised trading platforms for virtual assets (VAs), whether or not such assets are non-security tokens.
This aligns...
Silkroad, Anchorite welcomes new name and finance expert
The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice in July this year approved the name change of two law firms, Silkroad and Anchorite & Sage, following their merger and the new entity has welcomed partner Kevin...
Hong Kong type 9 licence (asset management) applications
As China’s financial reform and global engagement deepens, accompanied by an increasing demand for cross-border investment and financing, domestic asset management institutions are actively expanding their operations abroad. Hong Kong, a prominent international financial...
China Commercial opens Hefei office to extend eastern reach
China Commercial Law Firm has opened a new office in Hefei city and its second branch in Anhui province, offering services including financing and compliance in the mainland’s eastern region.
Senior partner Ren Jie, who...
Onward and upward
Let’s face it, we have long since passed the tipping point where we ponder whether to adopt technology in daily legal practice; the real question is “how extensively?”. As artificial intelligence (AI) use permeates...
Compliant ESG systems for SOEs
With an ESG wave sweeping the globe, China’s state-owned enterprises have responded by entering a new era of compliance
ESG (environment, social and governance) performance has become a theme of our time that China’s state-owned...
Power moves
Uncertainty in capital markets that had stalled Chinese companies pre-reform seems be giving way to motion as the country rolls out its intensive regulatory overhaul. Now players in various roles face fresh challenges as...
Look before you leap
Geopolitical tensions have by no means doused Chinese enterprises’ enthusiasm for outbound direct investment. However, they are required to be more selective with their targets. Wu Xiaohui, general counsel and chief compliance officer at...
Shaking off the rust
As part of broader efforts to revitalise the northeast rust belt in China, rejuvenation and reducing institutional rigidity has become a leitmotif for the region’s legal market. Winny Zhang reports
The importance of state-owned enterprises...
Zhonglun W&D hires six partners to boost Beijing office
Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has hired six partners to join the Beijing office, strengthening its criminal defence, capital markets, corporate and intellectual property sectors.
Pang Zhenhuan, formerly a prosecutor in Beijing Dongcheng District People’s Procuratorate,...
Managing the legal risks of investment and financing
The growth of any enterprise relies heavily on investment, financing and fund management. This article considers economic activities that can be broadly classified into two categories: enterprise investment and enterprise financing.
Enterprise investment can be...
The future is?
What apps, software and websites are proving indispensable for China’s lawyers and in-house counsel? And how will legaltech reshape the landscape with AI now joining the race? Kevin Cheng reports
“If a craftsman is to...
DOCVIT strengthens IP sector in Shanghai
Partner Zhao Xizhu joins DOCVIT Law Firm in Shanghai to establish its intellectual property protection and dispute resolution practice.
Zhao, who has a patent attorney qualification, previously practised at R&G Law Firm, Simmons & Simmons...
Current practices, complications of quasi-personal bankruptcy
The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court (SIPC) ruled on 20 June 2023 that enforcement of the first case to date of personal bankruptcy reorganisation within its jurisdiction had been completed, with the debtor economically “reborn”.
Based...
Dacheng delinks from Dentons
China’s Dacheng Law Offices has split from multinational law firm Dentons, bringing an end to their eight-year alliance.
According to a document obtained by China Business Law Journal, Dentons says: “Effective this month, Dacheng Law...
Foreign exchange registration after dismantling a red chip
The 1997 publication of the Red Chip Guidelines may be a relic of the past century, but the concept and terminology surrounding the red-chip structure persist. Since Sina’s historic debut on the Nasdaq, its model,...
Securities service institutions’ duties under comprehensive registration
Guided by the gatekeeper theory in China’s capital market, the Securities Law underwent revisions in 2005, holding all securities service institutions fully jointly liable for misrepresentations made by securities issuers.
The 2019 amendment to the...
Responding to IPO scrutiny over medical device distribution
A recent Chinese TV drama, The Youth Memories, tells the inspiring story of a group of Beijing youngsters in the 1970s finding strength from each other to overcome a multitude of challenges while growing...
Enhancing the identifiability of advertisements
Article 14 (1) of the Advertising Law stipulates that advertisements should possess identifiable characteristics, with the aim of ensuring that consumers have a clear understanding of the promotional intent behind the advertisement for goods...
Merits & Tree adds four partners
Four partners have joined Merits & Tree Law Offices to boost its dispute resolution, commercial and criminal advocacy sectors.
Sun Fu and Li Binghao both worked at Hengdu Law Offices, where Li was a partner....
