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Myanmar accedes to the New York Convention
As reported in an earlier post, the Myanmar Parliament on 6 March 2013 approved plans to sign the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement …
Australian court grants leave to enforce Chinese award against company in liquidation
On 19 April 2013, Justice Foster of the Federal Court of Australia handed down judgment in the case of Eopply New Energy Technology Co Ltd v EP Solar Pty …
Credit and political risk insurance in difficult economic times – a health check (Chinese version)
We have been seeing significant interest in political and credit risk insurance in the last few years. This interest comes from both corporates and …
Vertical agreements - a hot topic in Asian competition law enforcement
On 22 February 2013, two provincial branches of National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China ("NDRC") (Guizhou Price …
Securing IP through employee non-compete obligations
IP protection in China requires the implementation of various strategies. The imposition of post-termination non-compete obligations on employees who …
Labour dispatch services in China will provide less flexibility from 1 July 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 taking …
One big step for data protection in China?
The PRC Standardisation Administration issued a national standard entitled the "Information security technology – Guideline for personal information …
"Dispute resolution and governing law clauses in China-related commercial contracts": 5th edition now available
Chinese law restricts both the choice of law and the types of dispute resolution mechanism in China-related commercial contracts. As a result, drafting …
Private Wealth Newsletter - Autumn 2012
The Private Wealth Team has recently launched a new Guide to Private Wealth in Asia. The Guide summarises the results of research conducted into …
Amended Civil Procedure Law is good news for arbitrations in mainland China
An amended Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “CPL“) （中华人民共和国民事诉讼法）comes into force on 1 January 2013 and introduces some …
Sovereignty over islands and consequences for maritime boundaries: the dispute over Senkaku/Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands
The last few weeks have seen anti-Japanese protests in almost a dozen Chinese cities. Demonstrators took to the streets apparently in response to …
China-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement: dispute resolution mechanisms exclude international arbitration
On 9 August 2012, after two years of negotiation, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese negotiators signed the Cross-strait Bilateral Investment Protection and …
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