ArticleRecent GSK Enforcement Activities Managing Exposure Before The Police Come KnockingThe GSK investigation in China has understandably attracted media attention, both in China and internationally.ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawHaiwen & Partners
ArticleAdministrative Law Decision On Audit Papers Back To Diplomacy – Cause For Optimism After A SetbackAn administrative law judge handed down his decision in connection with the SEC's on-going efforts to obtain audit working papers from the Big Four accounting firms.ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawHaiwen & Partners
ArticleSharing Audit Papers Across BordersThe MOU was a first step toward resolving an impasse regarding oversight by the PCAOB of auditors of Chinese US-listed companies.ChinaAccounting and AuditHaiwen & Partners
ArticleThe NDRC Flexs Its Muscles - How To Mitigate Price Fixing Risk In The New EraChina is growing into its role as a major economic power, and the competition regulators are stepping up to the plate.ChinaAntitrust/Competition LawHaiwen & Partners
ArticleChanges To The Company Law - Another Welcome LiberalizationIn late December, several changes were made to the Company Law.ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawHaiwen & Partners
ArticleNew Exemption Clarified - Eliminating The VAT Burden For Cross-Border ServicesRecent rules promulgated by the state and local tax administrations in China pave the way for exempting cross-border services from value added tax. ChinaTaxHaiwen & Partners
ArticleNDRC Streamlines Outbound InvestmentThe New Measures come into effect on May 8, 2014, and signal a fresh streamlined approach that should simplify outbound investments.ChinaInternational LawHaiwen & Partners
ArticleMOFCOM's New "Simple Case" Filings And Its Enhanced Enforcement MechanismsThe Ministry of Commerce and its Anti-Monopoly Bureau have streamlined filing requirements for concentrations of undertakings that are found to be "simple cases".ChinaAntitrust/Competition LawHaiwen & Partners
ArticleUK Arbitration Act 2025: Shaping Dispute ResolutionOn 24 February 2025, the UK Arbitration Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) received Royal Assent, marking a long-anticipated update to the Arbitration Act 1996, which had governed arbitrations in England & Wales for nearly three decades.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHaiwen & Partners
ArticleU.S. SEC Proposes To Reshape The Definition Of Foreign Private Issuer - And The Impact On Chinese Issuers在过去的二十多年里,赴美上市的中国企业基本上都是以FPI(Foreign Private Issuer,外国私人发行人)的身份登陆美国资本市场。ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawHaiwen & Partners