Dual Language China Contracts: Don’t Get Fooled!
Make sure you know what your contract says in the language in which a court will be interpreting it. Oh, and having a contract with more than one "official" language almost never makes sense.
Why a Good Forum Selection Provision is Incredibly Important
Good forum selection clauses make disputes go faster and cost less. A bad forum selection clause can tank your case.
International Legal Issues for Startup E-Commerce Businesses
A basic list of law related questions we typically grapple with when assisting e-commerce companies that are starting to sell internationally over the internet.
Will China’s COVID Re-Opening be Good or Bad for Business?
In What Does a Re-Opened China (Without Quarantine) Mean for Foreign Business? Renaud Anjoran of Sofeast Group looks at what China’s “COVID re-opening” will mean for foreign businesses. Let me begin by saying that I count Renaud among the group of people I consider most qualified to answer a question like this. I say this
How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in International Manufacturing
How to avoid problems when manufacturing overseas
China Internal Company Frauds
Most of what we write about frauds involving China are about frauds perpetrated by Chinese companies against foreign companies. But as a reader recently emailed me, frauds perpetrated within foreign companies in China “are at least as common and every bit as damaging.” I agree, and today’s post highlights six of the most common internal
Choosing the Jurisdiction for Your China Contract Disputes
I love when blog posts come pre-written. In cleaning out old emails today I found one from one of my law firm’s international dispute resolution lawyers to a Canadian client’s in-house lawyer who had proposed writing a contract that would give the client the choice of suing its Chinese counter-party in either Canada or China.
Ranking Creditors: Chinese Companies are Dead Last.
No need to pay your Chinese creditors because they rarely will do anything about it.
China Scams: The Holiday Edition
One of our oldest and most cherished traditions is to write about China scams at the end of every year. We do this because history shows this is the biggest month for them. Scammers increase their activities at the end of the year, hoping to be less noticed/less examined due to the usual end of
Green Trademarks in China are Getting Red Lights
Green trademarks are running into red lights in China. Just about every application to register a mark that includes the word “green” is being rejected. Rumor has it that concerns over greenwashing are to blame, though given the opaque nature of the application process this cannot be confirmed. Greenwashing is the “practice of making unwarranted