On April 16, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court of China (the “SPC”) issued the Guiding Opinions of the SPC on Several Issues Concerning Proper Trial of Civil Cases Involving COVID-19 (I) (the “COVID-19 Opinions”), providing a...more
5/13/2020
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Business operations, supply chains and the resolution of international disputes have experienced significant disruption as a result of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and actions taken by governments and...more
The Supreme People’s Court (the “SPC”) of China and the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on April 2, 2019 signed the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of...more
China’s One Belt One Road initiative (“OBOR Initiative”) provides promising and lucrative opportunities for foreign investors to invest in large-scale infrastructure projects across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe....more
The Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") recently released the first batch of "Catalog" - a listing of the specific network products that have been identified for review under China's New Cybersecurity Law. This article...more
Potential Implications for Foreign Network Products and Services -
Cybersecurity is of national strategic importance to China, which has the largest group of internet users and the largest internet market in the world....more
After splitting from the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the CIETAC) through the notable “CIETAC split” event in 2012, the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the...more
Introduction -
The dragon’s skin began to shed in 2011, when the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) initiated the revision process of its 2008 Arbitration Rules for Administered Cases (“Old Rules”)....more