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DeepThink: Overseas compliance

Kenneth Zhou, head of legal and compliance AP-N at SIG Group, derives a valuable lesson on data security from DeepSeek's misfortunes in Italy

Compliance for adjusting compensation structures

By Tracy Liu and Larry Lian, Jingtian & Gongcheng

On the agenda: China’s IP ecosystem

Elisabeth Stuart Bradley, INTA's 2025 president, looks ahead to key China-related topics at upcoming annual meeting

UK Arbitration Act 2025: Revisions and recommendations

By Shen Peng and Zhang Chuyao, Guantao Law Firm

Analysis of revised Mining Code in Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Cheng Jun and Dong Hui, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Compliance factors for AI computing centres

By Li Tianhang and Shi Yuhang, Hui Ye Law Firm

Standard essential patent battleground shifts in China

By Luo Rui and Bian Yi, Han Kun Law Offices

Tightening oversight of trademark non-use cancellation applications

By Kathy Zhao and Zhang Shufang, CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office

Four major AI upgrades in commercial litigation

By Ethan Zhang, Joint-Win Partners

Update on HK’s new Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

By Rossana Chu and Sam Wu, YYC Legal

Burden of proof for one-person company assets

By Liu Xin, DOCVIT Law Firm

Understanding new compliance rules for personal data protection

By Cai Liren and Sun Quan, Ronly & Tenwen Partners

Protection of trade secrets through conduct preservation

By Wang Yan and Zhang Yue, Han Kun Law Offices

Three defences against corporate criminal risks

By Fan Yun, Starrise Law Firm

Structuring and identification of FIE’s highest authority

By Li Ying and Wang Zizheng, Anli Partners

New IP battlegrounds

With global shifts to the rules of IP competition, leading Chinese players display the ambition – and the means – to move forward to a new chapter

Liquidation liabilities under new Company Law

By Zuo Yuru and Wang Zhongyu, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Kazakhstan’s 2025 renewable energy auctions

By Wang Jihong and Chen Haobi, Zhong Lun Law Firm

New ‘med-arb’ expedited rules to mediate dispute resolution

BAC launches new Med-Arb Expedited Rules for faster dispute resolution

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CORRESPONDENTS

Overview of legal framework for Ecuador’s mining sector

By Cheng Jun and Zhao Zeyu, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Sierra Leone’s mining legislation overview

Overview of Sierra Leone’s mining legislation

By Cheng Jun and Li Ji, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Disproportionate capital reduction under the new Company Law

By Zuo Yuru and Yang Yue, Zhong Lun Law Firm

FEATURES

Research, recalibrate, repeat

Market shakeups lead to increasingly complex dispute issues and novel investor strategies to resolve them

Key issues in confidentiality agreements

Guard your secrets

Nuctech’s legal director decodes confidentiality agreements

Anti-Unfair Competition Law rev up platform duties

No more wild west

Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law steps up platforms' gatekeeping duties

PRACTITIONERS' PERSPECTIVES

Cross-border debt recovery: Lessons from a guarantee dispute

By Armstrong Chen and Wang Xin, Dacheng Law Offices
Nominated Subcontractor Risks Real Estate

Countering RE dilemma of ‘nominated subcontractors’

By Tony Wang and Hussein Hu, Wintell

This article systematically analyses prevailing judicial trends and compliance essentials, offering practical strategies for risk isolation and contract management

Criminal Risk Prevention for Enterprisesvideo

Guide to criminal risk for enterprises

By Xia Yu, Kangda

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