Aaron Cutler, partner at Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C. speaks to China Law & Practice on the new rules of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and its potential impact on Chinese investments in the U.S. Lawyers and in-house counsel should potentially understand the stricter controls imposed as the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) will significantly increase the number of transactions subject toCFIUS' review
The 12th annual China Law & Practice Awards 2018 held at The St Regis, Beijing on September 13 celebrated the achievements of the best legal minds in China, where the biggest deals were recognized, and the best law firms were named.
The Supreme People's Court just issued new judicial interpretation guidelines incorporating core socialist values; New laws regulating medical disputes prevention and treatment; and China seeks to improve the authenticity of its statistical data to support better policy-making.
China internet courts recognize blockchain technology as a means of electronic evidence storage, Shanghai-London Stock Connect comes closer to launch and Beijing Municipality encourages co-owned housing.
China launches its second Internet Court in Beijing to keep in pace with growing internet-related disputes; while the Supreme People's Court just announced the admissibility of evidence using blockchain technology.
