Shanghai Municipality, Implementing Measures for the Mutual Secondment of Lawyers by Chinese and Foreign Law Firms in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone to Serve as Legal Counsel

上海市中国(上海)自由贸易试验区中外律师事务所互派律师担任法律顾问的实施办法

Mutual secondment of lawyers by Chinese and foreign law firms allowed in the Shanghai free trade zone.

(Issued by the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on, and effective as of, November 18 2014.)

(上海市人民政府办公厅于二零一四年十一月十八日发布施行。)

Hu Fu Ban Fa [2014] No.63

Article 1: These Measures have been formulated pursuant to the General Plan for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Ministry of Justice, Official Reply on Approving the Pilot Project Plan for Exploring Methods and Mechanisms for Close Business Cooperation Between Chinese and Foreign Law Firms in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in order to launch, in a compliant and orderly manner, a pilot project in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (the PFTZ) for mutual secondment of lawyers by Chinese and foreign law firms to serve as legal counsel, and explore methods and mechanisms for close business cooperation between Chinese and foreign law firms.

沪府办发〔2014〕63号

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