China happens to be blessed with endless amount of minerals. The most prominently used mineral of all happens to be coal which is heavily used by the state. As per records, China is excavating the largest amount of coal in the world and also consumes twenty four percent of the total coal excavated yearly. With …
Recently, on a business trip to the South of China, I had the pleasure of being able to watch The Martian on the plane. During the movie various treaties and laws governing space were mentioned. As a lawyer this piqued my curiosity. So, when I got back to the office, I started to read a …
Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission has promulgated the Administrative Regulations on Government Examination, Approval and Record-filing of Investment Projects (Draft for Comment) to seek opinions before June 22, 2015. The Draft for Comment makes overall institutional arrangements for the sound service and management of enterprise investment projects, which covers the management over various …
The Supreme court has issued provisions which seek to reaffirm the rights of litigation lawyers. The law protects the rights of litigation lawyers in China, when they are carrying out their duties. Those rights are: The right to know The right of reading, printing and keeping case files The right to appear in a court …
Lehman, Lee & Xu win! Recently, there was some first instance litigation in respect of the Trademarks for AmCham in classes 9, 18, 21, 28 and 32. We acted on behalf of the American Club of Beijing d/b/a The American Club against representations made by the Trademarks Adjudication Board (hereinafter referred as to “TRAB”) and …
On January 7, 2016 at the Beijing, Haidian Court, a hearing took place in which Wang Xin and others members of the company QVOD were on trial for spreading of pornographic materials. Wang Xin, who denied the allegations in court is the subject of intense public scrutiny. According to those in attendance, Prosecutors did not …
What is the newest regulation on this matter? The newest regulation on this matter is the Pilot Program for Procuratorial Organ Filing Public Interest Litigation. This regulation was enacted in July 2nd, 2015, constituted by the Supreme Procuratorate subject to the approval of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress. What kinds of litigation …
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December 16, 2015, the People’s Procuratorate of Shandong Province has decided that the EPA did not perform their duties in accordance with the law by not raising an administrative public interest action at Qingyun People’s Court. Because of this the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, “filed a public interest litigation” pilot after the first case by the …
We’ve been asked recently about the consequences of walking away from business. I’ve attached a general guide from a Directors perspective. Enjoy! Walking away
Some African countries like Nigeria having a more difficult time due to the decrease in the value of worldwide commodities with the slowdown of economies such as China. Other countries seem to be getting by fairly well, countries like Ethiopia, which has had a 6% increase in its industrial capacity within the last year. China …
