Lehman, Lee and Xu Law Firm has become the newest member of the Global Mining Association of China (GMAC) ( www.globalminingchina.com ). An official membership certificate was presented by GMAC Vice-Chairman Kent Matia to Lex Smith who accepted it on behalf of the law firm during GMAC’s monthly meeting held on April 26, 2013. After …
The aim of this entry today is to complete the excursus on the characteristics of the Anti-monopoly Law. Having examined the main aspects, I would like to highlight the similarities between the European system and the Chinese system which regulate “merger control regime,” in fact the EU model has been taken as reference by the …
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It seems that Apple’s downturn in fortunes may be at least in part, due to taking their eyes off the Chinese consumer market. An article titled, “Apple’s China Problems Stem From Lack of Localization, Not News Bashing”. This article by Abe Sauer was posted on the “brand channel” website ( www.brandchannel.com ) on April 29, …
I want to introduce to you some changes that have been made recently to arbitration rules in China. Those of you who are seeking to do business in China, and those of you that are already doing business in China should be aware of what is new regarding this very important process…no, you need to …
Today it is necessary to be a little more specific about the concept of concentration and the procedures to decides if to grant or not the “ nulla osta ” for the concentration. Therefore this entry today is dedicated to these particular aspect of the new Chinese merger control regime. Before to start my description …
China is beginning a new era in mental health related law. In an article titled “China: Mental Health Takes Effect on May 1”, posted on the Library of Congress website ( http://www.loc.gov/lawweb ) April 19 th of this year, author Laney Zhang reported: “On May 1, 2013, China’s first Mental Health Law will enter into effect. …
With this entry today we return to my favourite theme, namely M&A. In particular today I am going to introduce the delicate subject of merger control regime in China. China has introduced a new merger control regime in 2008 with the adoption of the Anti-monopoly law (hereinafter indicated as AML, available at: www. http://www.china.org.cn/government/laws/2009-02/10/content_17254169.htm ), …
Hard economic times in the west have served to make China a “Mecca” for western businesses, western business people and entrepreneurs, and investment money seekers from all points on the globe. Because attorney and General Manager, Edward Lehman has been on the scene for 26 years, and the Lehman, Lee & Xu Law Firm has …
At the end of 2012 as a result of the rapidly expanding civil aviation there were 182 commercial airports in the People’s Republic of China ( http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-11/27/content_15961024.htm ). Under the 2011-2015 national plan, 82 new commercial airports are to be constructed. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_aviation_in_the_People’s_Republic_of_China#cite_note-cd-1 ). Around 500 airports of all types and sizes were in operation …
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It seems that China is putting an end on anonymous and pseudonymous Internet activity while billing severe new restrictions on Internet use by Chinese citizens as necessary to combat spam and protect individuals’ personal information. Though China does not currently have a comprehensive legal framework to regulate the collection, (including process and retain) and disclosure …
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