Dispute Resolution

The Lawyer's Law is expected to make a major contribution to strengthening the independence of China's legal profession, and help enhance the quality and diversity of legal services available in China.

The Lawyer's Law is expected to make a major contribution to strengthening the independence of China's legal profession, and help enhance the quality and diversity of legal services available in China.

Ten new types of bribe-taking by state personnel defined.

Application of foreign laws excluded from five more types of contracts.

The article explores available options to extend the full protection under the 'new generation' of bilateral investment treaties to otherwise unprotected investors.

Parties to foreign-related contracts have been free to choose which country's law govern their contracts - except where PRC law is mandatory. The new Provisions provide better guidance on deciding the governing law of the contract.

This Provisions aims to further clarify the issue on the conflict of laws for foreign-related civil and commercial contract disputes and recognizes the parties' expressed choice of laws.

The article explores available options to extend the full protection under the 'new generation' of bilateral investment treaties to otherwise unprotected investors.

Parties to foreign-related contracts have been free to choose which country's law govern their contracts - except where PRC law is mandatory. The new Provisions provide better guidance on deciding the governing law of the contract.