February 2018

By Matthew Austin, Mark Upfold, Katherine Vines and Josh Saville. King & Wood Mallesons

Regulation has often been the tool of choice when it comes to managing water given its status as an important natural resource in Australia. Over the coming years water regulation in Australia is set to continue on a path of further reform, with a wide range of Federal, State and Territory reforms recently announced in a bid to shape the regulatory landscape, provide fresh market opportunities and see new infrastructure projects delivered.

This alert provides an overview of current water reforms and initiatives across Australia.  For more information or to discuss any of the items mentioned in this alert, please contact any one of our KWM water contacts.
Continue Reading Australian Water – A stream of reviews and reforms in the pipeline

作者：尤杨 蔺楷毅 金杜律师事务所争议解决部

为帮助信托公司、券商、基金公司等资管机构更好地适应“强监管”环境，我们推出了金杜“大资管争议解决”专栏，后续将定期发布资管行业新规解读、与资管行业相关争议解决法律实务分析等文章。本期我们准备通过对近年来信托业罚单的解读，为信托公司合规展业提出意见和建议。
Continue Reading 大资管争议解决丨深度解读四十二张信托业罚单，感受强监管浪潮

By Chen Yun (Robert), Wang Rong and Chai Beibei King & Wood Mallesons’ Finance & Capital Markets group

On February 13, 2018, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (the “CBRC”) promulgated the Decision on Amending the CBRC’s Implementation Measures for the Administrative Licensing Matters of Foreign-Invested Banks (CBRC Order 2018 No. 3, the “Order No.3”). Following a series of regulations and policies relating to opening-up of the banking industry issued in 2017 (the “2017 Regulations and Policies”), the Order No.3 is considered to be a further step of great significance for the purpose of implementing the general principles of further expanding opening-up, improving the levels of opening-up of the banking industry and streamlining administration and delegating more powers to lower-level authorities continuously.
Continue Reading Further Opening-up for Foreign-Invested Banks

作者：陈运 汪镕 柴蓓蓓 金杜律师事务所金融资本部

2018年2月13日，中国银行业监督管理委员会（“银监会”）颁布了《中国银监会关于修改〈中国银监会外资银行行政许可事项实施办法〉的决定》（中国银行业监督管理委员会令2018年第3号，以下简称“3号令”）。3号令是继2017年发布的一系列关于扩大银行业对外开放的法规和政策之后，贯彻落实进一步扩大对外开放的总体部署精神，提高银行业对外开放水平，持续推进简政放权工作的又一重大举措。
Continue Reading 银监会进一步简化和放宽外资银行行政许可事项

作者：秦玉公 金杜律师事务所知识产权部

近年来，NPE（Non Practicing Entity, 即非专利实施主体）、“专利流氓”（Patent Troll）等已成为知识产权行业的热词。中国企业在国外遭遇NPE诉讼的报道屡见不鲜，中国国内也升起了NPE诉讼的战火。围绕中国大陆NPE诉讼的“攻守道”，引起了业内人士的广泛关注。 
Continue Reading 中国大陆NPE诉讼的现状与企业应对策略

作者：刘迎 金杜律师事务所知识产权部

紧张刺激、精彩纷呈的平昌冬奥会即将落下帷幕，在2018年春节假期，相信国人们在走亲访友欢度佳节的同时，一定没有忘记关注平昌冬奥会赛况，为我国运动健儿加油助威。众所周知，在我国冬季运动项目中，中国女子短道速滑队一直被认为是我国冬季项目的“梦之队”。但是在2018年2月20日晚平昌冬奥会短道速滑女子3000米接力A组决赛中，第二个冲过终点线的中国队被判犯规，比赛成绩无效。该判罚引发了众多讨论，中国短道速滑队已经对裁判判罚一致性的问题提出了申诉。本文结合本次事件，从法律角度对奥运会申诉依据、程序、结果和救济措施进行简要的分析和探讨。
Continue Reading 面对冬奥会裁判判罚争议，如何进行申诉和救济？

By Mark Schaub and Saren Abgaryan

The move towards autonomous cars will herald a sea change that will reach far beyond the automotive sector alone.

What could be more exciting than a sector in which major car manufacturers such as Audi, Daimler, Toyota, BMW, Nissan, Volvo rub shoulders with new electric vehicle manufacturers such as Tesla and are also vying with established tech giants such as Google, Baidu, Apple, Samsung, Tencent and competing with new tech such as ride hailing companies such as Didi and Uber?
Continue Reading Blockchain: An Achilles Boot for Self-driving Cars?

作者：戴月 刘润泽 李苗洁 金杜律师事务所争议解决部

近一个时期以来，我国银行业监管呈现高压态势，特别是进入2018年后，严管态势有增无减，大额罚单接踵而至。对于银行来说，更好地理解和把握监管层的管理思路，进而规范自身经营行为，也就显得尤为重要；而一旦被监管机构展开调查，银行又该如何更好地进行应对和处理，也有着极强的现实急迫性。

本文中，我们将通过分析最近一个时期的处罚情况，以及银监会发布的若干政策性文件，探究银行业监管的趋势和思路，并结合实践经验，在对银行监管处罚程序进行简要解析的基础上，对处罚程序的应对以及未来经营活动的规范提出参考建议。
Continue Reading 面对严管，银行何去何从——监管趋势分析与处罚程序应对

By King & Wood Mallesons

On 22 February 2018, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partner Mr. Gao Feng has been named to 2018 China TOP 15 Litigators by Asian Legal Business (ALB) for his excellent performance and wide recognition by clients.  ALB China research team annually selects the top 15 litigators in China who are representative and influential in the industry based on their high-profile cases, clients’ recommendations and feedback from the market.
Continue Reading King & Wood Mallesons Partner Gao Feng named among 2018 ALB China TOP 15 Litigators