By Yin Juquan and Zhang Yuanhao King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group

yin_juquanA document that certifies the cancellation or termination of an employment contract is known as a severance of employment certificate. Pursuant to Articles 50 and 89 of the PRC Labor Contract Law, if an employment contract between an employer and an employee is canceled or terminated, the employer must issue a document promptly certifying the cancellation or termination of the contract; if the employer fails to perform this obligation, it shall be liable for compensating the employee for any losses incurred therefrom. Apart from the aforementioned provisions, there are no further requirements stipulating how an employer is liable for compensation in any existing laws, administrative regulations or rules. This article analyzes through case study an employer’s compensation liability for withholding a severance certificate.

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作者：尹居全 张元浩 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

yin_juquan解除或者终止劳动合同的证明，俗称离职证明。根据我国《劳动合同法》第五十条和第八十九条的规定，用人单位在与劳动者解除或者终止劳动合同时应及时出具解除或者终止劳动合同的证明，未及时履行该义务的并给劳动者造成损害的，应当承担赔偿责任。虽有前述如此规定，但并无法律或行政法规、规章对用人单位如何承担该赔偿责任作进一步具体的规定，本文以案例着手对用人单位如何承担未及时出具离职证明导致的赔偿责任进行简要分析。

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作者：金杜律师事务所

2016年12月，捷豹路虎有限公司（简称“捷豹路虎”）获得其在中国的一起商标民事侵权案的一审胜诉判决。广州中院在该案件中认定“路虎”、“Land Rover” 、“Land Rover及图”三件商标均构成驰名商标，并判令本案的两个被告方停止制造、销售侵权产品的行为，销毁全部侵权产品、侵权标识、包装物及广告宣传材料，销毁专用于制造侵权产品、侵权标识的模具，对捷豹路虎有限公司进行经济赔偿。本案是驰名商标司法保护的典型案例。 Continue Reading 捷豹路虎完胜，驰名商标跨类保护司法范本！

By Luo Ai and Xie Minru King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group.

luo_aiOn 12 June 2016, a draft amendment to the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People’s Republic of China (Consultation Paper) (the “Draft Amendment”) was released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (“MEP”) on its official website. It is the first large-scale amendment to the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law since it took effect in 2008. On 7 December 2016, the Draft Amendment was reviewed and adopted at the executive meeting of the State Council, to be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC”) for consideration.

We note that the Draft Amendment contains significant changes to the industrial emissions licensing system, water pollution control and treatment and the exit of highly polluting enterprises, with more demanding requirements for polluters and stricter provisions on their legal liability. Once the Draft Amendment is adopted and takes effect, it will greatly affect polluting enterprises. What shall those affected do about it? This article aims to sort out and analyze the key issues addressed in the Draft Amendment.

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作者：罗艾 谢敏茹 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

luo_ai2016年6月12日，环保部在其官网上发布《水污染防治法（修订草案）》（征求意见稿）（以下简称“《修订草案》”），由此拉开《水污染防治法》自2008年施行以来的首次大规模修订的帷幕。2016年12月7日国务院常务会议审议通过《修订草案》，并决定将草案提请全国人大常委会审议。

我们了解到，《修订草案》在排污许可制度、水污染控制和治理以及重污染企业退出等诸多方面均有较大的修改，对排污企业提出了更高的要求，且在法律责任方面的规定也更为严苛。因此，如果《修订草案》最终顺利通过并公布实施，将会对排污企业产生较大的影响。那么，排污企业该何去何从？本文将基于《修订草案》的重要修订事项进行梳理和分析。

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by Xu Xiaodan and Wang Zhaogang  King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group

xu_xiaodanOn 30 November 2016, the Supreme People’s Court published the “Minutes of the Eighth National Working Conference on the Courts’ Trial of Civil and Commercial Cases (Civil Part)” (the “Minutes”). This article analyzes and interprets the employment-related parts of the Minutes as trial guidance.

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作者：徐晓丹 王召刚 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

xu_xiaodan2016年11月30日，最高人民法院公布了《第八次全国法院民商事审判工作会议（民事部分）纪要》（以下简称“《八民纪要》”）。我们就其中关于劳动争议审判的相关口径分析和解读如下。

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by Linda Liang, Yuting Zhu King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group

梁燕玲Human resources are key to a company’s core competences. In Beijing, as the household registration quota is scarce, enterprises often attract employees by helping them obtain household registration. However, some employees have their own calculation, which is to leave their jobs as soon as they obtain the quota. Facing such a situation, what can enterprises do to protect their legitimate rights and interests? We will discuss this matter through a review and analysis of a case in Beijing.

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作者： 梁燕玲 朱钰婷 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

梁燕玲人才是企业的核心竞争力所在。在北京市，鉴于户口名额的稀缺性，企业往往会以承诺办理户口的方式来留住人才，使他们能安心工作。但是，有的员工却打起了自己的“小算盘”，在企业协助他们取得户口后就想离职。面对这种情形，企业能够采取何种有效措施，以切实维护自己的合法权益？以下我们将结合一起发生在北京的案件，就此问题进行讨论。

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By Armstrong Chen and Shen Di King & Wood Mallesons’ Dispute Resolution group

chen_armstrongThe National Security Law, effective as of July 1, 2015, states that “(the State shall) enhance network and information security protection capabilities, strengthen innovative research, development and application of network and information technology, achieve safe and controllable network and core information technology, critical infrastructures and information systems and data in key areas”. Article 31 of the Cyber Security Law of the People’s Republic of China, effective as of June 1, 2017, stipulates that “the State shall, based on the classified protection system for cyber security, focus on protecting both the key information infrastructure used for public communications and information service, energy, transport, water conservancy, finance, public services, e-government affairs and other important industries and fields and other key information infrastructure that will result in serious damage to the national security, national economy and people’s livelihood and public interests if they are destroyed, there are lost functions or they are subject to data leakage”. These provisions pose new challenges to financial institutions in their protection of personal information.

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