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Agency law in Hong Kong and people’s Republic of China

  • RPC
  • -
  • China, Hong Kong
  • -
  • May 14 2013

The law of agency and distribution in Hong Kong is governed by common law principles of equity and contract. These principles govern the rights and

How U.S.-listed Chinese companies should respond to accounting fraud allegations

  • King & Wood Mallesons
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • April 30 2013

In the past few years, a reverse merger has been a popular way for China-based companies to access U.S. capital markets. Since the end of 2010, a

The potential effects of Chinese state secrecy laws on disclosure in arbitration

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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  • China
  • -
  • December 13 2012

Recent cases have renewed concerns among practitioners of international arbitration and litigation about the breadth of Chinese state secrecy laws and the effect these laws may have on disputes involving Chinese companies

Distribution in China legal issues, Part III. Pre-contract matters

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • March 6 2013

Under Chinese law, there is a cause of action for a breach of “pre-contract.” For example, if a letter of intent or Memorandum of Understanding is

Trust seriesprinciples and tricks for drafting payment agreements

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • China
  • -
  • April 30 2013

When establishing trust schemes, trust companies, together with the financing party and its actual controller, usually nail down the issuing of a

2013: how will China's economy affect American businesses?

  • Diaz Reus
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  • China, USA
  • -
  • March 3 2013

While many countries today would envy a 7.4 percent economic expansion rate, for China, the world's second largest economy and the United States'

Preferential policy for Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
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  • China, Hong Kong
  • -
  • August 23 2012

On June 27, 2012, the State Council issued its Reply of the State Council on Policies Supporting the Development and Opening-up of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone (the “Reply”

Shanghai issued new regulations to encourage multinational companies to establish regional headquarters in Shanghai

  • CMS, China
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • November 22 2012

On 8 August 2012, the Shanghai Municipal Government published the Opinions on Implementation of the Provisions on Encouraging Multinational Companies to Establish Regional Headquarters in Shanghai (“New Opinions”

Mainland and Hong Kong SAR agree to reciprocally recognize and enforce monetary judgments on certain commercial contract cases

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • China, Hong Kong
  • -
  • September 29 2008

On July 3, 2008, the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC issued the Arrangement of the Supreme People’s Court between the Mainland and Hong Kong SAR on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of the Decisions of Civil and Commercial Cases under Consensual Jurisdiction (the Arrangement), which came into force on August 1, 2008

General Counsel update - legal guide edition 32

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 29 2012

A summary of major developments in key areas