Tag Archives: legal

What difference does a year make? China’s Environmental Protection Law one year on

A year after it came into effect Li Huini, Partner at Adamas, looks at the effect that China’s revised Environmental Protection Law (EPL) has had.

A legal perspective on foreign investment in China’s healthcare industry

While foreign investment in some sectors of China’s healthcare market has been recently liberalised others remain restricted, and risky.

Put up your dukes: European Companies as Defendants in IP Cases

There has been a recent rise in the number of IP infringement cases filed by domestic plaintiffs against foreign defendants.

From Farm to Chopstick: Changes to China’s Food Safety Law

Although China’s food and beverage industry continues to grow, food safety remains an ongoing concern among its citizens.

A Slow Death? China’s Draft Foreign NGO Management Law

If promulgated in its current state, the second draft of the Foreign NGO Management Law, published on 5th May, 2015, could completely alter the way foreign NGOs operate in China.

Business in China, always an education

The past few months have been anxious times for European business in China. First, we saw with the promulgation of the National Security Law, and the releases of the Trial Measures for the National Security Review of Foreign Investments in China’s Pilot Free Trade Zones…

State of flux: 40 years of change to China’s legal landscape

A look at some of the key factors that have shaped Chinese law over the last 40 years.

Journey from the West: personal insights on China’s remarkable journey

Originally trained as a barrister, Jeanne-Marie Gescher first came to China in 1987 to teach at Peking University (Beida).

Trapped behind the firewall

Foreign VPN services disrupted in China: a change in law or a change in enforcement?