The legal representative is a key role in corporate governance. Selecting the wrong person for the position can significantly expose your Chinese subsidiary to high legal risks. Often, the European or American headquarters do not conduct thorough due diligence on candidates or understand the legal liabilities of the role. Under such circumstances, an unqualified candidate…
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China finished its annual legislative meetings of the Chinese People Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (‘NPC’) in Beijing – commonly referred to as the Two Sessions (Liǎng huì). The Two Sessions is an insight into the overarching economic and political direction.With the current geopolitical tensions between China and the West and…
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Legal framework between China and HK SAR courts establishes mutual recognition and assistance in filling for cross-border bankruptcy. On 14th May 2021, the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong and the Vice-President of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China signed a record meeting on the mutual recognition of and assistancein filing for cross-border…
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