Legal

The Law details the procedures for mediation and arbitration of employment disputes. It stipulates that the time limit for applying for arbitration in an employment dispute shall be one year (Article 27).

The real estate and construction industry is one that has gone through many changes recently, and the government has made various attempts to control certain aspects of it with changes to the regulatory environment. Will investment in China continue in this industry and will the law evolve alongside it, or are new changes imminent? China Law & Practice takes a closer look at the field, what the lawyers have to say, and what the future will bring for China.

The election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwanese president is good news for Taiwan but lawyers agree economic reforms and direct flights to the PRC are two issues that need urgent attention. China Law & Practice invited six lawyers from Taiwan's leading law firms to discuss the implications of Ma Ying-jeou's election victory.

The PRC Law on the Mediation and Arbitration of Employment Disputes is another important step made by the Standing Committee of the PRC National People's Congress after its promulgation of the Labour Contract Law in June 2007. Both this and the Labour Contract Law are intended to better protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees and employers, with the latter in respect of the substantive law and the former in respect of the procedural system.

CVC Asia Pacific has completed a US$248 million acquisition of Asia Dekor Group, a Singapore-listed flooring manufacturer with substantial operations in…

Areva's Transmission and Distribution Division (Areva T&D) has formed three joint venture companies in China as part of a US$20.4 million infrastructure…

The IFIL Group has closed a US$90 million deal in Vision Investment Management in the form of a five-year mandatory convertible bond, which on conversion…

Beijing-headquartered law firm Broad & Bright announced that John Chu and Lawrence Guo have joined the firm as partners. Together with Chu and Guo, the…

The recent restructuring of cabinet-level regulatory bodies at the State Council will improve the efficiency of the approval processes through the consolidation…