Recent developments in Chinese merger control: MOFCOM consults on draft regulations and imposes remedies in Glencore/Xstrata and Marubeni/Gavilon mergers *

China - May 7 2013
The Anti-Monopoly Bureau at the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China ("MOFCOM") recently published two important draft regulations…

Co-authors: Karen Ip, James Quinney, Molly Herron, Mark Jephcott, Angela Zhang.

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Asia M&A developments *

Asia-Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia - May 2 2013
China reported a disappointing 7.7% GDP growth for the first quarter of 2013, confirming that the Chinese economy is facing headwinds. For foreign…

Co-authors: Tommy Tong, Nicola Yeomans.

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China guides foreign investment for 2013 *

China - April 2 2013
China plans to further open the services sector to foreign investment, and to improve the foreign investment environment generally. Toward this end…

Co-authors: Karen Ip, Andrew Tortoishell.

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Securing IP through employee non-compete obligations *

China - February 28 2013
IP protection in China requires the implementation of various strategies. The imposition of post-termination non-compete obligations on employees who…

Co-authors: Karen Ip, Andrew Tortoishell.

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Labour dispatch services in China will provide less flexibility from 1 July 2013 *

China - January 17 2013
From 1 July 2013, the use of labour dispatch services will likely be a less attractive means of maintaining a more flexible workforce. Companies…

Co-authors: Karen Ip, Andrew Tortoishell.

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