NPC extends supportive tax, fee cut policies
Existing tax and fee cut policies were extended by the 14th National People’s Congress in March, on approving the National Economic and Social Development Plan of 2023.
According to the government's estimation, the extension or...
Due diligence for data sector investment
With the rapid growth of the digital economy and significant attention from investors, effective legal due diligence is crucial in data sector decisions
Unlike traditional sectors, investments in the data field require a keen...
Registration-based IPO review brings new philosophy
On 17 February 2023, the main boards of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges adopted the registration-based mechanism for reviewing IPOs, signalling completion of the reform across China’s capital market and marking a significant...
Filing rules, main focuses for overseas listing
The Trial Measures for the Administration of the Overseas Offering and Listing of Securities by Domestic Enterprises and five supporting guidelines were implemented on 31 March. Since then, the authors have assisted a number...
Fixing workplace grievances goes beyond investigations
Sometimes traditional compliance investigation cannot satisfy all parties in a workplace complaint. Often, the need for communication to understand everyone’s wishes usurps assigning blame
When faced with employee compliance complaints or whistleblowing reports, most companies...
KWM China closes Europe and Mideast, forms Eversheds alliance
King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) China business and Eversheds Sutherland launch a formal co-operation agreement, requiring KWM China to refer all future matters needing legal advice in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa...
Jingtian acts for Shandong Gold in RMB12.76bn Yintai stake buy
Jingtian & Gongcheng advised state-owned enterprise Shandong Gold Mining on PRC and Hong Kong laws on the RMB12.76 billion (USD1.77 billion) acquisition of a 23.1% stake in Yintai Gold.
The transaction is the largest acquisition...
Merits & Tree officially opens Chengdu office
Merits & Tree Law Offices has officially opened its sixth mainland branch in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with two partners, Zhong Jingjing and Liu Zhang, on board.
Zhong serves as the Chengdu office director,...
Insolvency law reform
THE PAST DECADE or so has seen significant insolvency law reform in many jurisdictions. This column has previously examined related issues, including the difference between corporate insolvency and personal bankruptcy (see China Business Law...
Chance Bridge welcomes two partners to Shanghai office
Wang Rongqing and Syu Zhu have joined the Shanghai office as partners to strengthen the dispute resolution and corporate operations of Chance Bridge Partners.
Wang, who previously practised at TianTong Law Firm and Fangda Partners,...
Three partners join DOCVIT’s Beijing and Tianjin offices
Kim Lu, Nie Jingxiang and Song Heng have joined DOCVIT Law Firm as partners, expanding the teams at the Beijing and Tianjin offices.
Lu, who will work from the Beijing office, was formerly a partner...
Establishing business in Kazakhstan through LLP (Part 1)
The China-Central Asia Summit, held in Xi’an from 18-19 May, was the first in-person summit among heads of the six countries since China’s establishment of diplomatic relations with Central Asia 31 years ago. It...
Three partners join Jingtian & Gongcheng
Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired Sun Tian, Zhang Xianfeng and Xu Yi as partners to strengthen multiple practice areas in the Beijing and Shanghai offices.
Sun will split her time between the Beijing and Shanghai...
Keep overcomes data scrutiny to successfully list in Hong Kong
Six law firms acted on Keep’s HKD313 million (USD40 million) IPO, marking the Chinese online fitness platform’s success in finally overcoming data compliance difficulties to achieve a Hong Kong listing.
Skadden, Commerce & Finance Law...
Anti-money laundering specialist Andrew Han joins JunZeJun
JunZeJun Law Offices hires Andrew Han, formerly at Anli Partners, for the firm’s Beijing office.
Han will be a partner in the Bejing office and his practice area mainly includes international trade, commercial dispute resolutions,...
V&T adds six partners to boost talent across three offices
V&T Law Firm has hired six partners to strengthen the workforce in the Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing offices.
Liang Xue, who previously practiced at Hai Run Law Firm, will work from the Beijing office. She...
The road ahead
When the world is on a careering vehicle of economic and political caprice, would you prefer to be the driver or passenger? Being in the driver’s seat requires intelligence, perspective, experience and determination. In...
JunHe adds private equity partner Diao Lina in Shanghai
JunHe gives its investment fund and private equity practices a boost with the hiring of Shanghai-based partner Diao Lina, formerly a non-equity partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm.
Diao specialises in handling various private fund...
The music of law
AT THE START of his university career almost two decades ago, this columnist thought about designing and teaching a subject called “Music and Law”. The subject would have been an interdisciplinary one that examined...
