Dispute Resolution

By Dr. Ulrike Glück and Julia Tänzler, CMS Hasche Sigle Shanghai OfficeOn January 1 2008, the new PRC Employment Contract Law1《中华人民共和国劳动合同法》…

China's legal market continues to attract high-end, complicated and multi jurisdictional work and in Beijing this month, the China Law & Practice awards will reflect the complexities and challenges. Chris Bisogni and Joanna Law provide a summary of the deals and firms that made the 2008 shortlist.

Clearer standards to deal with securities-related crimes.

Shareholder right to dissolve the company clarified.

Despite some remaining flaws, arbitration is still the preferred method of dispute resolution for investors in China. This is not only due to the generally applicable advantages of arbitration over litigation but is also linked to the particularities of the Chinese legal system. However, these particularities should be carefully taken into account when drafting the arbitration clause in a contract involving a Chinese party, otherwise the arbitral process could lead to an unenforceable and useless award.

The Provisions set forth criteria for a people's court to accept a petition of a shareholder or shareholders to dissolve the company.

How do the Leading Lawyer nominations reflect the evolution of the legal system in China? China Law & Practice takes a closer look at the results, and speaks to the nominees about their areas of expertise. Hear from the experts what the future holds for China law.

China's long-awaited Anti-Monopoly Law will become effective in one month. But lawyers are demanding that the government clean up some serious flaws and ambiguities in the draft mergers and acquisitions regulations.

China's long-awaited Anti-Monopoly Law will become effective in one month. But lawyers are demanding that the government clean up some serious flaws and ambiguities in the draft mergers and acquisitions regulations.