In September 2025, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted a substantially revised Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China (the "New Arbitration Law"), which will take effect on 1 March 2026. This amendment constitutes the most comprehensive and s...
In foreign-related civil and commercial litigation in China, the service of judicial documents is essential to protecting the parties’ rights to notice, defense, and participation. For parties residing outside China, the courts will, depending on the circumstances of the case, adopt legally appropri...
Recently, the Ministry of Finance, the State Taxation Administration, and the Ministry of Commerce of China issued the Announcement on the Tax Credit Policy for Direct Investment by Foreign Investors with Distributed Profits (hereinafter referred to as "the Announcement"). The policy offic...
Since the revision of Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (hereafter referred to as the Company Law) in July 2024, the framework governing the obligations and liabilities of directors, supervisors and senior management persons (the DSMs) has been further refined. Where directors fail to pr...
On February 14, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the Administrative Measures for the Personal Information Protection Compliance Audit (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), which will officially come into effect on May 1, 2025. The Measures aim to further implement...