ChatGPT and legal
With the rage that it has quickly become, what can we learn about ChatGPT and the legal profession? CoinDCX in-house counsel Shalini Saxena takes a look down the rabbithole
Artificial intelligence tools cannot yet replace...
Haiwen welcomes three partners to boost capital markets in HK
Haiwen & Partners hires three partners Tom Chau, Wang Zhong and Isaac Chen from Herbert Smith Freehills to strengthen its Hong Kong capital markets practice.
Chau was the managing partner of Herbert Smith Freehills in...
Call to action
In an increasingly complex global market where sanctions are becoming more norm than exception, Chinese companies should take note of all available options to fight back. Judith Xu, chief compliance officer and legal director...
AnJie Broad adds partners in Xiamen, Nanjing, Shenzhen
Anjie Broad adds four partners in three offices with Mark Yang in Xiamen, Deng Yanyan and Kuang Heng in Shenzhen, and Wei Xueping in Nanjing.
Yang, formerly a partner at Wang Jing & Co, specialises...
China Business Law Awards 2023
China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2022
The trajectory of China’s economic growth followed a clear V-shaped path for the past year – a harsh descent followed by a rebound....
AllBright initiates local practice in Hong Kong
AllBright Law Offices has been given approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong to establish a local practice in the firm’s second overseas office to open this year, with its Tokyo branch having...
Four law firms assist on Subway master franchise agreement
Baker McKenzie, Kirkland & Ellis, Haiwen & Partners and Han Kun Law Offices advised on one of the largest master franchise agreements in the fast-food industry covering international chain Subway’s plan to open 4,000...
When foreign-owned enterprises establish trade unions in China
Despite constant efforts at promotion by local authorities, foreign enterprises continue to encounter challenges and obstacles when establishing trade unions in China
According to the Trade Union Law and Enterprise Union Work Regulations, Chinese trade...
When innovation disrupts
Despite concerns over geopolitical tensions and shaken faith in a shared financial future, there is no going back from globalisation, which has come to define every aspect of our daily lives. Today, we display,...
AI and directors’ duties
COMPANIES and their senior management are increasingly utilising artificial intelligence (AI) for a range of purposes. At the board level, however, most commentators to date have focused on the need for directors to exercise...
Key focus in IPO reviews for photovoltaic industry
The photovoltaic (PV) industry is an important sector in renewable energy. Numerous photovoltaic enterprises have listed on capital markets in recent years, against a backdrop of carbon neutrality and peak carbon. In light of...
Forced labour: avoiding the risk in international trade
The European Commission has proposed banning all products made using forced labour from the EU market, whether produced domestically or imported. If the proposal introduced in late 2022 comes into force, it will impact...
Legal risk management of corporate investment and financing
The combination of investment and financing is a relatively young phenomenon in the domestic investment community. It aims for a win-win scenario through co-operation between investors and financiers, taking financing as the means and...
Force of nature
Although belated, an unstoppable green investment push and an evolving regulatory framework are prompting companies in China to catch up and take action. Luna Jin reports
IF YOU ARE STILL BIDING your time with environmental...
AnJie Broad Law Firm adds two partners in Hong Kong and Shanghai
AnJie Broad Law Firm has hired partners Kevin Tsen and Yolanda Zhang to strengthen its cross-border investment, and M&A and capital markets capabilities.
Tsen, who will be responsible for the business of the Shenzhen and...
Determination of abuse of dominant market position
On 24 March 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Provisions on Prohibiting Abuse of Dominant Market Position, further developing and refining the specific rules for determining abuse of dominant market...
AnJie’s founding partner Michael Gu joins Hylands
Hylands Law Firm has hired Anjie Law Firm’s (now AnJie Broad Law Firm) founding partner Michael Gu as a senior partner in its Shanghai office to strengthen expertise in antitrust, compliance and government regulation.
Prior...
Customs challenge for post-importation TP adjustments
Post-importation transfer pricing (TP) adjustments have always presented great challenges for multinational companies doing business in China. There is no formal nationwide mechanism to simultaneously address the tax, customs and foreign exchange administration requirements,...
In-house Counsel Awards 2023 revealed
China Business Law Journal announces our winners following an extensive market survey. Pan Xinyi reports
Team Awards Individuals Awards
AS GLOBAL TRADE RELATIONS continued to fluctuate in the...
China IP case study: How Hisense protects its appliances and electronics overseas
Expanding into overseas markets is a critical choice in the transformation and growth of Chinese enterprises, and for their move up the value chain. Numerous Chinese enterprises have expended great efforts in establishing a footprint...
