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Hong Kong Court upholds exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of PRC Court
The choice of exclusive jurisdiction in favour of either Hong Kong or the PRC courts in a contract may enable litigants to take benefit from the …
Employers in China obliged to keep personal data confidential
Data protection in China has been regularly in the news this year. Not only have new data protection regulations been issued, but prosecutions have …
Investment treaties as a form of protection for Chinese outbound investors
Chinese outbound direct investment ("ODI") reached new heights in 2013, and the upward trend looks to continue as Chinese investors inject capital into …
Asia-Pacific: Governments crack down on the use of agency and temporary workers
In the last year, we have seen governments across the Asia-Pacific region tightening their laws and regulations relating to the use of agency (dispatch) …
Another leap forward - new personal data protection regulations in China
On 16 July 2013, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published a new set of regulations entitled "Regulations on the Protection of …
Illegal foreigners targeted by China's new exit-entry law
Bigger fines will be imposed on foreigners illegally entering, living or working in China. Foreign executives of companies that fail to pay full …
Herbert Smith Freehills publishes ninth edition of popular dispute resolution guide for the Asian-Pacific region
Today we have launched the ninth edition of our dispute resolution guide for the Asian-Pacific region. The Guide aims to provide a concise and …
Two new arbitration updates: CIETAC split and New York Convention comes into force in Myanmar
We have recently posted two Asia-related arbitration updates on our arbitration blog relating to The CIETAC split and the Chinese courts' approach to …
China releases detailed rules on labour dispatch
New implementing rules re-enforce China's desire to limit the use of dispatched staff (ie, staff engaged via a third-party labour dispatch company rather …
June 2013 Corporate Crime Update
This June 2013 edition of our Corporate Crime Update was published on our FSR blog and covers developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
Upcoming Webinars
There are a number of upcoming webinars which are likely to be of particular interest to clients from across the Asian region. Negotiating the …
Herbert Smith Freehills publishes new Asia-Pacific employment law guide and new edition of the Guide on financial services regulation in Asia Pacific
Last month saw two publications in our popular series of Asia-Pacific guides. Our new Asia-Pacific employment law guide provides a detailed summary of …
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