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Shanghai licence for Appleby

April, 28 2014

Appleby, the offshore firm, has become the first offshore law practice to obtain a licence to offer offshore legal services in China.

Appleby, based in Shanghai, has become the first offshore law practice to obtain a licence to offer offshore legal services in China. fuyu liu

The practice has had a base in Shanghai since 2012 but has been restricted to offering fiduciary services. Frances Woo, Appleby’s group chair, told The Lawyer that offshore firms were different from onshore international firms, which had been in China for a much longer time. 'We’ve waited for the market to become more sophisticated and mature before we can justify being going up there for legal work.’ Source: The Lawyer

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