Material adverse change can be key to commercial agreements but has not been clearly defined under Chinese law. A recent Supreme People's Court interpretation has changed that
December 08, 2009
Features & Analyses
China's amended insurance law provides new opportunities for insurance companies to influence the development of the real estate industry. As long as implementation is correct, the benefits could be huge
December 08, 20092010 is shaping up to be a significant year for China's capital markets, as they continue their struggle back to life after 10 months' inactivity
December 08, 2009Making predictions is difficult, particularly in the midst of one of history's worst economic downturns. CLP looks back at the most significant points from last year's article, New directions
December 08, 2009Continuing to drive membership of the Chinese chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Beijing-based Lawrence Liu also acts as general counsel at China's largest military and civilian integrated system provider, China Electronic System Engineering Corp (CESEC)
December 08, 2009China's top leadership is now working on the country's next five-year plan, and it looks likely to be a green one
December 08, 2009In China, it is important to attempt to reach a negotiated settlement before starting litigation or arbitration proceedings. A recent court opinion highlights the possibility of using mediation in the event of a commercial dispute
December 08, 2009In September, Société Générale won CLP's international in-house team of the year award. Phil Taylor recently spoke with the bank's regional general counsel for Asia, Ferheen Mahomed
December 08, 2009Foreign investors are increasingly sponsoring research and development in China. But before the resulting technology can be exported, sponsors must pay close attention to new rules and procedures
December 08, 2009Product liability issues can lead to lawsuits at home, but there are things that can be done to ensure quality control and manufacturing processes are up to standard
December 08, 2009