As experienced China Lawyers, we believe that it is not enough to just be a lawyer. We must also be aware of the political policies, the business environment and economic climate around us to enable us to better practice law, and to be of assistance in gradually improving and perfecting the legal system. The firm’s …
CPC SESSION INSIGHTS-Political Policies are Critical for Doing Business in China Read More »
Held in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, China from 27 October to 30 October 2016, the China Trademark Forum it one of the most important annual events for Chinese Trademark Attorneys. This year we sent the wonderful Tracy Ning and the delightful Celia Wang, both Trademark Attorneys, on our behalf. In attendance this year were around …
TRACY AND CELIA GO TO THE CHINA TRADEMARK FORUM 2016 Read More »
Client’s often run into difficulties in seemingly the simplest situations in China. One example is deciding on an officially registered office location. Often clients rent a room in hotel to be their registered office for a new company, but unfortunately, their application to establish the company is refused by the AIC because the registered office …
Tips for Choosing A Registered Office for Your Company Read More »
We have been working with a client to update its registered information with AIC (Administration of Industry and Commerce). The client is a Chinese-foreign Equity Joint Venture (EJV). One of the EJV’s foreign shareholders’ name has been changed requiring a corresponding registration update in China with the local AIC. It sounds like a simple thing, …
Think it’s Easy to Change a Shareholder name for a China Company? Think Again. Read More »
Last week I was invited to a conference at a client’s office to discuss a new purchasing contract. Much to my surprise, the client’s office had moved since I had last visited. While this may seem a normal thing, what was surprising was this is the first time I had learned of the client’s office …
Updating Your China Company Address: Don’t Forget! Read More »
Recently, I received an inquiry from one of our clients whose China company has just entered the early stages of official dissolution and liquidation procedures. The company has already filed the registration of the official Liquidation Committee Members’ at the local AIC as required by law. Only after this filing has the shareholder decided to …
In accordance with the Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, contracting parties are allowed to choose a Chinese court in case a dispute. They are also allowed to designate application of foreign law if they so choose. In the eye of a Chinese court, the application of the foreign law does not work …
I am handling two cases in which the notarization matter really perplexes the clients. Clients always wonder why and when they need to do a notarization and because in some circumstances, doing a notarization is really time and money consuming, clients really want to get a confirmed answer regarding whether the notarization is a must. …
To set-up a new China company, you will first need to reserve a name for the new company. Many people would think this is a simple thing, and should hardly be considered a step by itself. How hard could it be? Not as easy as you think. The chosen name, specifically each word in the …
A Legal Representative of one of our clients came to us and asked who should be the overall controller of the company seals. He thought he would be the one to manage all the seals, but no company documents indicate that as a requirement. In practice, the official company seal and the Legal Representative seal …
