Based on current legal provisions and judicial practice, this article discusses reasons for layoffs, and makes compliance suggestions to reduce the legal risks that internet companies may face.

Premier Li Keqiang submitted the China's State Council Institution Reform Plan (Hereinafter referred to as Reform Plan) which was formed in accordance with the Communist Party of China...

Following the implementation of the Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China, which went into effect on January 1, 2008, employers have gradually developed a greater awareness of the compliance requirements related to ...

Following an eventful year, Shi Taige of Jingtian & Gongcheng reviews the significant developments in China's data protection landscape for 2022, and ponders its further evolution in 2023...

On July 7, 2022, 8 months since the release of a draft for public consultation, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC"), China's cyber watchdog...

Data means information in electronic and non-electronic forms, and often refers to personal data.

A secret pre-IPO agreement containing a valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) has been declared invalid by the Shanghai High People's Court lately, arousing concerns...

To list in Hong Kong or Singapore, class B common shares need to be converted to all other common shares to qualify.

On August 20, 2021, China's legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, finally passed the Personal Information Protection Law (the "PIPL") after three rounds of review.

In 2013, three high-profiled internet companies have successively completed their initial public offerings at the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Since its accession to the WTO, China has made tremendous progress in the telecoms, audio-visual media distribution, and internet infrastructure sectors in terms of market liberalisation, revenues, mobile phone ...

Mergers & Acquisitions Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of China, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Please find below details of some of the notable transactions on which Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm in Hong Kong...

Please find below details of some of the notable transactions on which Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firms in Asia, have recently advised...