China Law News

Following the SEC's suspension of the Big Four's Chinese affiliates, Chinese companies have few options, and looking to Hong Kong for help is not one of them. The answer lies in diplomacy

This week the SEC's decision on the Big Four hit the headlines. Elsewhere, Actavis left China, Caterpillar's mistakes were exposed and plans for a possible 12 new free trade zones were announced

The second amendment to the PRC Company Law removes registered capital requirements. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has categorised environmental credit ratings and the Ministry of Finance has clarified the accounting treatment for mergers.

A Chinese online game developer has sued Apple for unfair competition in a case that will test the concept of joint liability in China's IP laws

A Chinese online game developer has sued Apple for unfair competition in a case that will test the concept of joint liability in China's IP laws

This week we looked at the leading copyright cases of 2013, concern mounted over shadow banking and five companies postponed their listings

The State Council has released draft Implementing Regulations for the new Trademark Law while the CSRC has stepped up its regulation of new IPOs

China Law & Practice attended the Second Advanced China Summit on M&A at the end of last year. Strategy and the climate for M&A were high on the agenda, as well as vital lessons for getting the deal done

China has been gradually opening up to wholly foreign-owned medical institutions, but a lack of policies has made it impossible for foreign investors to tap this market. Finally, a framework is in place in Shanghai's Free Trade Zone