The awareness of FCPA compliance is reaching a tipping point, but other countries are now entering the arena with their own extra-jurisdictional legislation
Companies in China have been under pressure to unionise for many years now, and the heat was significantly turned up on foreign enterprises when the ACFTU criticised them for refusing to allow their workers to join unions
The PRC Anti-monopoly Law has spawned a vast amount of analysis, debate and hand-wringing among lawyers, academics and businesses worldwide. But, where is China's competition law framework heading in 2010?
A new tax circular addresses the issue of the definition of a beneficial owner under tax treaties, and puts a new burden on taxpayers. But many issues are left unclarified
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
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
Making 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
Continuing 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)