Labor Law

The Procedures raises the employment criteria for arbitrators.

Guidelines to internal governance of law firms, including hiring and termination policy.

Measures for the protection of workers and formal requirements for employment contracts.

Repealing its 1999 predecessor, the new Procedures simplies application and approval procedures for setting up a Chinese representative office for foreign insurance firms.

Promulgated: September 4 2003Effective: November 1 2003Interpreting authority: Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Commerce and State Administration for…

Corporate governance is no longer a foreign concept in China. The country has come a long way since all manufacturing entities were known simply as "factories",…

Shanghai has issued new regulations that govern the process of acquiring state-owned enterprises. The new rules should be read in conjunction with the various national level regulations which give foreign investors an opportunity to participate in state enterprise reform.

National LegislationRailway and RoadsAdministration of the Construction of Railroads Procedures 铁路建设管理办法L4400/03.07.31Asset ValuationAppraisal…

Promulgated: June 25 2003Effective: July 9 2003Main contents: The Interpretation stipulates that people's courts should recognize the social organization…