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“Priorities in China’s Judicial Reform”

August 05, 2008 05:43

In June 2008, I was visited by a distant relative while I was visiting my parents.  It turned out that this relative was litigating in a local county people’s court over a basic personal injury, and when they heard that I was back home and knew something about the law, they came for my ideas ...

2008 China Law Brief Review

January 06, 2009 15:03

As 2009 sneaks up on people while they are scribbling down dates or writing a check, memories of 2008 still linger.  A Modern Lei Feng finds strength, meaning and inspiration in a disabled Chinese man, and wisely advises all of us to try to “pull yourself up.”  Managing the Dragon, on th...

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2008 China Law Brief Review

January 06, 2009 15:03

As 2009 sneaks up on people while they are scribbling down dates or writing a check, memories of 2008 still linger.  A Modern Lei Feng finds strength, meaning and inspiration in a disabled Chinese man, and wisely advises all of us to try to “pull yourself up.”  Managing the Dragon, on th...

A Happy New Year for King & Wood?

January 04, 2009 18:04

Bloomberg just reported about the pending merger between King & Wood and SG FAFALEN & Co. King & Wood is the largest law firm in terms of the number of lawyers and employees, and it has international aspirations.  It has offices in New York and California.  SG Fafalen & Co. is a S...

Compensation for Victims of Tainted Milk: Good or Bad?

December 28, 2008 22:44

Months after milk tainted by industrial melamine sickened hundreds in China, a little bit of “good” news finally surfaced.  The New York Times reported that a consortium of Chinese dairy producers (Chinese here) have “agreed” to compensate victims of their contaminated ...

Amendments to China’s Patent Law Adopted

December 27, 2008 17:15

On December 27, 2008, the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress adopted the latest amendments to the Patent Law of the P. R. China.  Before these amendments, China last amended its Patent Law before its arduous entry into the WTO.  Given the international pressure on China to revise its ...

The Protection of Secured Creditors in China Under the New Enterprise Bankruptcy Law

December 26, 2008 02:42

 Bankruptcy law is exceedingly complex yet interesting.  It is complex because the law has to banlance many competing interests when a business entity falls into financial trouble: the entity itself, its employees, its secured creditors, its general unsecured creditors, its owners, its suppliers, an...

Sanlu Group Co. Bankrupt: Morally & Financially

December 25, 2008 05:27

It has been reported that the infamous Sanlu Group Co. has been declared bankrupt by a Chinese court (h/t China Digital Times).  It is about time. For background information, Sanlu Group Co. is one of the companies that manufactured and sold adulterated dairy products, including baby formula, t...

From Disgraceful “Farewell” to “RIP”: How Time Changes Things and Perspectives

November 25, 2008 00:43

Right before the Chinese Communist Party took control of China in 1949, Chairman Mao wrote a famous piece, “Farewell, Mr. Stuart!” denouncing him as the symbol of western capitalism and oppression.  It is a piece of literature to be memorized by all middle school students.  I surely did...

Research Guide: Secured Transactions Law in the People’s Republic of China

November 25, 2008 00:14

I.          Purpose, Scope & Jurisdiction As the People’s Republic of China (“China”) continues to grow into a major stakeholder in the world, business transactions take place daily between foreign and Chinese parties.  For more than a decade, the Chinese economy has been rapidly expanding, a...