You are an American company expanding its business into China. You have just clinched a highly coveted multi-million-dollar deal, documented in a one hundred-page contract that seems to cover every conceivable hiccup. But that lucrative deal, which took months to close, may not be as airtight as you imagine. If a dispute arises between your company and your Chinese business partner, how can you resolve it? The Chinese business may have assets in China, but again it is difficult to enforce a US judgment in China: The two superpowers do not yet have reciprocal arrangements to recognize judgments from each other’s courts. This article explains how to manage and resolve disputes in China, and, where possible, avoid them altogether.
This primer provides an overview of the Dispute Resolution framework in Hong Kong includes: court procedure; legal practice which includes conflicts of interests and Chinese walls; and Money laundering, proceeds of crime and funds related to terrorism; legal privilege and foreign lawyers; production of documents; and alternatives to litigation that includes arbitration, mediation and expert determination.
This article covers recent developments concerning competition law in East Asia, focusing on the specific merger of two U.S.-based biotechnology companies approved by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
China is at a turning point. Propelled to be the world’s second largest economy by thirty years of exponential GDP growth, China now faces a slowdown and significant macro-economic questions. Compounding this is the constant, and dramatic, evolution of the global economic landscape. China’s response will determine its own role on the world stage for at least the next thirty years and significantly impact the rest of the world.
China’s eagerly anticipated amendments to its Trademark Law will come into force on May 1, 2014. This article reviews the practical implications of the new law.
Western companies entering Asia for business need not reinvent the wheel. This article is the accumulated wisdom from business leaders with over 25 years of experience in Asia. Read on to find a simple checklist of considerations and concerns that will allow you to learn from the errors and missteps of others.
This publication gives a highlight on below: UK and China Key Trade and Investment Facts; Trade and investment between China and the UK; The Business Environment; Investment; Key sector profiles; Who's who and who does what?; and UK-China Dialogues.<br />
This resource contains helpful charts and graphs concerning SOE and the value of disputes.