Foreign banks' local branches can apply for fund custody licenses, fulfilling trade deal pledge; China's securities watchdog names and shames illegal margin lenders as fears grow of 2015 market rout repeat; and State Council announces sixth batch of FTZ reform measures to be rolled out nationwide
Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners discusses the rise of online courts used to resolve disputes particularly in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic where areas have been under lockdown and highlights the benefits and disadvantages of the use of online trials that will likely be incorporated as a norm in legal practice
China's anti-monopoly regulator accepts VIE merger filing for the first time; Supreme Court outlines plans to strengthen IP rights protection; and rules changed to remove hurdles for medical equipment exporters
