Legal

• Supreme People's Court, Circular on Issues Relevant to the Enforcement of Hong Kong Arbitral Awards in the Mainland

  最高人民法院关于香港仲裁裁决在内地执行的有关问题的通知

  More certainty for parties using the ICC.

  March 11, 2010

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Guidelines for Measuring the Regulatory Capital in Connection with Risk Exposure in Asset Securitisation of Commercial Banks

  中国银行业监督管理委员会商业银行资产证券化风险暴露监管资本计量指引

  Banks required to conduct due diligence investigation on the underlying assets of securitisation.

  March 11, 2010

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Guidelines on Information Disclosure in Connection with the Capital Adequacy Ratio of Commercial Banks

  中国银行业监督管理委员会商业银行资本充足率信息披露指引

  CBRC requires banks to disclose capital adequacy ratio in line with Basel requirements.

  March 11, 2010

• Everyone is equal

  Although the implementation and enforcement of the PRC Anti-monopoly Law (中华人民共和国反垄断法) (AML) has been relatively smooth, concerns…

  March 11, 2010

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Guiding Opinion on Pilot Engagement in Margin Trading and Short Sale of Securities by Securities Companies

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于开展证券公司融资融券业务试点工作的指导意见

  China gives green light to margin trading.

  March 11, 2010

• Supreme People's Court, Circular on Revising the Jurisdiction Thresholds for Civil Intellectual Property Cases at First Instance of Local People's Courts at All Levels

  最高人民法院关于调整地方各级人民法院管辖第一审知识产权民事案件标准的通知

  Basic-level people's courts can take more IP cases.

  March 11, 2010

• Revisit offshore SPVs to avoid taxation

  Counsel are again highlighting the importance of two recent changes in Chinese law: the PRC's new tax Circular 698, and the Supreme People's Court's…

  March 11, 2010

• Chinese private business confidence drops

  Businesses in mainland China have become substantially less confident about going public, but are still more positive than those in Hong Kong.According…

  March 11, 2010

• Shanghai Municipality, Several Provisions on Promoting the Development of the Alternative Energy Industry in Shanghai

  上海市关于促进上海新能源产业发展的若干规定

  Shanghai encourages the development of alternative energy.

  March 11, 2010

• Margin trading ready at last

  For years, mainland China has been preparing for margin trading and short sale of securities. With the securities regulator's promulgation of a new guiding opinion, those preparations appear finally to be complete

  March 11, 2010