By Brian Murphy and Scott Phillips King & Wood Mallesons’ Sydney Office
Declining value of the annual general meetingIn the words of former Macquarie Group chairman Kevin McCann “the AGM’s broken but no one’s come up with a better alternative’’.
The growth in the availability of company information and commentary on the internet has
By Jiang Junlu Zhang Jingjing King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory Group
Interregional employment is an increasingly common arrangement in practice. Interregional employment means that the domicile of employer differs from the location where employment contract is performed. The difference is generally caused by the feature of employer’s business. For example, employer is registered
By King & Wood Mallesons
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised Fenghui Leasing Co. Ltd. as US and PRC counsels on its offering of US$150 million 7.875% guaranteed notes due 2019. It is the first high yield bond issued by a PRC financial leasing company and a landmark transaction for both the issuer, as
By Mark McFarlane, Ian Edmonds-Wilson, Kate Jackson-Maynes and Daniel Bragg. King &Wood Mallesons
The practice of connecting consumers and small–medium enterprises (SMEs) wishing to borrow with individuals or institutions wishing to lend. The “marketplace” is facilitated by a financial services provider via an online platform, which aims to deliver
By Jeffrey Thurnau ( Assistant General Counsel for IP, Gates Corporation, USA) & Mia Qu (Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Shanghai, PRC)
The intellectual property rights (IPR) protection of China has become a worldwide hot topic. China, as a manufacturing giant, will inevitably become a country with a large number of intellectual property related disputes related to manufacturing in transnational corporations (TNCs). Patent litigation is increasingly common in China. According to recent statistics, the number of intellectual property litigation cases in 2014 is about 133863, among which the number of patent litigation cases is about 10187. The authors of this paper participated in a patent litigation case in China through judgment as the Defendant and directly experienced patent litigation’s procedure and features in China. This paper intends to share with readers the authors’ observations and insights based on their personal experiences and will perhaps serve to address some of the concerns associated with patent litigation in China. This paper also provides some comparisons with United States (“U.S.”) practice.
Continue Reading Experience: A Patent Infringement Litigation in China
By Jason Watts and Lauren Beasley. King & Wood Mallesons
In recent months there has been increasing regulatory focus on corporate culture, with ASIC prominent in the debate.
We do not consider that it is the role of regulators to enforce corporate culture and there is no “one size fits all” model as to what
By Chen Bing, Edwina Kwan and Charmaine Lam. King & Wood Mallesons
Food safety has been high on the agenda for Chinese consumers for a number of years now following a spate of high profile food scandals where huge numbers of Chinese consumers have fallen ill and even died due to tainted food products.
By King & Wood Mallesons
The tax treatment of carried interest – the profit share used to reward successful fund managers – has been a hot topic in the private equity and venture capital industry for some time and, as the industry has expanded globally, many jurisdictions have been grappling with the question of how
By King & Wood Mallesons
As China’s e-commerce industry continues to surge, authorities have clarified their regulatory stance on online advertising practices and the online sale of food products. These changes continue the trend towards greater regulation of e-commerce in China, following the introduction of tax changes earlier this year and the announced “Positive List”
By Huang Jianwen King & Wood Mallesons’Commercial & Regulatory Group
On July 25, 2016, the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) published the Administrative Provisions for Drug Registration (Revision) (the “Draft for Comment”) and submitted the Draft for Comment for public opinions. Composing of 8 chapters and 147 provisions in total,
