Legal

The Supreme People's Court has clarified the jurisdictions of the three IP courts, the PRC Administrative Procedure Law has been amended for the first time and courts and financial institutions were required to carry out enforcement measures

This week hedge funds went mainstream, an international aviation court of arbitration was established in the Shanghai FTZ and US-based Columbia Pacific set up a hospital in China

Record filing is generally applied to foreign-invested projects while check and approval is now applied only in a certain scope.

The new 2014 Measures have replaced the approval system for most foreign investment projects with record filing and delegated more authority to local departments. But investors are still waiting for clearer guidelines for criteria and procedure

The new 2014 Measures have replaced the approval system for most foreign investment projects with record filing and delegated more authority to local departments. But investors are still waiting for clearer guidelines for criteria and procedure

The Supreme People's Court has issued new rules regarding work-related injury insurance disputes. They streamline judicial standards by clarifying labour relationships, burden of proof and trial procedures, say Jay Chen and Joe Zou

O'Melveny & Myers

Recent regulatory changes in China's rising logistics and warehousing industry boosted the sector's development, but stricter compliance and investment requirements for land use rights mean investors must reassess risks

Recent regulatory changes in China's rising logistics and warehousing industry boosted the sector's development, but stricter compliance and investment requirements for land use rights mean investors must reassess risks