Features & Analyses

Daisy Duan, partner, and Linlin Cao, senior associate, at King & Wood Mallesons examine the expanded scope of new regulations on tax deferral for qualified foreign investments in the PRC and also compare the differences between the old and new requirements

The last few years have seen a steady flow of Chinese businesses choosing to incorporate entities in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and Chinese lawyers seeking knowledge on the uses and advantages of BVI structures for their clients' transactions. Ashley Davies, partner, corporate & finance Group, of Campbells, discusses what has perked the Chinese interest in the BVI.

Adrian Lv and Huanhao He of Han Kun Law Offices speak to China Law & Practice on the implication of China's draft Foreign Investment Law on various sectors and what lawyers need to know when the law comes into force.

China's newly published Draft Foreign Investment Law has garnered attention. The Draft proposes further protection of foreign investment in China as well as a more streamlined market access system. Jeanette Chan and Betty Yap, partners, Hans-Günther Herrmann, counsel and Rui Bu, China associate of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP discuss the potential impact of the newly minted draft law.

Yan Wang, Xiaowei Wei and Rui Luo, partners at Han Kun Law Offices share with China Law & Practice the unique system of China's patent legislation, and how the open-door policy has influenced China's IP policies to match that of international standards, and how the newly drafted patent legislation will set China up for a successful run in being an IP hub

Guodong Du, attorney at Dentons and Meng Yu, researcher and co-founder of China Justice Observer, write on the various systems behind Chinese courts, and how big data and AI are employed throughout the judicial system to promote efficiency and transparency.

Erick Robinson, Partner at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, Beijing and author of China Patent Blog dissects the recently published Draft of the Patent Law Amendments, and discusses the good, the bad and the not too ugly implication of the law, should it come into force, on patent litigation in China.

Xiaoming Song and Tao Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the effects of Chinese depositary receipts on Chinese companies, the improvements made to the share buyback system, the relaxation of refinancing conditions, and the recent listing boom in Hong Kong's stock market that looks set to continue in 2019中伦律师事务所的宋晓明律师和刘涛律师讨论了CDR对中国企业的影响，股份回购制度的完善，再融资条件的放宽，以及2019年看来还会延续的香港上市热潮

Catherine Chen of Zhong Lun Law Firm discusses the recent developments affectingChina's investment fund schemes and private investment funds, the key compliancerequirements when advising on investment funds, how China's opening up of its financialmarkets affects hedge fund investment and the outlook for investment funds in 2019 中伦律师事务所的陈芳律师讨论了影响中国投资基金体系特别是私募投资基金的最新发展，提供投资基金法律服务时的主要合规要求，中国开放金融市场如何影响对冲基金投资，以及投资基金在2019年的前景