PRACTITIONERS’
PERSPECTIVE
How to properly manage sick leave
Managing sick leave and medical treatment periods can be a big headache for companies – cured only by preemptive policy clarification
Corporate criminal risk: Pitfalls and course corrections
Criminal exposure is the risk companies can least afford
Latest cautious steps in China’s maturing bankruptcy law
With fear for bankruptcy reorganisation largely dissipated and cities exploring personal bankruptcy, China is slowly but surely maturing its insolvency scheme
Navigating mining dispute resolution
A long-time legal adviser to the coal and energy sector, the author has navigated multiple episodes of upheaveal in mining
Relearning trade secret protection in the age of AI agents
In recent years, in-house counsel discussion of AI and trade secrets has largely focused on the scenario of “staff feeding data into ChatGPT”, which is a valid concern
Case study: Seeking compensation for ‘no contract’ overseas projects
In 2018, a large state-owned design institute signed a strategic co-operation agreement with a Hong Kong investment company to jointly develop a hydropower project in Nepal
Using SPVs to control founder risks in VAM agreements
In investment and M&A deals, valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) agreements, also known as bet-on agreements, are increasingly used to bind the parties’ interests and drive the target’s performance
Partner compliance and trade secret protection in the AI era
This article focuses on two areas, third party governance and trade secret protection, setting out the key shifts and compliance priorities driven by AI
Implications of Asian source countries asserting tax rights
The post-base-erosion-and-profit-shifting (BEPS) world is reshaping international tax rules
Trade secret crime deadlock solutions and compliance protection
Learn technical comparisons, evidence exclusion and court coordination to secure criminal remedies in trade secret criminal cases
Highlights of China’s new Commercial Mediation Regulation
China’s new commercial mediation rules build a full loop: mediation scope, confidentiality, mediator liability and enforceable settlements at home and abroad
Halting payment under a cross-border independent guarantee
Leverage URDG article 23 timelines and evidence structuring to prove abuse of demand and obtain emergency relief in cross-border cases
IP flip
GC and senior lawyers decode China's new IP trends
Firms steer smart device maker Huaqin Tech’s HKD4.55bn IPO
Huaqin Technology, a smart device platform company, debuts today on the main board of the HKEX, raising HKD4.55 billion
Cracking the bad eggs
As Indonesia’s new criminal codes take effect, local and foreign businesses are in a race to keep pace or pay the price
Han Kun opens in London, the fifth overseas location
Han Kun’s London office commences operations on 22 April, which is the firm’s first office in Europe
Firms act on Huixing’s German knitting machinery acquisition
Fujian-based knitting machinery leader Huixing Machine completes the acquisition of the core business of 120-year-old German counterpart Mayer & Cie
Firms steer shipping operator MTT’s USD164m IPO in Malaysia
Firms advise on MTT Shipping and Logistics’ IPO on the Bursa Malaysia, raising MYR652 million (USD164 million)
