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China Business Law Journal –  September 2023

Volume 14, Issue 8

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Highlights:

Smartification

Sailors have a saying: weather the storm you cannot avoid and avoid the storm you cannot weather. The key is to be tough, tenacious and indomitable, but also smart enough to pick the fights that can be won, and only those that are worth winning. Wielding balance sheets instead of barometers, businesses, along with their legal shepherds, have taken this lesson to heart in more ways than one.

“Smartification” may be debatable as a real word, but it captures the spirit of China’s technological revamp of its justice and dispute resolution systems. The world experienced a collective leap to modernisation in terms of trial and hearing procedures during the pandemic, but for China, the process began long before any lockdown, and even today shows no signs of stopping.

Our cover story, A battle of wits, invites a panel of dispute-focused lawyers from Chinese and international law firms to break down the latest tech-related reforms – including a mandate to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in judicial practice – and what they mean. Also addressed is the rise and future of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in China, as digital and systematic shifts offer a greater than ever variety of options.

This is, however, merely the beginning of our forage into China’s latest judicial and arbitration hustle. In the follow-up series, Evenly matched, lawyers hailing from 11 law firms highlight the key issues in legislative updates, offer advice to ward off risk, and tackle some of the most complicated and debated subjects both in the field and in the courtroom.

For corporations, the significance of proper governance cannot be overstated. While there is little doubt about its importance, success in this aspect can be hard to come by due to the sheer complexity and magnitude of the task. In The corporate straight and narrow, Hang Dongxia, vice chairman of Juneyao Medical, elaborates on the key elements to effective governance, as well as classic scenarios of missteps.

Career development is another topic that turns out to be far more complicated than meets the eye. In Moving with purpose, winners of our Rising Stars 2023 reflect on their diverse beginnings and key considerations that factored into their choice of practice areas. Tips are further shared on their working ethoses and strategies, lending insight into their remarkable success and market recognition despite being at a relatively early stage of their career.

Finally, after months of deliberate survey and research, we reveal the winners of China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2023. The annual awards celebrate leading law firms, both homegrown firms and branch offices, across 18 regions in China. We applaud all winners for their exceptional performance.

In this issue

Cross-border fundraising opens doors for foreign funds

By Zhang Kainan, Haiwen & Partners

Insights into cross-border fundraising for foreign funds in China's evolving regulatory landscape.

Hong Kong’s proposed company re-domiciliation regime

By Rossana Chu and Jacky Chan, LC Lawyers

The corporate straight and narrow

Hang Dongxia, vice chairman of Juneyao Medical, explores the key issues and classic missteps in achieving good corporate governance

Equity investment disputes

Limitation of founder liability in equity investment disputes

By Ryan Fang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
investment and M&A brand assets

Managing brand assets in investment and M&A

By Peng Yingwu, DOCVIT Law Firm
Freight forwarders bill of lading disputesvideo

Focus on downstream freight forwarders withholding bill of lading

By Sun Pinghui, Joint-Win Partners
employees’ non-compete obligations

FAQs about employees’ non-compete obligations

By Tracy Liu and Larry Lian, ingtian & Gongcheng

Changes to foreign-related sections of Civil Procedure Law

By Ye Zhihao, Liu Long, and Xu Jialiang, Han Kun Law Offices
Protecting personality rights

Commercialisation of personality rights and how to protect them

By Huang Xiaoyuan and Zhou Keyu, Liang Gao Law Firm
private fund industry new regulations

New regulations for private fund industry

By Zhu Xiaodong, Tian Yuan Law Firm

Moving with purpose

Winners of Rising Stars 2023 share secrets to their swift success

Tips on drafting arbitration clauses

By Chen Cong and Liu Wenpeng, Tiantai Law Firm
Lexicon

Regulatory Complexity

Analysis of repurchase rights

Repurchase rights: Challenges and countermeasures

By Alex Huang, Candice Du, and Zheng Yiran, Llinks Law Offices

Securities litigation risks and liabilities for continuous supervisors

By Li Amin and Cai Xiaoyu, Commerce & Finance Law Offices
China tech-savvy legal systems

A battle of wits

China is emerging as a leader in legal technology as it reforms and modernises judicial framework

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