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Determination of labour relationships
Jingtian & Gongcheng

Labour relations: Chinese companies and foreign employees

By Tracy Liu and Larry Lian, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Hylands hires Li Xiaobing and Ma Lifeng
Market pulse

Hylands adds two partners to bolster Beijing office

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Features

On the money

How are top law firms strategising their capital market fee structures?
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pharmaceuticals amid vbp reform
Practitioners' perspectives

How can pharmas amid VBP reform ‘make elephants dance’?

By Alex Xing, Labour Consulting (LABOURS)
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Legal risks and strategies ending tenancy early
ETR Law Firm

Legal risks and strategies for ending a tenancy early

By Zhu Tao and Zhang Zhuo, ETR Law Firm
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Applying estoppel rules in drug patent
DOCVIT Law Firm

Applying estoppel, dedication rules in drug patent linkage dispute

By Liu Yuanxia and Zhang Bingnan, DOCVIT Law Firm
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China bankruptcy regime updates
Cover story

Time for plan B?

Senior bankruptcy practitioners review the current regime and share innovative repayment plans for rescuing distressed companies
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fledgling personal bankruptcy system
Practitioners' perspectives

Prerequisites, exemptions for fledgling personal bankruptcy system

By Qian Xin, Joint-Win Law Firm
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Bankruptcy reorganisation: investment window
Practitioners' perspectives

Bankruptcy reorganisation: revealing an investment window

By Zheng Guofan, W&H Law Firm
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pre-reorganisation rescue planning
Practitioners' perspectives

Save time and money with pre-reorganisation rescue planning

By Gao Meili, Dentons China
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division between enforcement and bankruptcy laws
Practitioners' perspectives

Competition, division between enforcement and bankruptcy laws

By Lin Zeda and Chen Jianhong, Han Kun Law Office
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follow-on antitrust lawsuits
Jingtian & Gongcheng

Ongoing developments with follow-on antitrust lawsuits

By Ryan Fang and Simon Shi, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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legal risks of nominee shareholding
Blossom & Credit

The multiple legal risks of nominee shareholding

By Ding Tianmiao, Blossom & Credit
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legal risks of deemed exportsvideo
AllBright Law Offices

Legal risks of ‘one-day trip’ into SCSZs for deemed exports

By Wang Yongliang, AllBright Law Offices
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Merits & Tree Law Offices

Asset service trusts: pros and cons for trust companies

By Li Kailun and Zhang Yanjiao, Merits & Tree Law Offices 
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Tailoring IP strategy
Shanghai Pacific Legal

Tailoring IP strategy to case specifics

By Frank Liu, Shanghai Pacific Legal
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foreign land ownership in Thailand
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Thailand draft paves way for foreign land ownership

By Wang Jihong and Liang Danni, Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Breaching ‘hukou’ employment period
Jingtian & Gongcheng

Compensation for breaching ‘hukou’ employment period

By Shaw Zhao and Mia Wang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
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China Deals of the year 2022
Market watch

Deals of the year 2022

The most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022
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Huaxin Cement’s solution to B-share issuevideo
Practitioners' perspectives

Huaxin Cement’s solution to legacy B-share issue

By Ma Yunyan and Shi Zhiheng, Shu Jin Law Firm
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Practitioners' perspectives

Milestone unfair competition ruling: Migu v Taobao, Alibaba

By Huang Chunhai and Luo Juan, Tahota Law Firm
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video
Practitioners' perspectives

How to break ‘safe harbour principle’ to protect creators’ rights

By Yan Xiang and Wu Liyuan, SGLA Law Firm
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Unifrax’s strategic investment in Luyang
Practitioners' perspectives

Insights on Unifrax’s strategic investment in Luyang

By Selena She and Zhang Zhengyi, Llinks Law Offices
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In focus

Fees to please: Flexible and innovative fee structure for Hong Kong arbitration

Former justice head explains HK’s new third party funding regime for arbitration
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Commissioned authentication before patent litigation
Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency

Commissioned authentication before patent litigation

By Chen Jian, Wan Rui Law Firm
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香港拟修改上市规则以接纳特专科技公司
LC Lawyers - Legal trends

HK’s proposed listing regime for specialist tech companies

By Rossana Chu, LC Lawyers
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银行理财产品质
Lantai Partners

Making an effective pledge of a bank’s financial products

By Yao Xiaomin and Sun Yangyang, Lantai Partners
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Cross-border guarantee disputes
Dispute digest

Rules of judgment determining cross-border guarantee disputes

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HK expands arbitration financing options
Business law digest

HK expands arbitration financing options

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compulsory liquidation procedures of funds
Grandway Law Offices

Procedure for compulsory liquidation of partnership PE funds

By Zhu Rui and Qin Yu, Grandway Law Offices
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Fangda hires Henry He and Judy Tan
Market pulse

Fangda Partners beefs up biopharmacy, aircraft leasing practices

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Guangdong’s first equal opportunity judgment issued
Business law digest

Guangdong’s first equal opportunity judgment issued

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Lexicon
Lexicon

Judges and retirement

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Amendments reinforce protection of women’s rights
Business law digest

Amendments reinforce protection of women’s rights

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Practitioners' perspectives

Which lawsuit to remedy land use rights disputes?

