Dispute Resolution

• Collective Wage Bargaining: An Historical Turning Point

  By Jianjun Ma of Jun He Law OfficesOn May 14 2007 when both employers and employees in mainland China were keeping their eyes on the review of and voting…

  September 10, 2008

• The Impact of the G2000 and Schneider Cases for Foreign IP Rights Owners Litigating in China

  Judy ChanRouse & Co [email protected] owners have had different reactions to the outcomes of the recent G2000 and Schneider cases.Chinese…

  September 10, 2008

• Guangdong Province, Guiding Opinion on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the «Law on the Mediation and Arbitration of Employment Disputes»and the «Employment Contract Law»

  广东省高级人民法院、广东省劳动争议仲裁委员会关于适用《劳动争议调解仲裁法》、《劳动合同法》 若干问题的指导意见

  The Opinion addresses issues concerning payment of social insurance premiums by the employer, employment arbitration awards, severance pay, fixed-term employment contracts, non-compete provisions and overtime wages in Guangdong Province.

  September 10, 2008

• Trade Unions and Multinational Companies in China

  By Chris Xiaoyun Lin of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldIn early July, the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) announced a 90-day campaign to…

  September 10, 2008

• Impact of the Latest PRC Labour Law Legislation on Existing and Newly Concluded Labour Contracts

  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》…

  September 10, 2008

• China Law & Practice Awards 2008 – The Finalists

  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.

  September 10, 2008

• Supreme People's Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security, Supplementary Provisions on the Standards for Pursuing Cases of Economic Crime

  最高人民检察院、公安部关于经济犯罪案件追诉标准的补充规定

  Clearer standards to deal with securities-related crimes.

  July 09, 2008

• Supreme People's Court, Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the «PRC Company Law» (2)

  最高人民法院关于适用《中华人民共和国公司法》若干问题的规定 (二)

  Shareholder right to dissolve the company clarified.

  July 09, 2008

• Arbitrating Chinese Domestic Disputes

  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.

  July 09, 2008

• Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the «PRC Company Law» (2)

  关于适用《中华人民共和国公司法》若干问题的规定（二）

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

  July 09, 2008