As China’s policy of opening up continues to advance into a new stage, an increasingly open, inclusive, and evolving investment environment has attracted a growing number of foreign enterprises to invest in the Chinese market. Many of these enterprises have formed strategic partnerships with Chinese companies, pursuing joint development and global expansion. Among the various entry mechanisms for foreign investors, the Joint Venture model remains one of the most significant forms of foreign investment in China.
The restructuring of Vietnam’s shipbuilding sector under Politburo Decision 220 represents both a strategic opportunity and a time-critical turning point. Given Vietnam’s geographic position, its maritime development ambitions, and its deepening integration into global supply chains, the sector holds substantial long-term potential. However, this potential can only be realized through decisive, coordinated, and timely reform.
A successful modernization strategy should be built on five key pillars:
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) which came into force on December 1, 2016, marked a decisive shift in India’s approach to insolvency and its resolution.
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As 2025 draws to a close, this newsletter reviews key developments that have shaped the commercial disputes landscape over the past year and offers our views on significant English court decisions. We then look ahead to the trends likely to define 2026. We also reflect on another productive and successful year for Hausfeld’s Commercial Disputes team.
HOW DID 2025 CHANGE THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE?
Financial services
The Insolvency Service has for many decades been the Government department responsible for the oversight of bankruptcies, compulsory insolvencies and, in more serious cases, the disqualification of individual directors.
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In this first instalment of our insights series on construction insolvency, Ironbridge Legal outlines key red flags to look for and practical steps to manage counterparty risk.
An Industry at Risk - With Contagion Potential
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In December 2024, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released an updated version of Regulatory Guide RG 217. The guidance is designed to assist directors in complying with their duty to prevent insolvent trading. It sets out four key principles for directors to avoid insolvent trading, explains the safe harbour defence (which offers protection from personal liability), and clarifies ASIC’s approach to assessing breaches of duty and the application of the safe harbour defence.
This article combines the theoretical analysis and practical experience of the bankruptcy reorganization case of five companies, including Harbin Gongda High-tech Industrial Development Co., Ltd..undertaken by Lawyer Nafisa Nihmat's team in 2023, one of the “national bankruptcy classic cases” in 2023, and approximately 50 delisted companies in recent years. It discusses the unique reorganization value, reorganization paths, and common controversial and difficult issues in the practice of delisted companies under Chinese law.
I. Introduction