近年来,有关石化产品、钢材托盘贸易的纠纷大量爆发,而且通常是系列案件,具有争议金额大、参与主体多、流程复杂、法律适用争议大等特点,有的甚至涉及刑事程序。当事人在面临复杂的案情时,往往不知道如何着手应对才能有效地维护自己的合法权益。
本文中,我们将结合多起托盘业务诉讼经验,围绕“托盘业务的类型”、“最高法院的认识”、“当事人的处境和应对建议”三个方面来探讨。 Continue Reading 贸易还是融资?——浅谈托盘贸易纠纷解决之道
近年来,有关石化产品、钢材托盘贸易的纠纷大量爆发,而且通常是系列案件,具有争议金额大、参与主体多、流程复杂、法律适用争议大等特点,有的甚至涉及刑事程序。当事人在面临复杂的案情时,往往不知道如何着手应对才能有效地维护自己的合法权益。
本文中,我们将结合多起托盘业务诉讼经验,围绕“托盘业务的类型”、“最高法院的认识”、“当事人的处境和应对建议”三个方面来探讨。 Continue Reading 贸易还是融资?——浅谈托盘贸易纠纷解决之道
By George Zhao and Dai Mu King & Wood Mallesons’ M&A Group
In China, the new energy automobiles (NEAs) are currently defined as vehicles utilizing advanced technical know-how, new technologies and new structures, which use unconventional vehicle fuel as the power source (or conventional vehicle fuel but new in-vehicle power devices). The NEAs are defined as vehicles that integrate advanced technologies in power control, including hybrid electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles (BEV, including solar energy vehicles), fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV), hydrogen engine vehicles, other new energy vehicles (e.g., efficient energy storage device and methyl ether), and products enumerated in China’s industrial policies[1]. Continue Reading Recent Development in China’s New Energy Auto Industry and M&A of Foreign Investors
2010年6月,张女士应聘某公司(“公司”)的商务拓展专员一职,应公司要求填写了《应聘人员求职登记表》和《员工入职登记表》,其中婚姻状况一栏张女士填写为未婚。随后,双方于7月份签订了为期三年的劳动合同。2010年11月,公司得知了张女士其实已于2009年3月登记结婚的事实。2010年12月,公司以张女士隐瞒真实婚姻状况,违反《劳动合同》和《员工手册》的规定为由,单方解除劳动合同。
张女士对公司的解除决定不满,向公司所在地的劳动争议仲裁委员会申请仲裁。该案经过仲裁和一审审理之后,法院最终判决公司继续履行与张女士之间的劳动合同,同时支付张女士在劳动合同解除后的工资损失。 Continue Reading 用人单位知情权和劳动者隐私权的冲突与平衡
随着《注册资本登记制度改革方案》和《公司法》修正案等相关法律、法规的颁布实施,我国一直以来实行的公司注册资本实缴登记制成为历史,公司监管进入注册资本认缴登记制的新时代。在认缴登记制下,法律不再强制规定公司股东实缴注册资本的时间和比例,取消了一般公司的注册资本最低限额,同时实缴注册资本不再作为公司在工商部门的登记事项。
本次注册资本制度改革是我国公司注册资本监管制度继2005年《公司法》修订之后的又一次划时代改革。在认缴登记制下,公司设立的门槛进一步降低,公司设立和运营过程中股东自主协商和约定的范围进一步扩大,监管部门将更多的监管权力让渡给市场主体以及社会大众。但是,在解读认缴登记制的同时,我们不仅要关注门槛的降低,也要正确认识新制度背景下的法律要求和规范,避免对制度和法律错误解读。 Continue Reading 注册资本登记制度改革的认识误区
生产安全事故涉及到企业正常商业经营活动的开展。近年来,国家针对生产安全事故应急预案发布了一系列新法规以及新标准,为了衔接这些新文件与现行《生产安全事故应急预案管理办法》(“管理办法”),并贯彻“简明扼要、管用有效”的新应急预案编制原则,国家安全生产应急救援指挥中心于2014年5月28日发布了《生产安全事故应急预案管理规定(修订稿)》[1]。修订稿对现行管理规定修订的幅度较大。其中重点修订内容如下:
预案编制强调简明有效
与2009年版管理办法相比,修订稿对应急预案编制进行了部分修改。首先,修订稿将原有的应急组织和人员职责修订为应急预案需要规定具体的应急组织体系。这一修改照顾到了在一些人员流动性大且具有高度安全风险的企业中,严格遵守责任落实到人的客观困难。也强调了应急组织体系本省的重要性与独立性。其次,修订稿将预防次生、衍生事故的措施加入了预案编制范围,鉴于一些大型工矿生产事故存在后续的安全隐患,对于衍生事故和次生事故的应急程序可以促使企业在实施救援抢险时更加科学、合理。此外,修订稿规定包括应急组织机构和人员,以及应急物资清单等信息的预案附件需简洁有效,且整体预案需要与其他相关预案相互衔接,同时,预案编制的内容也得到了简化,更加强调预案的实用性。 Continue Reading 生产安全事故应急预案新规定
By king&WoodMallesons’ Compliance Group
