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  • Formal Demand Letter Builder

  • China NDA / NNN Agreement Builder

  • 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…

  • Commercial franchise

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

  • E-commerce & platform operations

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

  • Powers of attorney & authentication

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

  • SME & general business operations

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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Distribution Agreements in China

    A China distribution agreement should identify the commercial model before it allocates territory or sales targets. A distributor normally buys products and resells them in its ow…

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