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In the hot seat

Interview with Milton Cheng, Baker McKenzie’s new global chair

The A-List 2019: China’s elite lawyers

CBLJ presents a list of top private practice lawyers for China-related business

Singapore convention on mediation

Cross-border settlement can be directly enforced in the courts of signatories

Registration of 3D trademarks

By He Wei, Wanhuida Intellectual Property

Income taxes on partners of limited partnership and VC funds

By Yang Kaiguang and Che Qianli, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Legal issues concerning security for overseas loans

By Wang Jihong and Xu Yibai, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Protection of GUI industrial design patents

By Xiang Li and Guo Jincheng, Yuanhe Partners

Why do right holders sometimes lose against infringers?

By Frank Liu, Tiantai Law Firm

Issues on executing an immovable property lease contract

By Zhou Le and Wang Yuan, Tiantai Law Firm

How foreign parties prepare appointment procedure documents

By Pang Dongcheng, Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency

Misunderstandings about vertical monopoly agreements

By Ye Han, Merits & Tree Law Offices

Categorizing civil procedures for crimes involving the wider public

By Yang Guang and Zhang Xiaoke, Lantai Law Firm

De facto merger bankruptcy: reapportioning creditors’ interests

By Xu Bangwei and Zhang Xiaotong, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Cross-border securitization of trade finance credit assets

By Wu Jiejiang, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Legal risks in Daihuo

By Yu Rong and Tao Shan, Hylands Law Firm

3D TM operating strategy for enterprises

By Zhao Yunhu, Dentons

Update on due diligence for cross-border M&A

By Yan Xianrui and Li Huaizhi, East & Concord Partners

Practical issues regarding commercial bribery

By Zhang Haixiao, AnJie Law Firm

Sales suitability obligation for financial products

By Wang Weibin and Qiu Dongmei, AllBright Law Offices

Is the clock ticking for TikTok in India?

By Santosh Pai and Abhishek Sharma, Link Legal India Law Services

Arbitration interim measures: Mainland-HK co-ordination (part 2)

By China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Service of arbitration documents on foreign parties

By Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Centre (BAC/BIAC)

Cost of keeping clients

This issue features our annual report on Chinese law firms’ legal services fees

Wigs and robes

The practices concerning court dress in common law jurisdictions and China

Meltdown?

As competition heats up, how will law firms avoid low-cost chaos?

Arbitration: Six shades of wisdom

Interviews with leaders of six arbitration centres
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China’s arbitration quid pro quo

Mainland institutions should seek to introduce the “China experience” to their global counterparts
Arbitration

‘Them and us’, or ‘all of us’?

Arbitration in the modern sense is an imported product for China
arbitration

Arbitration practice keeps evolving

Arbitration practice in mainland China evolves in a way that reflects its local characteristics
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Adding a little China wisdom

Chinese arbitration has formed and developed several unique practices and experiences
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A meeting of the ways

Bringing the arbitration rules in line with international practice has long been a mainstream topic
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The road to broader engagement

Arbitration gives parties greater flexibility for the efficient resolution of their international disputes

Courting the internet

How Alibaba plays role in the establishment of Hangzhou Internet Court

Tech transition

How law firms tailor services for Hangzhou’s fast development

Response to antitrust litigation in China

By Huang Wei and Zhou Wen, Tian Yuan Law Firm

Customized designs of arbitration clauses

By Li Fei and Wang Gongjing, Langfang Arbitration Commission

ADR for commercial disputes in China

By Quan Zhaohui and Mo Xinying, ETR Law Firm

Arbitrate, or petition for winding-up?

By Cheung Kwok Kit, Deacons

How Chinese companies ensure compliance overseas

By Cui Haiyan, Zhejiang Brighteous Law Firm

Applying ‘safe harbour principle’ to cloud service providers

By Wang Yaxi and Xiang Li, Yuanhe Partners

Information disclosure of private funds

By Catherine Chen and Huang Yi'An, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Applying for Exim Bank of China’s overseas loans

By Wang Jihong and Wu Peng, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Disputes over GI wine trademarks

By Wang Yan and Zheng Xiaoxia, Wanhuida Intellectual Property

Can you avoid the pitfalls in TM arrangements?

By Frank Liu and Adam Zhu, Tiantai Law Firm

Facts to consider when safeguarding IP rights

By Li Jialin, Tiantai Law Firm

Decision on misapplication of evidence preservation in IP suits

By Geng Yunfeng, Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency

Tips on VIE liquidation practices

By Ji Fei, Merits & Tree Law Offices

Legal relationship of credit enhancement in structured trusts

By Yang Guang and Cynthia Lian, Lantai Partners

Civil risks facing senior officers of bankrupt enterprises

By Xu Bangwei, Jingtian & Gongcheng

‘Security by assignment’ and its regulatory framework

By Wu Jiejiang, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Designing an effective VAM clause

By Zhu Zhitong and Zhang Yang, Hylands Law Firm

Corporate control contests for listed companies

By Liang Zhendong, Grandway Law Offices

HKEX and Star Market: How do new drug developers choose?

