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  • Advertising, Sponsorship and Content Rights in China

    Advertising, sponsorship and content-rights projects in China require two connected maps. The compliance map identifies the advertiser, agency, publisher, platform, sponsor, endor…

  • Engineering and Construction Contracts in China

    Engineering and construction contracts in China operate within the Civil Code, Construction Law, tendering rules, mandatory standards and project approvals. The written contract i…

  • SME & general business operations

    Day-to-day legal operations for SMEs, recurring contracts, governance, compliance and dispute-prevention handoffs.

  • Powers of attorney & authentication

    Drafting, scope, notarisation/authentication and cross-border use of powers of attorney.

  • E-commerce & platform operations

    E-commerce operator duties, platform terms, seller relationships, consumer and data interfaces.

  • Commercial franchise

    China commercial-franchise registration/disclosure, franchise contracts and operating compliance.

  • Contract Termination Under Chinese Law

    A party cannot safely terminate a Chinese-law contract merely because the relationship has become difficult or the other side committed any breach. The terminating party needs an…

  • Manufacturing and OEM Agreements in China

    A China manufacturing agreement should identify the legal entity responsible for production and convert the commercial deal into an evidence system. The contract package normally…

  • Sales Contracts in China

    China sales contracts work best when the parties convert commercial assumptions into evidence-ready obligations. A short purchase order may record product, quantity and price, but…

  • Electronic Signatures in China

    True gap create. Chops remain a parallel execution culture. Not every PDF scribble is a ‘reliable’ e-signature.Direct answerUse a reliable e-signature process with identifiable si…

  • Can Parties Choose Foreign Courts in a China Contract?

    A foreign-court clause in a China-related contract is a jurisdiction choice, not a governing-law choice. It may be effective between the parties, but a Mainland court can still ta…

  • Material Adverse Change Clauses in China Contracts

    A material adverse change clause is a contract tool, not a standing Civil Code right. Mainland tribunals read MAC language against the defined test, the exclusions, and whether th…

  • NNN Agreements in China

    An NNN agreement for China manufacturing is a contract that targets non-use, non-disclosure and non-circumvention. It is stronger than a generic NDA for factory disclosures, but i…

  • Agency Agreements in China

    A China commercial agency appointment is not the same as hiring staff and not the same as appointing a distributor. The agent solicits or concludes deals for the principal; commis…

  • Supply Agreements with Chinese Manufacturers

    A supply agreement with a Chinese manufacturer should connect the commercial framework to each purchase order and to the evidence created during performance. It should identify th…

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