Features & Analyses

• How to deal with a PRC labour union

  Employees of foreign-invested enterprises in China may decide to form a labour union. Companies may worry about the power of the union, and any obligations to negotiate or fund it

  October 10, 2009

• Chinese companies invest outside their comfort zone

  Chinese businesses are showing an increasing appetite for offshore assets; but no opportunity comes without risk, and there are many dangers overseas

  October 10, 2009

• Cleantech and Chinese economic success

  As China develops its strategies to fight climate change, foreign companies and venture capital investors must carefully observe existing cleantech regulations and keep a close eye on forthcoming measures

  October 10, 2009

• No pain, no gain for private equity

  Private equity and venture capital provides many opportunities, but the industry is still in its infancy and foreign investors must take note of the limitations of current regulations

  October 10, 2009

• Risks from China anti-monopoly lawsuits increase

  As Baidu, Sinopec and China Mobile have discovered, private anti-monopoly lawsuits are on the rise in mainland China. This leaves large businesses facing significant imminent risks

  October 10, 2009

• On the receiving end of Chinese outbound investment

  Chinese private companies and state-owned enterprises are on the lookout for assets and may provide hope for distressed companies overseas. Target companies should do all they can to help

  October 10, 2009

• Bao Jingxuan: Greasing the wheels

  China Eximbank financed Sinosteel's successful US$1.3 billion bid for Australian iron ore miner Midwest, which won M&A Deal of the Year at the recent CLP Awards in Shanghai. Beijing-based assistant general manager of the legal affairs department Bao Jingxuan speaks with CLP

  October 10, 2009

• New SPC interpretation illuminates the PRC Property Law

  A new judicial interpretation from the Supreme People's Court clarifies several important issues concerning the division of ownership rights and the definition of an owner of premises

  October 10, 2009

• It's good to talk, says Mofcom

  The Anti-monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce is the most visible of China's antitrust enforcement agencies, and it wants to talk. In an exclusive interview with China Law & Practice, Phil Taylor finds out what Mofcom wants from foreign companies

  October 10, 2009

• It's good to talk, says Mofcom

  The Anti-monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce is the most visible of China's antitrust enforcement agencies, and it wants to talk. In an exclusive interview with China Law & Practice, Phil Taylor finds out what Mofcom wants from foreign companies

  October 09, 2009