Doing business in China often means needing to travel to one part of the country or another to meet with clients. This is especially true I think of the legal profession. Quite often the attorneys based here in our Beijing office are required to travel, sometimes long distances, to take care of legal matters for …
This entry today is about how to limit (trade) disputes with your Chinese counterparts simply paying more attention to the drafting of your agreements. A very illustrative document by the WTO describing how this organization and trading system offer a range of benefits and “fair trade” can help in establishing also good relationships among States …
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Had a good cup of joe lately in China? Cup of joe? According to “Wikipedia”, the expression, “cup of joe” came into being as follows: Etymology There is an attribution to Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) who, as Secretary of the U.S. Navy under President Woodrow Wilson in 1913, was said to have abolished the officers’ wine …
Today, after having explained and exposed how to “litigate” in a Chinese Court, it is necessary to spend a few words on administrative proceeding, and then briefly examine advantages and disadvantages of the various dispute resolution mechanisms. Relevance of Administrative Proceedings Administrative proceedings do not represent a valid alternative option, but it is worth mentioning …
China has begun to crack down on ‘jaywalkers”. Yes, the new desperados in this society are those folks who are intrepid or desperate enough to attempt to cross the street when the crossing light is red. Egad! What scofflaws! Why did the jaywalker cross the road? To get the other side….anyway he can…alive and un-maimed …
In the late 1990s, China began to formulate anti-dumping rules and use antidumping measures to ensure fair competition in its domestic markets. The first antidumping regulation was announced in 1997, namely The Regulations on Antidumping and Countervailing Measures of the People’s Republic of China ( The 1997 Regulations ). Subsequently, the Chinese legislator has issued …
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According to new article posted on Bloomberg’s online site ( www.bloomberg.com ), China hopes to expand the use of the yuan outside of China. The article, “China Names Yuan Convertibility Plan as Goal this Year”, by Paul Panckhurst, dated May 7, 2013, reports: “China signaled it will propose plans this year to allow freer flows …
As I promised, today I am going to explain more in detail Arbitration. This Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism is the most formal one. To begin it is necessary to make clear that Arbitration is a private dispute resolution procedure based in contract in which an arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators hears a dispute and …
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Understanding the Legal Environment and an Overview on the Different ADR Mechanisms I would like to devote this entry and the next ones to “Alternative Dispute Resolution” (ADR) methods. Although my colleague already spent some words on this important topic, it is necessary to examine more in detail the genesis of all this forms of …
Even a big Company like Chevrolet can sometimes lose sight of the importance of knowing its market and the sensitivities of the potential buyers it is seeking to attract in China. Case in point, seeking to increase its sales, recently Chevrolet launched a new ad campaign that turned out to be something much less than …
