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Shanghai in trail-blazing arbitration initative
Shanghai's efforts to modernise arbitration practices have been welcomed by law firms but questions remain over China's reaction.
China ups the stakes with Japanese auto fines
Anti-trust specialists are warning that Chinese regulators are getting even tougher on price fixing as they handed out record fines to 12 Japanese auto companies.
Duane Morris opens in Shanghai
The US firm has received its license to practice in the Chinese city.
Counterfeit actions increase against China
US-China boutique firm Harris & Moure has seen counterfeit actions by US firms double against Chinese entities over the last year.
Bakers plans joint venture in Shanghai free trade zone
Baker & McKenzie is planning to make a swift entry into the Shanghai free trade zone once permissions are in place through new regulations.
Paul Hastings duo move to Pillsbury for Beijing launch
Two Mandarin-speaking partners specialising in corporate and securities law have moved from Paul Hastings to Pillsbury to open a Beijing office for their new firm.
Lawyers shocked at China due diligence developments
The imprisonment of China-based investigator Peter Humphrey for two and a half years is sending the message to foreign lawyers that due diligence may need to be done differently.
Law firms offer dawn raid practice in China
Baker & McKenzie and other law firms are offering dry runs on dawn raids and other forms of preparation as Chinese regulators up their enforcement activities.
Pollution PI lawyer wins Asia's Nobel Prize
Wang Canfa, founder and director of the Beijing-based Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims, has been awarded the Ramon Magsysay Award, seen as Asia's Nobel equivalent.
Chinese investigators visit Microsoft
Microsoft could be the latest and biggest company targeted by Chinese regulators.
China to train lawyers to handle cross-border litigation
The Chinese authorities are planning to help lawyers working on international litigation and other matters by offering them training to assist them in working with foreign counterparts.
CC litigation head in China jumps to Clyde & Co
Patrick Zheng, head of litigation and arbitration for Clifford Chance in China, is leaving to join Clyde & Co as managing partner of the Beijing office.
Tensions grow between Chinese state and lawyers
Relations between the Chinese nascent legal profession and state enforcement agencies are rising as access is denied to the lawyers to visit clients in some political cases, according to Radio Free Asia.
KWM behind Walmart win in China
The Beijing office of King & Wood Mallesons has helped Walmart win a landmark employment dispute in front of a Chinese arbitration panel.
Chinese lawyers face online curbs
Chinese lawyers are facing a new set of restrictions around their online activities.
Bingham McCutchen expands services in China
Bingham McCutchen LLP has expanded its services in China, bringing in Fred Chang, who will join as a partner in Beijing
Google senior lawyer responds to China spying allegations
David Drummond, chief legal officer at Google, has become one of the company's main mouthpieces in response to espionage allegations in China.
China Trademark Law gets off to rocky start
As the Chinese Trademark Office rushes to meet new deadlines for trademark applications, inexperienced staff have turned down applications with 'no basis in either logic or law', according to law firm Harris Moure.
Glaxo accused by official Chinese legal newspaper
The Legal Daily newspaper in China has said that GlaxoSmithKline failed to pay over US$16m in duties and taxes in relation to its HIV medicines between 2005 and 2008.
Linklaters ponders Shanghai free trade zone entry
Legal reforms which have been promised for the Shanghai free trade zone (SFTZ) have proved slow to appear and could be holding up some investment including a possible local firm tie-up by Linklaters.