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Chinese lawyers subjected to violence on Christmas Eve
A 63-year old lawyer was among a group of lawyers beaten by 'hired thugs' as the lawyers tried to protect and represent a local pastor.
Chinese lawyers stage hunger strike
Fifteen Chinese lawyers have begun a hunger strike in protest at not being able to meet with a Christian pastor who has been arrested and detained on charges of 'obstructing official business'.
Chinese law firms face up in court
Three Chinese law firms are on course to square up to each other in a Beijing court after one is accused of besmirching the reputation of the others.
Bengal braced for falling tax revenue after big business challenge
The Indian state of West Bengal is braced to see a fall in tax revenue this year after Tata Steel, Cadbury and other multinationals challenged one of its tax laws.
Hengeler to launch in China
Slaughter and May's best friend in Germany, Hengeler Mueller, is to open an office in Shanghai in 2014.
Chinese government lawyers address US on business rules
The 18th US-China Legal Exchange is taking place this week with leading Chinese government lawyers and officials making presentations in the US on business law and the energy sector.
Demand for patent advice in China helps HK lawyers
Far more lawyers from Hong Kong are passing the Chinese patent law exams - as China experiences a huge demand for patent law advice.
China could adopt international law for free zones
Chinese leaders are in the early stages of considering whether to allow international law to govern the free trade zones.
Clyde opens in giant city of Chongqing
Clyde & Co is the first international law firm to get approval to open up in south west China.
Chinese law firms fined by regulator
Some of the top Chinese law firms have been fined by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) - and one individual has been handed down a life ban on giving securities advice.
Further setback for human rights activists in China
The trial of three anti-corruption activists has been delayed with questions hanging over whether their lawyers will continue to defend them.
Chinese money managers study UK laws
A large firm of Chinese money managers, the China Jiantou Trust, has sent 23 executives to London to be trained in the legal and regulatory environment as well as other financial issues.
China's consumer laws modernised after 20 years
Consumers have been given extra powers, and specific rules have been added in the online sector, in the country's biggest overhaul of consumer protection in two decades.
Foreign law firms win places on Chinese Gov panel
Jones Day, Baker & McKenzie, Squire Saunders and Sidley Austin are the big winners in the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's first panel of law firms.
Glaxo sales fall 60pc in China after regulatory problems
GlaxoSmithKline has seen its sales decline 61 per cent in China in the three months since it hit major regulatory problems in the People's Republic.
Lawyers punished as Chinese regulators up the stakes
Lawyers are among the recipients of fines and warnings from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) as the regulator showed a new determination to give higher punishments.
An end to trademark grabbing?
Will the introduction of a new Trademark Law in China address the issue of trademark grabbing by unauthorized Chinese parties, asks Paolo Beconcini.
Chinese set to become legal language of the future
Partners in law firms are predicting a more important role for the Chinese language in the legal world of the future.
Chinese human rights lawyer to sue police
Ni Yulan, well-known for her defence of people being evicted from their homes, is to sue the police after finishing a prison sentence.
Chinese move closer to needing family tax advice
The annual Chinese Communist party conference in November is thought to be considering the introduction of an inheritance tax (IHT).