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IP comes under the spotlight as China strives for innovation, 中国要创新 知产是核心
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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
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Offshore jurisdictions: weathering the storm?, 离岸法域：风雨之后见彩虹？
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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
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Deals of the year, part two, 更多精彩：律所年度杰出交易
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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.
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PRC bank lending goes global, 中资银行全球放贷，英美法律独领风骚
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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
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Tighter control, more freedom, 有张有弛 宽严结合
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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
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The deals of the year 2010, 2020年度杰出交易
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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
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Social insurance law progressive but lacks teeth, 社会保险法进步可嘉，力度不足
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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
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The art of choosing a law firm, 如何选择心仪的律所
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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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Real estate funds grow despite new controls on residential property, 房地产基金逆市而动
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Real estate funds grow despite new controls on residential property

The development of real estate funds in China has gathered momentum in 2010, and more are in the pipeline
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Symbolism matters, 中欧关系-注重形式 并无不妥
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Symbolism matters

Peter Mandelson served as the European Union’s trade commissioner from 2004 to 2008, during which time he was responsible for the EU’s trade negotiations with China. Here he writes for China Business Law Journal on the developing relationship between the EU and China and the need to fight protectionism
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busiest arbitration venue
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The world’s busiest arbitration venue

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Foreign lawyers go native

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Chinese firms expands to NYC
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China takes a bite at the Big Apple

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After Kyoto

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A transformation: corporate restructuring gains credibility in China

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US lawsuits: Chinese companies, are you ready?

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PRC Tort Law corporate lawsuits legal implications
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Everyone is fair game for a lawsuit

The new PRC Tort Law includes many provisions that were already in other laws
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China Global Financial and Shipping Center
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After Expo…

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China's Clean Energy & Environment
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Clean, green energy: a ‘how-to’ guide

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executions and corruptions cases
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Are you compliant?

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The IP world tour

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Cross-border investors: do you know your (new) rights?

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Chinese IP under threat worldwide

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IP battles move to the courts

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拉美国家的商机简析-Latin-America,-country-by-country
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Latin America, country by country

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商机无限的拉美：-难以抗拒的诱惑-Opportunity-beckons-in-Latin-America
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Opportunity beckons in Latin America

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牛市可期、IPO重启
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Bull market sparks IPO revival: Are in-house counsel up to the challenge?

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Exporting safely to the US

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天堂依旧-中国对离岸交易架构的态度趋于强硬-Paradise-lost-China-gets-tough-on-offshore-structures
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Paradise lost?

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保诚来港,-香港前景喜忧参半-Prudential-comes-to-town-and-calms-worries-over-Hong-Kong’s-future
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Prudential storms into Hong Kong

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ChiNext offers hope to growth enterprises

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无外资审批时代的到来-Do-new-foreign-partnership-rules-point-to-a-future-without-MOFCOM
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Foreign partnerships

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西进-企业海外投资面临的法律、经营、政治和文化障碍-China-targets-the-West-Overcoming-the-obstacles-to-outbound-investment
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China targets the West

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The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act- what companies in China need to know
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The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: what companies in China need to know

The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a powerful statute which governs many US-China transactions and communications. Its implications for Chinese, US and other companies are far-reaching, and the penalties for its violation severe
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Patentees tread carefully without implementing regulations, 实施条例尚未出台专利权人谨慎行事
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Patentees tread carefully without implementing regulations

The third revision of the PRC Patent Law took effect on 1 October, but implementing regulations only exist in draft form. China Business Law Journal asked lawyers and corporate counsel how the new law was working out in practice
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Counsel voice concern over price-fixing rules
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Counsel voice concern over price-fixing rules

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Making the right moves Corporate counsel and law firms adapt to a changed world
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Making hay while the sun shines

As China emerges from the economic downturn, the rules of the game have changed. Law firms are adapting to the new environment, and in-house counsel are under pressure to do more work in-house
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