The annual reports on IP cases issued by the Supreme People's Court always make interesting reading, and the report for 2016 is no exception. A closer look at the highlighted cases provides some particularly revealing insights into the development of what could be described as a case law system with Chinese characteristics.

The amended PRC Anti-unfair Competition Law recognizes the role of middlemen in bribery and describes commercial bribery as having three specific elements. To mitigate legal risks, in-house counsel should ensure compliance regulations are up to date and internal systems are established to educate employees.

Foreign partners may enjoy tax agreement benefits, insurance company-backed foreign loans should comply with outbound investment policy and establishment procedures for insurance companies are streamlined.

The scope of R&D tax super-deductibles clarified.

The scope of R&D tax super-deductibles clarified.

Steven Gu of Co-Effort Law Firm highlights the new civil litigation principles, the major SPC guidelines and Belt and Road disputes, and the evolving mechanisms for arbitration and mediation in China 协力律师事务所的古锐律师重点解释、分析了最新的民事诉讼总则、最高人民法院指引、一带一路纠纷以及中国仲裁调解制度的改革

Rongsheng Zhang and Xiangyang Yi of Jingtian & Gongcheng provide an overview of the CSRC's regulatory agenda, the Mainland-Hong Kong stock and bond connects, the tightened block trade and backdoor listing curbs, and risk controls for fund managers 竞天公诚律师事务所的张荣胜律师和易湘洋律师综观证监会的监管政策、沪深港通和债券通、大宗交易的收紧、借壳上市的遏制以及基金经理的风险管理

Dorothy Xing and Jennifer Zhang of East & Concord Partners analyze the latest policy objectives of the CBRC, CIRC, and CSRC, the regulations tackling P2P lending risks, and the onshore investment opportunities for foreign banks 天达共和律师事务所的邢冬梅律师和张璇律师分析了银监会、保监会和证监会最新的政策目的，应对P2P借贷风险的法规以及外资银行的境内投资机遇

Wei Wang of Co-Effort Law Firm highlights the progress and impact of China's anti-corruption campaign, the increasing compliance burdens in the finance, internet, and pharmaceutical industries, and the procedures to follow for internal risk controls and investigations 协力律师事务所的王炜律师重点介绍了中国反贪腐的进展和影响，对金融、网络和药品等行业日益增加的合规重担，以及内部风险控制和监管调查时的应对程序