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Approved and announced by the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress on April 23, 2019, new amendments of Chinese Trademark Law become effective on November 1, 2019.  Focusing on the attempts to stop trademark squatters and trademark infringement, six articles of the current Trademark Law are amended.
Continue Reading New Amendments of Chinese Trademark Law will Provide Stronger Protection to Trademark Owner in Good Faith

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is pleased to announce the addition of Rachel Yu as a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice of the Hong Kong office.

金杜律师事务所宣布香港办公室争议解决部迎来一位新合伙人余曼丽律师。…
Continue Reading KWM Hong Kong enhances financial disputes and regulatory capability with the addition of Rachel Yu 金杜香港迎来余曼丽律师，扩充金融争议和监管业务实力

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Helena Huang as Co-Chief Executive of the Hong Kong office.

金杜律师事务所宣布任命黄春光律师为香港办公室联席首席管理合伙人。…
Continue Reading KWM Hong Kong appoints Helena Huang as Co-Chief Executive in Hong Kong 金杜任命黄春光律师为香港办公室联席首席管理合伙人

On 11 April 2019, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Rule (84 FR 14608) adding fifty companies to the Unverified List (UVL).  The UVL is a list of foreign persons or entities, who are parties to a transaction involving a US export, re-export or in-country transfer of US goods or technology, and whose “bona fides” or legitimacy the BIS has not been able to confirm through an end-user check.
2019年4月11日，美国商务部工业安全局（“工业安全局”）作出了一项最终裁定（裁定文书索引号为84 FR 14608），将五十家公司列入未经验证名单。被列入这类名单的外国个人或实体，是在美国出口、再出口、或在国内转让美国货物或技术的交易的参与方，工业安全局无法通过最终用户核查来证实这些个人或实体的“善意”或合法性。…
Continue Reading US Trade News: 37 Chinese Companies Placed on Department of Commerce Unverified List 美国商务部将37家中国内地公司列入未经验证名单

China and Russia share over 4000 km of border and now they share an arbitral institution as the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) becomes the first international arbitration institution to be recommended to administer arbitrations in the Russian Federation.
Continue Reading To Russia with Love: Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre attains PAI status in Russia

The recent landmark judgment of the UK Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources PLC and another v Lungowe and others [2019] UKSC 20 (“Vedanta”) has confirmed that a lawsuit brought by 1,800 Zambian villagers can be heard in London despite arguments by Vedanta that the case should be tried by the Zambian courts.  The decision undoubtedly paves the way for more environmental and human rights class-action style claims to be brought in the UK, specifically targeting large multinationals with global operations.  Those who operate in high risk sectors, such as natural resources and steel, are particularly vulnerable.
Continue Reading Parent company liability & class actions – UK Supreme Court delivers landmark judgment

Q1 2019: the English Courts attempt to create some certainty for businesses by robustly upholding orthodox common law principles, while Brexit chaos continues. In other news, the SFO and the FBI face set-backs in the English Courts.
Welcome to our round up of 10 key decisions and developments from the UK courts, regulators and legislature in Q1 2019 plus a bonus comment about the not-yet-Brexit and its implications for civil and judicial cooperation.
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Continue Reading KWM’s UK Dispute Resolution Round-Up. 

On March 15, 2019, the National People’s Congress of the PRC (the “NPC”) approved the Foreign Investment Law of the PRC (the “FIL”) at the closing meeting of the second session of the 13th NPC, which will come into force on January 1, 2020 (the “FIL Effective Date”).
Continue Reading Into A New Era: Changes and Challenges in the Legal Regime for Foreign Investment in China