By Jason Cheng, Mao Shengdi and Yuan Xin, Dentons

Contract labour

By Santosh Pai and Anuj Trivedi, Link Legal India Law Services

Effective responses in 3-year non-use TM cancellations

By William Shen, Dentons

Tag-along, drag-along: Binding shareholders together

By Zhang Yichi, East & Concord Partners

What’s in the Pharmaceutical Administration Law amendment?

By Wu Li and Wang Rui, AnJie Law Firm

How do HNWIs manage tax planning and compliance?

By Liu Yungang, AllBright Law Offices

Connecting HK arbitrations to mainland interim measures

By Nick Gall and Chris Wong, Gall

Mutual assistance for interim measures in arbitration

By China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Reducing the risk of sham arbitrations

By Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Centre

Deal highlights

Asset management arbitration cases in China

By Zhan Ling, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Baker’s new chairman plots steady course

Baker McKenzie will carry on the firm’s strategy its late chairman helped create

CBLJ Forum comes to Shanghai

China Business Law Journal will be hosting CBLJ Forum on 12 November 2019

Transactional lawyering

Law schools and law firms have increasingly focused on transactional lawyers

Production of documents in international arbitration

By Arthur Dong and Vicky Zhao, AnJie Law Firm

SOE H-share IPOs: Party building and corporate governance

By Fan Xingcheng, Dentons

Toll road investment, financing and M&A

By Peng Jianxin and Huang Weimin, East & Concord Partners

More than half the sky

Senior women lawyers share personal stories of challenges and success

Going public on the Star Market

By Lu Qunwei and Wang Dong, AnJie Law Firm
What legal issues will the SSE focus on in reviewing applications?

A legal legacy

Exclusive interview with Chris Stephens, ADB's outgoing general counsel

Return of DVRs

By Santosh Pai and Anuj Trivedi, Link Legal India Law Services

Outbound hard ground

Geopolitical risks impact Chinese investment

Dilemma and solution

By Yu Yajun, Wanhuida Intellectual Property
How to enforce and protect GUI patents in China

Abnormal LP-related risks in practice

By Zhao Liang, Merits & Tree Law Offices

Prior user rights defence: Burden of proof for ‘original scope’

By Lian Chenghe and Wang Yaxi, Yuanhe Partners

IP protection requires direct and indirect approaches

By Frank Liu, Tiantai Law Firm

What if a squatter registers your trade name as a TM?

By Dorris Hu and Shi Yakai, Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency

Main modes to initiate substantive consolidation bankruptcy

By Xu Bangwei, Jingtian & Gongcheng

The various ‘meetings’ of a fund

By Catherine Chen and Yang Xiaorui, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Key issues in export credit insurance disputes

By Yang Guang and Xue Yuan, Lantai Partners

When celebrities endorse, are they ad publishers?

By Yu Rong and Hou Shuai, Hylands Law Firm

Tips on corporate compliance enquiries

By Wei Jie, Tiantai Law Firm

Focus on monopoly risk of APIs

By Susan Guo and James Tian, AllBright Law Offices

Underlying logic for changes in securities regulations

By Zheng Chao, Grandway Law Offices

Parallel imports and brand protection strategy

By Li Jiaming, Dentons

Legal risks for trading platforms of state-owned companies

By Wang Jihong and Li Chenxi, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Say no to spam arbitration

By Tim Meng and Shirley Yan, GoldenGate Lawyers

Arbitration evolution

Internationalizing China's dispute resolution system

Clarifications on issues in security disputes cases

By Wu Jiejiang, Jingtian & Gongcheng

New developments in commercial arbitration and mediation

By Fan Kun, McGill University

Corporate voices

Opportunities and challenges facing different sectors

The gameplan

China deploys reforms to buoy its economy

Grand design

What legal services will Greater Bay Area require?

Validity of the VAM clause

By He Xin and Chen Xi, PacGate Law Group

New guides

By Huang Hui and Paul Ranjard, Wanhuida Intellectual Property

Metamorphosis

Law firms in China are evolving and transforming

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China Deals of the year 2022

Deals of the year 2022

The most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022

CORRESPONDENTS

Personal Information Internal Compliance Investigations

Dealing with personal information in internal compliance investigations

By Tracy Liu and Larry Lian , Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Maintaining trademark registration for non-standard items

By Zhang Xue, Wan Rui Law Firm

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