Category: International  
China Law Blog - August 25, 2010
The following is an amalgamation of a number (maybe 5 or 6) of conversations I have had over the years with people wanting to register a WFOE (Wholly Foreign Owned Entity) in China fast: Potential Client: Can you help me register a WFOE in China. Me: Yes. Not a problem.
China Law Blog - August 25, 2010
Beijinger Magazine recently did a really nice article on our blog,entitled, "Blogging the Law." The article is mostly an interview with me and it nicely distills the basics for doing busin
China Law Blog - August 24, 2010
Received a very nice email this morning from Keith, a Birmingham, Alabama 3L with a quite good blog called An Associate's Mind. Keith was writing to pass on a blog post on China supply chain problems. The post is "
Swedish Law Blog - August 24, 2010
According to the Swedish Sales Agency Act 28 § Agent is entitled to severance compensation (avgångsvederlag) when the agency agreement ceases if and to the extent 1. the sales agent has provided the principal with new customers or has significantly increased trade with the existing group of c
China Law Blog - August 23, 2010
Not sure why, but my firm has done more business shutting down WFOEs (a/k/a WOFEs) over the last three months than in any other 12 month (not three month) period. We also have been getting a whole slew of questions regarding the logistics in shutting down China operations. I know the recession ha
Swedish Law Blog - August 23, 2010
As I quite often get questions about the rules on severance compensation to sales agents, I will briefly cover the current rules in some coming blog posts.Questions concerning agents are governed by Act (1991:351) on sales agency, usually referred to as the Sales Agency Act. Paragraphs 2
China Law Blog - August 20, 2010
I received a couple congratulatory emails today on China Law Blog's showing up first on a just published list of "The Nine Best China Business Blogs," by Susie Gordon at eChinaCities.  I was, of
Swedish Law Blog - August 20, 2010
I have received a question if a foreign (i.e. non-Swedish) lawyer may draft the Sale and Purchase Contract in respect of Swedish real estate.My answer was roughly as follows:There is no formal requirement that a Sale and Purchase Contract should be drafted by a Swedish lawyer
China Law Blog - August 19, 2010
Just about every week, we get a call from an American company that has paid anywhere between $5,000 and $50,000 for product from a Chinese company and received either nothing in return or product that clearly is not up to snuff. They want to know what they/we can do.  In virtua
China Law Blog - August 19, 2010
This post is part 2 of three part series by Robert Walsh, the founder of Samsara Biopharma Consulting, and his colleagues, Jennie Shi, Wendy Zheng, and Zhou Tong.  Part 1, "
China Law Blog - August 18, 2010
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China Law Blog - August 18, 2010
Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Benjamin: Yes, sir.  Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?  Benjamin: Yes, I am.  Mr. McGuire: Plastics. From the movie, The Graduate In a post entitled, "
China Law Blog - August 17, 2010
We have written many times of how Chinese courts will not enforce United States judgments. Because of this, U.S. judgments have pretty much no value in China and if your only collection plan is to sue in the United States and then take your judgment to China, you are making a big mistake.
Canadian Trademark Blog - August 16, 2010
In Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus v.  Les Producteurs Laitiers du Canada et al. the Federal Court set aside two decisions of the Registrar of Trade-marks, bu
China Law Blog - August 16, 2010
I am always being asked what China is like and I usually freeze in response to that question.  I could tell them that I went to three or four places in China and that they were all as different from each other as Seattle is from Kalamazoo or New York, but that would make me sound really cond