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The Labor Contract Law provides an exhaustive list of situations under which an employer may lawfully dismiss its employee. It…
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In cooperation with Lisa Qin Foreign companies should register their Chinese-language trademarks in China, to ensure protection under Chinese law. But…
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The PRC Exit-Entry Administration Law took effect on 1 July, and the supplementing Exit-Entry Administration Regulations were implemented on 1…
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This article was first published in Corporate LiveWire on July 26, 2013 For many foreign companies and their Chinese…
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In recent weeks, several of our clients in Shanghai were raided by the local Public Security Bureau (“PSB”, China’s police).…
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While a common practice, many international businesses are skeptical about the use of sending a demand letter (or in China,…
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