By Chen Zhuo and Qin Zhuan, Tian Yuan Law Firm
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US gains access to Chinese audit papers
The Wrap

Markets optimistic after US gains access to Chinese firms’ audit papers

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Hong Kong virtual assets
The Wrap

Hong Kong does an about-face on virtual assets to grow legal market

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China Business Law Journal
Prologue

Switching up the winning formula

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Judgment assesses nature of PPP agreements
Dispute digest

Judgment assesses nature of PPP agreements

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Hong Kong arbitration case based on defective clause
Dispute digest

Hong Kong arbitration case based on defective clause

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Zhilin Law Firm

Tax deferral in designing equity incentive plans

By Sun Hongxin, Zhilin Law Firm
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Practitioners' perspectives

Listed company reorganisations and frontier legal issues

By Xu Shengfeng, Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Game changer for trade secret infringers
AnJie Broad Law Firm

Article 32 a game changer for trade secret infringers

By Chen Zhixing and Lan Manfeng, AnJie Broad Law Firm
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JunHe hires Theo Bai and Evan Xian
Market pulse

JunHe adds two partners to beef up insolvency restructuring business

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Allen & Overy advises largest ESG bond issuance in Asia
Deal Highlights

Allen & Overy advises largest ESG bond issuance in Asia

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Law firm trio assist on China’s first biomedical industrial park REIT listing
Deal Highlights

Law firm trio assist on China’s first biomedical industrial park REIT listing

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Jia Yuan, Commerce & Finance assist Air China, China Eastern’s private share offering
Deal Highlights

Jia Yuan, Commerce & Finance assist Air China, China Eastern’s private share offering

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J&J joins hands with Kingson to establish new Guangdong law firm
Market pulse

J&J joins hands with Kingson to establish new Guangdong law firm

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Baker McKenzie adds new employment partner in Hong Kong, Tess Lumsdaine
Market pulse

Baker McKenzie adds new employment partner in Hong Kong

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Market pulse

DLA Piper hires M&A partner in Hong Kong to develop business

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Allen & Overy, Linklaters’ joint operation partners add talent, Vivian Cao, Ellen Zhang
Market pulse

Allen & Overy, Linklaters’ joint operation partners add talent

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Allen & Overy adds fund and asset management partner in Shanghai, Daisy Qi
Market pulse

Allen & Overy adds fund and asset management partner in Shanghai

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Haidilao restaurant spin-off Super Hi lists on HKEX
Market pulse

Haidilao restaurant spin-off Super Hi lists on HKEX

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Merits & Tree adds four new partners, Pan Yang, Li Zheng, Zheng Yan, Zhang Yong
Market pulse

Merits & Tree adds four new partners

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Harvest, JD.com issue China’s first private warehousing logistics REIT
Deal Highlights

Harvest, JD.com issue China’s first private warehousing logistics REIT

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Zhong Lun hires trio to strengthen Beijing and Chengdu teams, Ricky Zhou, Wang Feng, Lu Qunwei
Market pulse

Zhong Lun hires trio to strengthen Beijing and Chengdu teams

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Law firm trio advise ECARX on Nasdaq listing via SPAC merger
Deal Highlights

Law firm trio advise ECARX on Nasdaq listing via SPAC merger

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Three partners join DaHui to bolster dispute resolution, IP, Chen Yun, Reking Chen, Dai Yi
Market pulse

Three partners join DaHui to bolster dispute resolution, IP

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DLA Piper assists Fosun’s Lanvin Group in de-SPAC listing on NYSE
Deal Highlights

DLA Piper assists Fosun’s Lanvin Group in de-SPAC listing on NYSE

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China Business Law Journal

Please nominate the best China legal practices

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Bank of Communications issues RMB60bn of special-purpose financial bonds
Deal Highlights

Bank of Communications issues RMB60bn of special-purpose financial bonds

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INEOS joint venture with SINOPEC
Deal Highlights

INEOS signs fourth major joint venture with Sinopec

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Huafang Group in HKEX listing
Deal Highlights

China’s second largest streaming platform Huafang lists in Hong Kong

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Han Kun advised 3d Medicines
Deal Highlights

3D Medicines taps Han Kun for IP advice in Hong Kong IPO

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Joint-Win Partners launch branch in Jiangxi
Market pulse

Joint-Win Partners lands in Jiangxi to boost business opportunities

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Han Kun and King & Wood Mallesons
Deal Highlights

Han Kun and King & Wood Mallesons help crossing-border financing between Micro Connect and HSBC

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Li Ruomu joins Cooley
Market pulse

Former Morrison & Foerster partner joins Cooley’s Shanghai office

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Weilong on Hong Kong IPO
Deal Highlights

Three law firms assist Weilong snack brand’s HKD898m Hong Kong IPO

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law firm quartet advises gaush meditech
Deal digest

Law firm quartet advises Gaush Meditech’s Hong Kong listing

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Merits & tree adds five partners
Market pulse

Merits & Tree adds five partners for three offices in China

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Douyin copyright
The Wrap

Record RMB32.4m over Douyin copyright breach points to trend

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K&L Gates helps Aigens funding
Market pulse

K&L Gates helps Aigens raise USD14m in series A funding

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Hai Rui opens Hangzhou office
Market pulse

Hai Rui opens in Hangzhou to boost Yangtze River Delta business

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Ashurst hires Lance Jiang
Market pulse

Ashurst hires partner to expand restructuring practice in Hong Kong

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镍贸易商力勤资源IPO
Deal Highlights

Nickel trader Lygend raises HKD3.67bn in IPO to fund projects

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Yahua Industrial secures mining rights Africa
Deal Highlights

Yahua Industrial secures lithium mining rights in Africa

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Market pulse

Joint-Win sets up third branch to boost Jiangsu services

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China-Yangtze-Power-L
Deal Highlights

Zhong Lun, Dentons close China Yangtze Power’s RMB80.5bn acquisition

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Market pulse

China Commercial opens office to tap Quanzhou market

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