In recent months, the lockdowns brought on by China’s attempts to achieve zero-COVID have wreaked havoc on China’s manufacturing base and its supply chains. See The China Supply Chain Nightmare: It Is Time to Panic. But it’s not just manufacturing that is suffering. As I confirmed during a recent conference, China’s service providers are also
When my law firm’s international manufacturing lawyers work on international manufacturing arrangements, we never just draft a “straight NDA.” Instead, we draft a “non-disclosure/non-use/non-circumvention agreement” that we refer to as an NNN Agreement. Why? Because a Western-style NDA is worthless or worse for China. For China, you need a China-specific NNN Agreement. 1. China NNN
China Business Risks: The Questions We Got. In this post we answer 18 questions regarding China risks, posed to us during our recent webinar.
China employee problems are increasing. We explain how to prevent such problems from occuring and how to nip them in the bud when they do.
China business risks. The webinar.
In Episode #100, we are joined by Gary O’Sullivan, Irish lawyer and partner at SOS Legal LLP. We discuss: -- Gary’s travels through Latin America -- Why Ireland is experiencing an inflow of people, after historically being a country of emigrants -- The strong Chinese flavor of Ireland’s immigrant investor program -- Why Ireland is attractive for companies looking for an European Union entry point -- Issues of concern for the Irish
China Manufacturing Contracts. They can help when your Chinese manufacturer suddenly shuts down and keeps your money.
My law firm usually drafts contracts with China that provide for them to be governed by Chinese law and resolved in China in Chinese. There are many reasons for this.
Three Great China Newsletters. Sinocism by Bill Bishop. Trade War by Dexter Roberts. And China Boss News by Shannon Brandao.
Chinese companies do not use lawyers the way most companies use lawyers. There are many reasons for this and it may eventually change.
