作者：罗艾 谢敏茹 郭娴 金杜律师事务所商务合规部
劳动者在职业活动中，因接触粉尘、放射性物质和其他有毒、有害因素而引起的疾病为职业病。用人单位是职业病防治的责任主体，并对本单位产生的职业病危害承担责任，但是实践中企业对待职业病隐患却时常侥幸大意，但当职业病隐患这把“悬在企业头顶的利剑”落下时，往往付出了沉重的代价。例如某国际高科技公司的供应商在2008、2009年间因违法、违规使用有毒化学溶剂，忽视职业卫生管理，导致共计有137名员工陆续出现“正己烷中毒”症状。职业病一触即发后，该企业既要对一百多名员工承担高额的赔偿责任，还要承受来自于行政机关包括责令整改、巨额罚款等处罚。
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作者：陈胜 石赫 张萧萧 金杜律师事务所争议解决部
近日，最高人民法院发布了《关于审理独立保函纠纷案件若干问题的规定》（以下称“规定”），该司法解释对独立保函内涵和外延做了相应规定。近年来关于保证保险合同的纠纷案件也日益增多，然而法院对保证保险合同的性质却存在较大的争议。有些法院将保证保险合同定性为保证合同，从而适用担保法来确定合同当事人之间的权利义务关系；也有法院将保证保险合同定性为财产保险合同，从而适用保险法来确定当事人之间的权利义务关系。银行业金融机构与保险公司在此方面的分歧较大，以至于在最高院公布的《保险法》司法解释之中对这一问题并未明确予以定性。《规定》的出台为这一领域的纷争又增添了变数，独立保函与保证保险合同是否具有相似性？是否可以参考独立保函的相关规定来认定保证保险合同项下当事人之间的权利义务关系值得研究和讨论。
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By Peter Bullock King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong office.
Data protection is not yet as high on the agendas of the boards of Chinese companies as it is for multi-national companies (“MNCs”). This is hardly surprising, as China has no designated data protection regulator, has only recently started writing significant regulations in this area, and lists only very modest fines for infringements. Given the disparity of experience between Chinese companies and MNCs, it is worth unpacking what makes data protection such an important issue for many and to test the temperature as to where regulation might go in China in the future.
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作者：潘乐（Peter Bullock）金杜律师事务所香港办公室
中国企业的董事会远没有像跨国企业一样将数据保护列入首要议事日程。这并不奇怪，中国没有专门的数据保护监管机构，仅仅最近才开始起草相关法规，对违反行为规定的罚金也很有限。鉴于中资企业和跨国公司在这方面的差异，我们有必要讨论为什么数据保护对许多企业十分重要，并探讨中国数据保护监管的未来走向。
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By Scott Gardiner and Lauren Murphy. King & Wood Mallesons’ Sydney office
Rising rates of solar power and battery uptake present an unprecedented opportunity for Australia’s energy consumers. To truly harness the market potential, however, they must leverage technological advances such as better quality, real-time consolidated data.
While data accessibility has improved significantly in the renewables sector in recent years, data usage has remained limited for distributed energy resources. This is expected to change as energy storage becomes cheaper and more accessible for consumers.
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作者：金杜律师事务所
兴证国际金融集团有限公司（简称“兴证国际”，股票代码：8407) 在金杜律师事务所协助下于香港联交所创业板上市。本次兴证国际公开发行的股数为10亿股，其中香港公开发售1亿股，每股发行价为1.33港元，总募集资金额约为12.83亿港元。
Advised by King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Limited (CISI, Stock Code: 8407) launched its initial public offering on the GEM Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE). The IPO comprised a total of 1 billion shares issued, including 100 million H-shares. Priced at HK$1.33 per share, the IPO raised approximately HK$1.283 billion. Continue Reading 金杜助力兴证国际于香港证券交易所创业板成功上市 创十年来最大创业板IPO
By George Pinkham Parik Dasgupta Laura Brunnen Dr. Christian Cornett King & Wood Mallesons
Last week, the world woke to the news that Donald Trump had scored a stunning upset. Since then, many commentators have tried to understand what this means for the American economy, for immigration (and wall-builders), and for world peace – among other vital topics. But, just as he was the most unpredictable of candidates, Mr Trump is likely to be a very unpredictable President – and it is hard to see what he has in store for the American people and the world at large.
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