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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

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?

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

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

Structuring foreign subsidiaries in Japan

By Hiroshige Nakagawa, Anderson Mori and Tomotsune

Getting companies out of limbo

By Wu Libei, Dacheng Law Offices

To preclude competition, use the word ‘exclusive’

By Harry He, AllBright Law Offices

Mergers in Japan: the legal options

By Hiroshige Nakagawa, Anderson Mori and Tomotsune

Telecoms In Mexico: a growth market for Chinese investors

By Marta Colomar and Ricardo Ortiz, Diaz Reus & Targ

Free speech in the US workplace?

By Elise Bloom and Jeremy Mittman, Proskauer

Unauthorized exports held illegal

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis

Investing in Australian real estate investment trusts

By Michael Wadley and Lee I Ching, Blake Dawson

The PSPC standard and the PRC shipbuilding industry

By Yu Feng and Steven Zhou, LC & Co

Determining the validity of franchise contracts

By Harry He, AllBright Law Offices

Multiple protection is not redundant

By Rose Xu, Chang Tsi & Partners

Determining the measure of damages for patent infringement

By Wang Yadong and Gao Song, Run Ming Law Office

Anonymous investment in foreign investment enterprises

By Yvonne Lu, Martin Hu & Partners

Draft criminal law increases environmental liability

By Beatrice Schaffrath and Zhang Danian, Baker & McKenzie

Legal defects hamper infrastructure concession projects

By Wang Jihong, V&T Law Firm

Releasing guarantors from liability

By Xu Dang, Dacheng Law Offices

Effective enforcement of arbitral awards

By Charles Pan, Yao Liang Law Offices

Arbitration negotiation tips

By Meg Utterback, King & Wood

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Cross-border debt recovery: Lessons from a guarantee dispute

By Armstrong Chen and Wang Xin, Dacheng Law Offices
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Countering RE dilemma of ‘nominated subcontractors’

By Tony Wang and Hussein Hu, Wintell

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