China – General
Stanford Law School – China Guiding Cases Project – Latest Issue Published
Here's the latest issue with links to full articles Senior Chinese Judge Provides Key Insights about China’s Civil Code, Judicial Interpretations, and Guiding Cases This newsletter mainly covers: Senior Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Shares His Vision About...
Law.com: ‘Long Favoured By Chinese Investors’: Why Jingsh Launched in London
Jingsh joins a small number of Chinese law firms with bases in London. An uptick of Chinese business and investors in the U.K. is among the reasons why a prominent Chinese law firm has opted to launch a London office. Jingsh, a Beijing-based firm with more than $240...
FT Article: UK lawyers feel ripples of Chinese sanctions on Essex Court Chambers
Barristers warn move could lead to self-censorship at firms wary of antagonising Beijing says the FT article Lawyers say the sanctions could give China influence over who a firm chooses to assign to their international arbitrations. It could also make solicitors think...
Document: INVESTIGATING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS A primer on how to track down information on individuals and entities in China and Hong Kong
Published By Safeguard Defenders This section provides information on how to track down data on human rights violators and their businesses. This information has been compiled by corporate due dilligence professionals in China and Hong Kong. This material is part of...
H&M Summoned by Chinese Authorities Over Mapping Issue
The Wall St Journal Reports....Chinese authorities summoned Hennes & Mauritz AB over what they said was improper mapping on the H&M website, adding pressure on the Swedish clothing brand as it contends with social-media rage over its stance against sourcing...
Paper: Commercial Hostages in International Business Disputes
Commercial Hostages in International Business Disputes Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. __, No. __, pp. ____ (2021) 39 Pages Posted: 29 Sep 2020 Last revised: 2 Apr 2021 Chris Carr California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dan Harris...
China – Hong Kong
National security law: Hong Kong defendant challenges jury exclusion for first trial under Beijing-imposed legislation
The SCMP reports.. Lawyers for Tong Ying-kit argue the prosecution has failed to make the case for a no-jury trial Tong is charged with terrorism and incitement to commit secession in relation to a July 1 protest The first person to be tried under Hong Kong’s national...
Britain grants asylum to Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law
Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law said he has been granted political asylum in Britain, where he arrived last July after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on his home city that has been heavily criticised by the West. The move is certain to...
Hong Kong’s International Chamber of Commerce Say Govt’s Plans To Limit Registry Info Will Just Increase Corruption
Bloomberg report In a letter to lawmakers distributed on Wednesday, The International Chamber of Commerce - Hong Kong urged the government to reconsider the proposal that would limit information available to the public to only provide partial identification numbers of...
Law Gazette UK Report: Veteran barristers among protesters convicted in Hong Kong
Two veteran barristers are among the pro-democracy campaigners facing prison after their conviction today for unlawful assembly. Martin Lee and Margaret Ng were among seven prominent figures accused of organising and participating in an illegal march in 2019. The...
Press Release: Leitner Center Announces “Know Your Rights” Project for Hong Kong on International Day of Conscience
Here is their release in full A new digital access to justice initiative to advance individual rights and civil liberties in the city April 5, 2021 “As an international city with a strong rule of law tradition, it is our role to pursue and contribute to the Goal 161...
WSJ Article: Hong Kong Revives Move to Reduce Corporate Transparency
The WSJ reports.......Hong Kong Revives Move to Reduce Corporate Transparency Now That Opposition Is GoneOfficials promote privacy protection as behind move to curb access to registers, but critics say it would protect interests of political and business elite For a...
China – Lawyers
“The Singapore Grip” – Principals & Human Rights Not On Top Of Agenda At Essex Court Singapore Outpost
Talk about ........ 18 years of trading off a name and within days he's gone. I hope in London they are saying good riddance The Global Legal Post reports A senior commercial barrister who is recognised for his Asia practice has announced his departure from Essex...
Rule Of Law Yeah Right ! … China/Hong Kong: Lawyers in Hong Kong 12 case told to dissolve their firm, banned from leaving Sichuan
IAPL Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers report.. The mainland law firm of Ren Quanniu, who was stripped of his license to practice after he was hired to represent one of the Hong Kong 12 jailed in Shenzhen, has been shut down by Chinese authorities and its...
Son of Chinese Rights Lawyer Wang Yu Applies For Political Asylum in US
Radio Free Asia reports... Bao Zhuoxuan, the son of Chinese rights lawyer couple Wang Yu and Bao Longjun, has applied for political asylum in the United States after being held in an immigration detention center last year. Bao arrived in the U.S. in March 2020 from...
Chinese Rights Lawyer Wang Yu Misses ‘Woman of Courage’ Video Award Ceremony
Radio Free Asia reports... UPDATED at 2:05 p.m. EST 2021-03-08 Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu, one of 14 women from around the world honored by the U.S. as an International Woman of Courage (IWOC), did not appear for the on-line award ceremony Monday and has...
Xi Jinping says China has a legal problem: finding the lawyers to defend its interests abroad
The South China Morning Post reports.. This is what happens when you arrest and imprison your best lawyers ! President has raised concerns about a lack of legal talent, calling it ‘a security risk’ in a speech two years ago that was recently made public...
Lawyers For Lawyers: 28 FEBRUARY 2021 Joint statement on the continuous house arrest of Jiang Tianyong
Two years ago, on the 28th of February 2019, Chinese lawyer Jiang Tianyong was officially released from prison after serving a two-year prison sentence for ‘inciting subversion of state power’. However, since his release, Mr Jiang has been kept under strict house...