The “People’s Republic of China Food Safety Law (Revised Amendment)” (“Revised Amendment“) was submitted for public comment via National People’s Congress’ official website in June 2014. The first Amendment is the “People’s Republic of China Food Safety Law (“Amendment“), which was submitted to the State Council for comments in late 2013. The State Council received numerous comments and proposals and thus made further modifications to the Amendment. Compared with the Amendment, the content of the Revised Amendment is much more comprehensive, it further increases fines for food safety violations, regulates health food advertising and record management, clarifies food safety training requirements, and specifically addresses infant formula production safety, all of which reflect the growing attention paid by the state to food safety issues. This newsletter will discuss the differences between the Amendment and the Revised Amendment and the underlying rationale behind the differences: Continue Reading Revised Amendment to the PRC Food Safety Law
By Cecilia Lou and Vincent Yu King&WoodMallesons’ Corporate Group
Merchandizing the image of TV or movie character has become a common practice since long ago. Right owners not only use merchandizing as a way of publicity but also benefit from the sales of merchandise. In China, laws are silent on right to merchandize. Nevertheless, right owners can still harness the existing IP and civil rights regime to establish merchandise agreements for purposes of collecting royalty and enhance publicity. This article provides some of the key pointers in crafting the merchandise agreements.
LICENSOR
Licensors need to double confirm whether they have right to enter into the merchandise agreements. Licensors can be copyright owner, trademark owner, design patent owner, or a licensee of the right owners. In the last scenario, it is advised for licensor to obtain a license to sublicense and enforce the right. For example, a movie studio may need to get a license from the actor to explore actor’s image in the movie. Also, overseas right owners may need to grant a merchandise right to the distributor or agent in China. In all, licensors should avoid situation where their right to dispose or license is limited. Continue Reading Key pointers in drafting a merchandizing agreement in China
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最高人民法院在安徽省龙利得包装印刷有限公司与被申请人BP Agnati S.R.L.申请确认仲裁协议效力案中批复,认可选择国际商会仲裁院仲裁、管辖地为上海的仲裁协议有效。这是中国内地对境外仲裁机构开放仲裁业务市场的一个重大信号。
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2013年3月作出的《最高人民法院关于申请人安徽省龙利得包装印刷有限公司与被申请人BP Agnati S.R.L.申请确认仲裁协议效力案的复函》([2013]民四他字第13号)[1],认可选择国际商会仲裁院仲裁、管辖地为上海的仲裁协议有效。这对中国内地向境外仲裁机构开放其仲裁业务市场具有里程碑意义。 Continue Reading 最高人民法院认可境外仲裁机构在中国内地仲裁


国家外汇管理局于2014年7月14日在其网站上公开了《国家外汇管理局关于境内居民通过特殊目的公司境外投融资及返程投资外汇管理有关问题的通知》(汇发[2014]37号)(“37号文”),对境内居民设立境外特殊目的公司并返程投资的外汇管理制度做出了改革性的新规定。这一新规正式废止了著名的75号文,即《国家外汇管理局关于境内居民通过境外特殊目的公司融资及返程投资外汇管理有关问题的通知》(汇发[2005]75号)。新的规定涉及面更广,一经面世便引起了业界热烈的关注。本文希望能呈现给读者一个简明、中肯而有深度的介绍。 Continue Reading 返程投资外汇登记进入2.0时代
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