Selected by the Supreme Court as the Top 10 IP Cases of 2011, five law firms analyse five of the cases, the precedents set and how each one changes the future of IP disputes

New Rules on democratic management are part of the government's labour initiative. They build on economic policy, local regulations and unionisation plans, but without a relevant body to enforce against foreign invested enterprises, their impact is uncertain

All enterprises shall establish a democratic management system, with the employee representative congress as its basic form.

Mainland Chinese enterprises allowed to issue renminbi bonds in Hong Kong.

The senior partner of a Sino-foreign cooperative joint venture accounting firm must have Chinese citizenship.

All enterprises required to establish employee representative congresses.

National legislationConstitution and legal systemSeveral Provisions for the Implementation by People's Courts of Probity Rules to Prevent Conflicts of…

Clarification on the pre-tax deduction of business entertainment expenditures for the enterprise preparatory period.

The Report derives 44 law application issues with general guiding significance from 34 carefully selected typical cases, including patent, trademark, copyright and competition cases.