That shareholders only bear limited liability within the scope of their investment into the company is an essential idea of modern corporation system. However we have seen more and more cases in mainland China’s legal practice in “piercing the corporate veil”. If the creditors of a limited liability company can prove that there is no …
Shareholders Only Have Limited Liability? Not Always True Read More »
On September 12, 2016, the Supreme People’s Court promulgated its Several Opinions on Further Promoting the Separation of Complicated Cases from Simple Ones and Optimizing the Allocation of Judicial Resources. By virtue of these opinions, the Supreme Court calls for the establishment of the speedy trial in administrative litigations as well as utilizing and developing …
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We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries recently from foreign companies seeking to break into the Direct Sales market in China. The Direct Sales license is one of the most challenging operational licenses to obtain in China in term of requirements for the investor, products and capital input. Based on past experience, the following is …
4 Major Considerations before Establishing a Direct Sales Operation in China Read More »
I had a meeting not long ago with the CEO of a European company, the largest consumer electronics distributor in the company’s home country. In this meeting the CEO advised me that they already had a contract with a major Chinese electronics company for distribution in Europe, and they just wanted to confirm a few …
I am conducting a research on a client’s behalf regarding prohibitions of discrimination in work place. The client thinks he experiences unfair treat in his work in China and want to seek legal weapons against his employer. For many foreign employees in China, I think this might be a common issue. Discrimination in work place …
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We have discussed the idea of avoiding dispute during dissolution procedures. We suggested you to hold an open meeting with all employees if possible, to announce the dissolution decision and your lay-off plans. You would also have to decide a sound amount of severance payment for those employees whose employment would be terminated soon. This …
Don’t do silly things towards your employees when you decide to lay them off Read More »
We always review, revise or draft employment contract for our company client. I found that there is one question confusing the client, the work hour systems of China. Most employers know that the work hours specified by the labor law of an employee for one day should be no more than 8 hours and for …
Employers Attention! How to Choose Work Hour System Read More »
We have experienced attorneys dealing with laying off employees issues during a client’s dissolution procedures. As we all know, during this period of time, labor dispute regarding severance payment, paid leave or occupational illness and injury compensation and personal profile handover and transfer usually occurs. From legal practice point of view, several things should be …
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I recently do some research on establishing an arbitration committee at the instruction of our client. I am not sure whether the client really intends to establish an arbitration committee by himself, if it is true, it’s indeed an excellent idea, despite of the difficulties in practice. Having always been a party to a case …
Everyone knows about China’s large population, and large, growing middle class. Foreign companies are falling over themselves to get into this market with quality branded products. Typically they bring their foreign Trademarks and brand names with them. While we are sure your Trademark are very clever and unique in your native language, none of that …
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