Normally, a Legal Representative for a China company is appointed or removed by an action of the shareholder of the company. But what if a Legal Representative simply wants to leave the role unilaterally? Are there actions the Legal Representative may take to legally terminate the position and its attendant responsibilities? This may be desirable …
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China’s annual foreign trade data was released on January 13 th . The data shows that although international financial markets have been less stable due to international political events, the total value of imported and exported goods in the year of 2016 was RMB 24.33 trillion. The increase through the final quarter of 2016 in …
Many people know that the adopted children and adopters shall meet the specific requirements of the law, such as age, health condition, financial conditions which related to child-rearing. Here, I just want to remind you of the formality issue. Many adoptions were affirmed as invalid because the adoptions were not registered properly in the civil …
As a first step to imitating any China Litigation, our China lawyers will seek a property preservation order to freeze known assets of a defendant so they cannot be transferred or hidden. In past practice a Court will not accept such a property preservation application without proof of the specific property information of the other …
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We’ve had some USA companies come to us with a USA judgement ordering an injunction or freeze over a China bank account of a Chinese company the USA client is in a dispute with. When we see these cases, we always have to tell the client we can’t help. The USA court order is useless …
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The firm has had a unique new client inquiry in the past week that I just had to share. The man who approached our firm, no facing official fines from the Administration of Industry and Commerce (AIC) for alleged illegal business operations, insists that he was never involved with the relevant company. However, this man …
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All China POAs, regardless of whether the matter is simple or complicated, must meet a few basic requirements in order to be effective. 1. The duties delegated by the POA must be within the authority of the principle. Obvious right? You can’t you can’t sign a POA to authorize someone to act on behalf of …
Our China Lawyers were helping one of our clients to formulate a Standard Contracts of Purchase and Sale, when the General Manager of the client asked if would be OK if he prepared some blank contracts with the company seal to give to some of the employees. He thought it will be convenient and flexible …
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China has put huge amounts of effort and resources into development, improving conditions in cities, and raising the collective living standards. As a result of this burst of development, Chinese are now more wealthy, but cities are covered with a dome of thick smog. China has noted the high costs paid by other countries worldwide …
Large swaths of northern China have been experiencing severe air pollution over the past month. Over 70 cities issued air pollution warnings due to dangerous levels of smog, and PM2.5 particles in Beijing topped 400 micrograms per cubic meter. In this context, it is no surprise that environmental pollution is a hot topic in China, …
Companies Have One Year Before China’s Pollution Tax Takes effect. Read More »
