Since China opened its doors to foreign investors around forty years ago, it has been a top recipient for international direct investments. Despite the gradual slowdown of the country’s overall economic growth, foreign interest in China continues to be strong. After a slight decline in 2016, foreign direct investment increased again by 3% to US$134.97 billion in 2018.
Decoding the code - China's new General Civil Law Rules: the first step towards a comprehensive civil code June 2017 Decoding the code - China's new General Civil Law Rules: the first step towards a comprehensive civil code June 2017 1 Overview and background On 15 March 2017, the People's Republic of China General Civil Law Rules (中华人民共和国 民法总则) (hereinafter referred to as the "GCLR") were formally adopted at the Fifth Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress. The GCLR will enter into force on 1 October 2017.
To deepen government reform and improve government efficiency, the State Council of the People's Republic of China recently released the Plans for Government Institutional Reform and Function Change (the Restructuring Plan), and was approved by People’s Congress at its first session and it took effect on March 14, 2013.
Deutsches Recht: Blick zurück 2016
Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht
Year in Review - German Law in 2016
Corporate and Commercial
Amendment to the Stock Corporation Act: The Amendment to the Stock Corporation Act 2016 (Aktien-rechtsnovelle 2016) introduced, among other things, the option to issue preference shares without subsequent payment, an extended conversion right for convertible bonds, a limitation of the issue of bearer shares for non-listed companies and new provisions on the due dates of dividend payments.
Key developments in the Indian legal landscape in 2016
From the Startup India campaign launched in January 2016 to the coming into force of substantial provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in December 2016, the legal landscape in India has witnessed some crucial developments this past year. In this LawFlash, we describe briefly what we consider to be some of the key legal and regulatory developments in India in 2016.
Arbitration Act
The claim against the liquidator was abandoned due to the fact that he was an insolvency practitioner and had no personal responsibility for the present state of the site and there was nothing to suggest that the “liquidator did anything wrong”. What is involved in the concept of doing nothing wrong is not explained. Interpreting the risk to liquidators in light of this case and the leading Irish Ispat case (in which a liquidator also escaped clean up costs), liquidators need to carefully consider what actions to take, or not to take, if it transpires that issues arise about unl
GRATA, - 2020,
GRATA Monthly Summary, January-February 2020, Kyrgyzstan
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1 On clarification on the procedure for installing and , using equipment designed to accept payments using bank payment cards or electronic money
2 , On prohibition of activities related to geological
exploration for the purpose of prospecting, exploration
, , and development of uranium and thorium deposits in
the Kyrgyz Republic
3 " On adoption of the Law on the national budget of the
Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State 13 februari 2013, LJN: BZ1261
In haar uitspraak van 13 februari 2013 heeft de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State (de "Afdeling") uitleg gegeven over de positie van een curator bij naleving van de voor een inrichting geldende milieuwetgeving.