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.
PRC Law on the Mediation and Arbitration of Employment Disputes???????????????? The Law details the procedures for mediation and arbitration of employment…
The Law details the procedures for mediation and arbitration of employment disputes. It stipulates that the time limit for applying for arbitration in an employment dispute shall be one year (Article 27).
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.
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The PRC Law on the Mediation and Arbitration of Employment Disputes is another important step made by the Standing Committee of the PRC National People's Congress after its promulgation of the Labour Contract Law in June 2007. Both this and the Labour Contract Law are intended to better protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees and employers, with the latter in respect of the substantive law and the former in respect of the procedural system.
The Provisions lay down the criteria under which a people's court should accepts a civil case on conflicts between prior rights and registered trademarks or enterprise names.