Prosecutors in China will investigate cases "which people care about deeply" in 2007, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).The cases are…
February 28, 2007
Legal
The National People's Conference (NPC) enacted its first law specifically protecting private property rights on the final day of its annual two-week session…
February 28, 2007China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) will not change sentences in death penalty cases, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. Instead, if it finds errors…
February 28, 2007In order to be recognized as a headquarters or regional headquarters, the institution must satisfy four conditions. Many incentives are provided to foreign investors for establishing headquarters or regional headquarters.
February 28, 2007China continues to develop its legal regime protecting the creation and development of new plant varieties with the issuance of new rights and remedies available for infringement disputes involving new plant varieties.
February 28, 2007This interpretation sets out who is entitled to sue in court when a right in the new variety of plant has been infringed, what constitutes an infringement, how specialized issues are resolved, and what remedies are available.
February 28, 2007Wen Jie and Richard Wageman discuss the development of the exponentially growing franchising market in China, against which the most recently promulgated franchising legislation is interpreted.
February 28, 2007By Paul McKenzie and Fraser Mendel, Morrison & Foerster LLPThe Partnership Enterprise Law, originally promulgated on February 23, 1997, was amended…
February 28, 2007This law introduces some new regulations with respect to new and existing franchising businesses, and stipulates the requirement of information disclosure by a franchisor to a franchisee.
February 28, 2007Increasingly activist senior environmental official Pan Yue has urged the Chinese legislature to step up its efforts against pollution by amending the…
February 28, 2007