Geoffrey Chan, Sophie Xue, and Nicholas Poon of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom examine how the Hong Kong Limited Partnership Fund, which serves as a cost and tax efficient vehicle for private equity transactions, could become a popular alternative to traditional offshore fund structures for PE investments and fundraising in Greater China
New social credit draft law raises concerns for foreign companies; CSRC lifts ban on property M&A and refinancing; and U.K. government unwinds a completed transaction for the first time.
Pre-installed applications on smartphones need to comply with personal information collection requirements.
State Council relaxes foreign investment in outbound tourism and elderly care.
Basic-level people's courts have jurisdiction over first instance foreign-related civil and commercial cases.
Basic-level people's courts have jurisdiction over first instance foreign-related civil and commercial cases. Banks may not transfer business data overseas without authorization. High-quality real estate enterprises are supported by letters of guarantee.
New guidelines specify legal liability of personal information processor and the foreign data recipient.
The insurance and road safety matters of intelligent connected vehicles are specified
Timothy Bickham, Wendy Wysong and Ali Burney of Steptoe & Johnson review the new rules relating to the export of semiconductors from the United States and the impact this will have on tech companies' existing and future business operations and how IP contracts will be affected.
The U.S. detains millions worth of solar panel products at the border; rules surrounding high-tech export controls clarified; Shanghai court strikes down VAM agreement
