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Guidance on the new UK Bribery Act

By Mark Yeadon and Steven Cannon, Eversheds

New benefits aim to woo company headquarters to South Africa

By Bernard du Plessis, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Construction industry needs regulatory certainty

By Eric le Grange, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Jersey to permit cross-border mergers

By Daniel Walker, Voisin

Trend towards punitive damages for trademark infringement

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis

Holding mining interests in Australia

By Michael Sheng and Peter Hwang, Blake Dawson

Exchange controls on advance payments for exports

By Yu Feng, Dacheng Law Offices

The assumption of debts in a merger or acquisition

By Li Jian, Concord & Partners

Judicial recognition of well-known trademarks

By Simon Tsi and Gao Yan, Chang Tsi & Partners

Internet service providers and trademark infringement

By Li Min and Gao Song, Run Ming Law Office

Naming your foreign investment enterprise

By Kevin Xu, Martin Hu & Partners

Insurance funds to invest in land reserve projects (part 1)

By Wang Jihong and Gao Lei, V&T Law Firm

Preservation of property in commercial arbitration

By Charles Pan and Kevin Cong, Yao Liang Law Offices

Ireland – an onshore alternative

By Caroline Devlin and Jonathan Sheehan, Arthur Cox

Is Brazil on your IP agenda?

By Bruno Lopes Holfinger and Filipe Fonteles Cabral, Dannemann Siemsen Bigler & Ipanema Moreira

IP comes under the spotlight as China strives for innovation

A focus on innovation in the new five-year plan follows a year of legal change in intellectual property. By Colin Galloway

Transfer pricing and intangibles

By Jens Brodbeck, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Judgment facilitates the export of IP

By Vicky Stilwell, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Jersey foundations: infinitely capable

By Giles Corbin, Mourant Ozannes

The Personal Property Securities Act and resources joint ventures

By Michael Sheng and Lionel Meehan, Blake Dawson

Deposit liability insurance launched for non-vessel operating carriers

By Chen Weidong and Hu Huafang, Dacheng Law Offices

Legal issues relating to water industry concessions

By Yao Yi, Concord & Partners

Protecting well-known brands not registered as trademarks

By Liu Yushen, Chang Tsi & Partners

Internet information service providers to be regulated and supervised

By Wang Yadong and Helen Wu, Run Ming Law Office

Foreign enterprise equity transfers: a case study

By Vera Wei, Martin Hu & Partners

Environmental checks for listed companies tightened

By Wang Jihong and Shi Jie, V&T Law Firm

Offshore holding structures in the spotlight

By Darren Bowdern and Christopher Xing, KPMG China

CIETAC and HKIAC arbitration rules compared (part 2)

By Jim Qiu, Yao Liang Law Offices

Innovation

Weathering the storm

After coming under pressure from tax authorities in China and elsewhere, offshore jurisdictions are fighting hard for China business. George W Russell reports

Deals of the year, part two

China Business Law Journal presents the second half of our selection of significant transactions from last year, and the domestic and international law firms behind them. By George W Russell and Raymond Yang.

Chinese cash, common law: PRC bank lending goes global

The biggest Chinese banks have ambitious global lending plans. This is creating borrowing opportunities for Chinese and international companies, and a windfall for major law firms. George W Russell and Robin Weir report

Tighter control, more freedom

To accompany our review of the leading deals of 2010, we asked our readers to identify the key legal issues that will face business in the coming months. By Robin Weir

The benefits of the UK-China bilateral investment treaty

By Stuart Dutson and Amin Batada, Eversheds

Acquiring listed companies by scheme of arrangement

By Michael Sheng and Marie McDonald, Blake Dawson

Yangshan central to Shanghai’s shipping ambitions

By Henry Lee and Jessy Wang, Dacheng Law Offices

Special tax treatment of corporate restructuring

By Hu Xiaodong, Concord & Partners

Legal options for protecting trademark right

By Spring Chang and Shen Huijuan, Chang Tsi & Partners

Li Yundi: dispute over a famous person’s name

By Wang Yadong and Helen Wu, Run Ming Law Office

Changing equity stakes in foreign investment enterprises

By Vera Wei, Martin Hu & Partners

The issue of ownership of concession projects

By Wang Jihong, V&T Law Firm

CIETAC and HKIAC arbitration rules compared (part 1)

By Jim Qiu, Yao Liang Law Offices

Key aspects of the foundations of trademark protection

By Spring Chang and Adam Kryder, Chang Tsi & Partners

The deals of the year

China Business Law Journal celebrates the most significant transactions of 2010 and reveals the domestic and international law firms that guided them to fruition. By George W Russell and Raymond Yang

Social insurance law progressive but lacks teeth

The new PRC Social Insurance Law sends a positive signal, but faces many hurdles in implementation. By Matthew Durham, senior consultant, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Shanghai

Entering the UK retail market

By Paul Moorcroft, Eversheds

Jersey investment funds

By Daniel Richards and Nathan Powell, Ogier

Appellate board rules evidence should never be time-barred

By Meenu Maheswary, Lex Orbis

Validity of jurisdiction clauses on bills of lading hard to gauge

By Fu Benchao, Shandong Higher People's Court; Yu Feng, Dacheng Law Offices

Foreign investment in pharmaceutical companies

By Cindy Hu, Concord & Partners

Product labels subject to a range of requirements

By Spring Chang and Wang Yue, Chang Tsi & Partners

Search engine security measures arouse disputes

By Wang Yadong and Gao Song, Run Ming Law Office

Handling disputes over corporate representation

By Vincent Mu, Martin Hu & Partners

Investments by offshore funds in China’s mining sector

By Wang Jihong and William Qiu, V&T Law Firm

E-discovery on the agenda for China’s CEOs

By Grant Jamieson, KPMG China

Finding a face that fits: The art of choosing a law firm

With more law firms in the market than ever before, how can a company choose the right one?

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Cross-border debt recovery: Lessons from a guarantee dispute

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