Recent regulations governing foreign law firms allow greater market access but also create ambiguity about the permitted scope of cooperative work with Chinese law firms and the possibility of foreign firms' giving direct advice on Chinese law.
Issued: December 25 2001Effective: as of date of issueMain contents: The Circular sets out conditions applicable to the issue of convertible corporate…
(Promulgated by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on December 30 2001, and effective as of, January 1 2002.)Article 1: These Procedures…
Issued: December 21 2001Main contents: The Reply states that foreign investment enterprise branch companies (factories) that have no enterprise legal person…
Published: December 6 2001Applicability: Lawyers participating in civil or economic litigation in the PRC shall comply with these Guidelines (Article 2).Main…
Issued: November 8 2001Interpreting authority: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)Main contents: According to the Rules, the tendering…