23 November 2020
Pakistan’s road to recovery is paved with responsibility
In the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic we are still seeing an unprecedented closure of personal and commercial activities, causing unparalleled vagaries in…
SCLA
Category: Issue 2
Announcements, activities and updates from the Swiss Chinese Law Association.
22 November 2020
Italian Lease Agreements during the Covid-19 emergency period: When force majeure does not apply
Commercial lease agreements have not been spared the knock-on effects of the pandemic. Since the lockdown began, one of the most important issues was to…
17 November 2020
Discrimination is not just human: Why blaming people for prejudiced machines misses the point
The pandemic will leave us with a new perception of the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies for decision making. All over the world…
17 November 2020
Can AI be held accountable for misleading impressions? Why solving digital gender bias needs humans
Following International Women's Day 2020, the French National Bar Council (CNB) gathered fifteen women lawyers, engineers, professors, researchers, programmers and entrepreneurs to seek solutions…
10 November 2020
Roger Bischof launches new Swiss-Chinese restructuring boutique
The new venture helps major corporations, small and medium sized enterprises and business owners to navigate complex Asian and European markets.
10 November 2020
Special immigration policies impact foreign nationals working in the People’s Republic of China during Covid-19
What you need to know about China's migration and visa measures during the pandemic.
8 November 2020
China’s digital signatures: The virtue that Covid made a necessity
Under Chinese contract law the parties can conclude contracts in written, oral and other forms. But which specific rules apply for digital signatures?