Legal

  • The financing for the Kazakh and Uzbek sections of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline has been signed, with China Development Bank acting as mandated…

    December 18, 2008
  • National Legislation ACCOUNTINGChinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Guidelines on Audits Designated for Recognition of High-tech Enterprises…

    December 18, 2008
  • Worldwide, regulators are restricting margin trading and short selling. But China is about to allow securities companies to engage in these types of business for the first time. The new scheme will be tightly controlled and small in scale. By Phil Taylor.

    December 18, 2008
  • Foreign companies have recently won court cases by claiming their trademarks are well-known in China. A new draft judicial interpretation on the recognition and protection of well-known trademarks in civil litigation will further reinforce such claims. It sets criteria for the recognition of well-known marks and standardises the remedies available for their owners. By Yang Xun, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hong Kong.

    December 18, 2008