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Budget changes the taxation of cross-border transactions

By Peter Dachs, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Public-sector construction tenders open to bidders from abroad

By Nikita Lalla and Jonty Sacks, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Glencore uses Jersey company as listing vehicle

By Nathan Powell, Ogier

Double Coin gets protection in India

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis

Mining and the environment

By Michael Sheng and Jeff Lynn, Blake Dawson

Limitation periods when goods are released without a bill of lading

By Henry Lee and Jessy Wang, Dacheng Law Offices

The fair use of registered trademarks

By Robin Zhou and Angela Kim, Chang Tsi & Partners

Some tips for registering English language trademarks

By Li Min and Liu Hezhen, Run Ming Law Office

Capital contributions to FIEs in the form of equity

By Kevin Xu and Yvonne Lu, Martin Hu & Partners

Insurance funds to invest in land reserve projects (part 2)

By Wang Jihong and Gao Lei, V&T Law Firm

The gathering of evidence in arbitration

By Charles Pan and Will Lu, Yao Liang Law Offices

Dancing breezily along: dreams of China’s capital markets lawyers

ChiNext and the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Board have given many law firms their first experience of the securities market. But could stiff competition and high professional standards put an end to their dreams of dancing breezily through this market? By Raymond Yang

Latin America, country by country

There are plenty of reasons for law firms to expand their Latin America-China practices, and many have done so.

Brazil offers both opportunity and complexity

By Francisco Soler Caballero, Garrigues

Tango in the dark

Despite political tension and cultural misunderstanding, Chinese investment in Latin America is moving beyond natural resources and up the value chain By Alfred Romann

Guidance on the new UK Bribery Act

By Mark Yeadon and Steven Cannon, Eversheds

New benefits aim to woo company headquarters to South Africa

By Bernard du Plessis, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Construction industry needs regulatory certainty

By Eric le Grange, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Jersey to permit cross-border mergers

By Daniel Walker, Voisin

Trend towards punitive damages for trademark infringement

By Manisha Singh Nair, Lex Orbis

Holding mining interests in Australia

By Michael Sheng and Peter Hwang, Blake Dawson

Exchange controls on advance payments for exports

By Yu Feng, Dacheng Law Offices

The assumption of debts in a merger or acquisition

By Li Jian, Concord & Partners

Judicial recognition of well-known trademarks

By Simon Tsi and Gao Yan, Chang Tsi & Partners

Internet service providers and trademark infringement

By Li Min and Gao Song, Run Ming Law Office

Naming your foreign investment enterprise

By Kevin Xu, Martin Hu & Partners

Insurance funds to invest in land reserve projects (part 1)

By Wang Jihong and Gao Lei, V&T Law Firm

Preservation of property in commercial arbitration

By Charles Pan and Kevin Cong, Yao Liang Law Offices

Ireland – an onshore alternative

By Caroline Devlin and Jonathan Sheehan, Arthur Cox

Is Brazil on your IP agenda?

By Bruno Lopes Holfinger and Filipe Fonteles Cabral, Dannemann Siemsen Bigler & Ipanema Moreira

IP comes under the spotlight as China strives for innovation

A focus on innovation in the new five-year plan follows a year of legal change in intellectual property. By Colin Galloway

Transfer pricing and intangibles

By Jens Brodbeck, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Judgment facilitates the export of IP

By Vicky Stilwell, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Jersey foundations: infinitely capable

By Giles Corbin, Mourant Ozannes

The Personal Property Securities Act and resources joint ventures

By Michael Sheng and Lionel Meehan, Blake Dawson

Deposit liability insurance launched for non-vessel operating carriers

By Chen Weidong and Hu Huafang, Dacheng Law Offices

Legal issues relating to water industry concessions

By Yao Yi, Concord & Partners

Protecting well-known brands not registered as trademarks

By Liu Yushen, Chang Tsi & Partners

Internet information service providers to be regulated and supervised

By Wang Yadong and Helen Wu, Run Ming Law Office

Foreign enterprise equity transfers: a case study

By Vera Wei, Martin Hu & Partners

Environmental checks for listed companies tightened

By Wang Jihong and Shi Jie, V&T Law Firm

Offshore holding structures in the spotlight

By Darren Bowdern and Christopher Xing, KPMG China

CIETAC and HKIAC arbitration rules compared (part 2)

By Jim Qiu, Yao Liang Law Offices

Innovation

Weathering the storm

After coming under pressure from tax authorities in China and elsewhere, offshore jurisdictions are fighting hard for China business. George W Russell reports

Deals of the year, part two

China Business Law Journal presents the second half of our selection of significant transactions from last year, and the domestic and international law firms behind them. By George W Russell and Raymond Yang.

Chinese cash, common law: PRC bank lending goes global

The biggest Chinese banks have ambitious global lending plans. This is creating borrowing opportunities for Chinese and international companies, and a windfall for major law firms. George W Russell and Robin Weir report

Tighter control, more freedom

To accompany our review of the leading deals of 2010, we asked our readers to identify the key legal issues that will face business in the coming months. By Robin Weir

The benefits of the UK-China bilateral investment treaty

By Stuart Dutson and Amin Batada, Eversheds

Acquiring listed companies by scheme of arrangement

By Michael Sheng and Marie McDonald, Blake Dawson

Yangshan central to Shanghai’s shipping ambitions

By Henry Lee and Jessy Wang, Dacheng Law Offices

Special tax treatment of corporate restructuring

By Hu Xiaodong, Concord & Partners

Legal options for protecting trademark right

By Spring Chang and Shen Huijuan, Chang Tsi & Partners

Li Yundi: dispute over a famous person’s name

By Wang Yadong and Helen Wu, Run Ming Law Office

Changing equity stakes in foreign investment enterprises

By Vera Wei, Martin Hu & Partners

The issue of ownership of concession projects

By Wang Jihong, V&T Law Firm

CIETAC and HKIAC arbitration rules compared (part 1)

By Jim Qiu, Yao Liang Law Offices

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Splitting gains and losses in void nominee shareholding

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Key proposed changes to HKEX’s listing regime

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How actual controllers of listed companies ward off criminal risks

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Protection of non-traditional trademarks in China

By Wang Xiao and Kelly Liu, Tahota Law Firm

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