Legal

The China Bank Regulatory Commission is reviewing applications by five commercial banks to establish finance leasing companies. How will this new business vehicle impact the Chinese finance leasing landscape?

China's top judiciaries issued a document on Sunday, July 8 targeting "new forms of corruption", in an effort to catch up with the tricks of "wily, corrupt…

The National People's Congress (NPC) is considering a draft amendment to the Law on Lawyers that would solidify ethical guidelines, thereby allowing lawyers…

The China Bank Regulatory Commission is reviewing applications by five commercial banks to establish finance leasing companies. How will this new business vehicle impact the Chinese finance leasing landscape?

The Rules, tightening tort liability for accounting firms in conducting audits, are a crucial step towards preventing accounting firms from liability evasion in civil tort cases and building investors' confidence.

The Reply clarifies under which case an enterprise assigns interests in, or risks attaching to, an asset through a sale-leaseback transaction it shall be deemed to have transferred all or part of the ownership of the immovable property.

The recently issued PRC Employment Contract Law affects all employment relationships in the PRC. Increased employee protection is provided by requirements for the establishment, implementation, amendment and termination of contracts.

Requiring that employers conclude written employment contracts with all full-time employees within 30 days of their start date, the law provides basic requirements for the establishment, implementation, amendment and termination of these contracts.

China's surge in initial public offerings has been met with an extremely enthusiastic response from both local and foreign investors. The increase in activity has also been warmly welcomed by professional service providers such as law firms, which have benefited immensely from the booming market. This month, China Law&Practice looks at some of the most successful listings of the past year and the legal advisers that worked on them.