作者：鲍荣振 金杜律师事务所公司证券部
《学习，才会有诗和远方的田野》的“畅销文”作者鲍荣振律师又有了新作！此篇文章漫谈鲍律师在北京居住过的几个地方，从地名由来到相关名人典故，夹杂名人趣事，也伴随中日文翻译，于用心生活的日常中，感受法律悄然的变更。
上个世纪90年代，我住在蒲黄榆。
那时蒲黄榆是一个典型的劳动人民集中的地方，没有什么有钱人和有名的人。好像只有一个叫汪曾祺的作家。说到汪曾祺，很多人都不知道，但他写的《芦荡火种》应该有很多人知道。这个剧后来成为样板戏之一的《沙家浜》。 Continue Reading 那些年我在京城住过的地方
By Debra Townsend and Odette Adams. King & Wood Mallesons
Water access rights are core assets for many agribusinesses. In the Australian Water Markets Report 2012-2013, the National Water Commission estimated that the value of water entitlements in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) is approximately $13 billion. Trading in water has become commonplace, not only for water users but increasingly for speculators or companies whose core business is not water or land related. With more than a decade of trading under our belt, in this article we look at the benefits and challenges of trading water and what we might expect the regulators to do next.
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By Urszula McCormack and Lauren Dray. King & Wood Mallesons ‘ Hong Kong Office
The global standard-setter on AML/CTF, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held its recent plenary meeting in Busan, Korea.
Coverage included the ongoing fight against terrorist financing (including the ISIL threat), information sharing and “de-risking” in respect of non-profits and correspondent banking. In this alert, we set out 8 key points covered at the Plenary Meeting and provide 8 key takeaways for financial institutions operating in Hong Kong (FIs).
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作者： Urszula McCormack 和 Lauren Dray. 金杜律师事务所香港办公室
作为反洗钱和反资助恐怖活动全球标准的制定者，金融行动特别工作组（FATF）近日在韩国釜山召开全体会议。
会议内容涉及持续打击资助恐怖活动（包括ISIL威胁）、信息共享及非营利和代理银行业务的“去风险”。本文列出了此次全会的八大要点，并为香港金融机构提出了八项重要提示。
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By Shannon Finch, Scott Farrell, Urszula McCormack, Roslyn Hinchliffe and Jack Nelson. King & Wood Mallesons
DAOs are a re-imagined form of business vehicle, somewhere between a collective investment structure, a partnership, a venture capital fund, and a crowdsourcing platform. They facilitate economic cooperation on a global scale, allowing anyone with an internet connection to become an owner and manager of a business, and share in its risks and rewards.
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作者：金杜律师事务所
“以客户为中心”是事务所发展的核心方向。转变市场开发的思路，考虑如何与客户建立更深层次和坚固的合作关系，从而提供全方位高水准的法律服务，是律所的长远发展之道。律师如何更好地服务客户，与其闭门造车，不如听听客户是怎样说的。我们整理了来自客户公司法律总监的经验之谈，倾听他们对于律师如何把握客户需求，提供法律服务的建议。
客户需要律师怎样提供法律服务，这个题目很大，无论从哪个角度，都有广阔的扩展性和延展性。就我自身的工作，愿意和大家分享一些经验和体会。 Continue Reading 关于服务客户你应该知道的五件事
This article was written by Cerys Williams, Counsel with input by Chetal Patel, an Immigration lawyer atBates Wells Braithwaite.
We reported last month on implications for employers in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit referendum result. Much uncertainty remains over how the referendum vote will be implemented. However, we have been monitoring major developments and announcements closely and in this article we identify some of the key messages that are emerging for employers.
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作者：金杜律师事务所
2016年8月16日，联合利华（Unilever）发布公告宣布与全球领先的空气净化技术及解决方案提供商Blueair达成收购协议。通过此次收购交易，联合利华将得以进入空气净化产品领域，进一步完善其产品线；与此同时，Blueair品牌和产品也将借助联合利华可持续发展理念、全球化资源与渠道得到更大的发展，帮助更多的人们呼吸到洁净的空气和享受健康的益处。此次收购还有待于相关审批流程以最终完成交易。
联合利华是世界领先的食品、家庭护理和个人护理用品提供商，产品畅销190多个国家和地区。Blueair 是1996年创立于瑞典斯德哥尔摩的空气净化器品牌，去年销售额达1.06亿美元，现已成为中高端室内空气净化系统全球领导品牌，产品行销美国、日本、韩国、中国、印度等60多个国家和地区。 Continue Reading 金杜代表中方股东助力联合利华收购Blueair
By Luo Ai Xie Minru King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory Group
An announcement from Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China (MOHRSS) comes out that “Letter of the General Office of the Ministry of Labor on Answer to Whether Disputes Arised from Determining Employees’ Leaving without Permission as Voluntary Quit Falls into the Scope of Labor Disputes” is officially abolished on April 13th ,2016, while “Letter of the General Office of the Ministry of Labor on Answer to Definition of Voluntary Quit and Termination by Absenteeism” remains in effect.
In the absence of consistent and particular laws and regulations, can the employment relationship between employers and employees be immediately terminated, pursuant to the term, if formulated in employer’s rules and regulations, that “employees’ absenteeism over three working days is deemed as voluntary quit initiated by employees”? This article, by analyzing several judicial cases, attempts to offer some feasible suggestions concerning the question above.
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By Xiaodan Xu and Xiu Pei King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory Group
Trade unions always play a critical role in reconciling employment relationship in China, however, and enterprises often could not get to the nitty-gritty when it comes to trade union related problems due to their complexity. In order to give you a basic concept of trade union, we collected and listed some frequently asked questions and our answers are also provided thereunder.
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