A client of the firm was investigated by the local Administration of Industry and Commerce in connection with allegations that the packaging of the Client’s products violated the China’s Advertising Law, which came into effect on Sep. 1 st , 2015. On the client’s packages, they used the word “The Best”, which is a BIG …
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It is very common that a shareholder of a company has no formal management positions in the company. Legally speaking, a shareholder has a right to keep up to date with the operation and management of the company by attending the meetings of the Board of Directors. However, many companies do not hold a formal …
When a dispute arises which you are unable to overcome by friendly negotiation, you may want to go through litigation to resolve the issue. When you stand in front of the case filing chamber of a court to file a lawsuit against an entity or an individual, the most important thing you need to have …
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Lehman, Lee & Xu delivered a seminar on Due Diligence in the Second Polish-Chinese Business Day at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Beijing. On 15 th November 2016, the Second Polish-Chinese Business Day took place at the Polish Embassy in order to promote bilateral cooperation. During the seminars, representatives of Polish companies …
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Clients don’t like China litigation due to costs and the time it takes to reach a decision. Arbitration is often a very valid alternative. Many draft contracts will include an arbitration clause that includes language purporting to eliminate the potential appeal of the arbitration decision to a court, similar to the following. “The Arbitration Award …
One of our client’s recently sent us a couple draft Employment Agreements to review. Can you imagine the client’s surprise when we told them they could not sign these employment agreements with their employees? The client is a Representative Office (“RO”) of an American company and is wanting to hire some Chinese employees. The Chief …
Often as we assist clients in establishing a new China company, or assist with a client’s marriage or divorce, the question arises whether certain documents must be notarized. Notarization is a very different process in China than in the USA. We will briefly review here the major questions about notarization in China. Notarization has a …
Lehman, Lee & Xu delivered a workshop on Anti-Money Laundering and Contractual Drafting to future lawyers at Beijing’s Minzhu University. On 9 th November 2016, our Chris Fung and Ines Del Carmen Isidro Read attended Minzhu University to deliver professional skills and knowledge workshops. The first workshop was on Anti-Money Laundering and demonstrated to students …
Several days ago, we performed legal research at request of a client regarding how to getting married in China for a foreigner and whether there are special requirements for a prenuptial agreement. According to relevant laws and regulations, a foreigner is required to submit the following documents to the Civil Affairs Bureau which is in …
Business activities in China may be subject to the investigation of various government authorities, such as the Commerce Department, the Tax Bureau, or the Administration of Industry and Commerce (AIC). Naturally, businesses and the people who work there on a day to day basis do not have experience in dealing with government officers. They often …
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