29 October 2026
Exporting Chinese Baijiu to Switzerland and the EU: A Compliance Checklist
What a Chinese distillery must re-describe, re-label and re-tax before its spirit can be sold in Geneva or Brussels: EU spirit-drink rules, Swiss alcohol…
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Category: Analysis
Announcements, activities and updates from the Swiss Chinese Law Association.
7 April 2023
The Secret To Cross-Border Trade Secret Protection: How to collaborate to enforce your cross-border trade secrets
Even when geopolitical tensions between China and the U.S.A. arise or seem more visible, US and Chinese businesses' research, development, manufacturing, distribution often overlap…
4 April 2023
A Look at the Changes in Vietnam’s New IP Law
The National Assembly of Vietnam ratified a new Law on Intellectual Property on June 16, 2022 (the Amended IP Law), marking the most significant…
1 April 2023
An African perspective on cross-border legal collaboration and operations
When I first started practicing law internationally in southern Africa thirty years ago, things were simpler, in the sense that communication was more basic.…
31 March 2023
International Collaboration of Legal Firms
Thirty years ago, in the 1990s, it was still relatively rare for mega law firms to have an established global reach. Together with the…
30 March 2023
An Analysis of the Legal Status of Anonymous Foreign Shareholder in Foreign Invested Enterprises in China
Abstract This article points out that anonymous shareholder in foreign invested enterprises in China should not be identified as foreign shareholder and that the…
9 March 2022
The Evolution of the Right to Privacy Between Europe and the United States
Introduction 1. Our present legal concept of privacy originated in the United States in the late nineteenth century, as an extension of the right…
15 December 2021
Online Dispute Resolution: The technology at the forefront of ADR
Introduction In his address at the 2019 Mass Call address, Singapore's Honourable Chief Sundaresh Menon drew acute attention to his view that “Technology is…
27 November 2021
Arbitration as ADR in China: Applicability and actual award enforcement
When contracting with Chinese parties it is crucial to select and draft jurisdiction and dispute resolution clauses carefully. This will dramatically increase the chances…
23 November 2021
How to Reach Mediation Settlements in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
What are the challenges for the successful party in a mediation who wants to enforce a voluntary award? What are the specificities of voluntary…