30 November 2021
Can We Trust Cybersecurity in Arbitration?
Virtual hearings in international arbitration have received significant attention, both among scholars and practitioners, since the start of Covid-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic it…
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Announcements, activities and updates from the Swiss Chinese Law Association.
15 November 2020
Digital arbitration and litigation in China and Switzerland during the pandemic
Judicial officers have over the past year faced a high risk of contracting Covid‑19 in their exchange with lawyers and litigants. Accordingly, measures were…
10 November 2020
Blockchain and compliance information sharing: Are tax and data protection regulations ready for a distributed ledger?
Despite specific conditions in the financial sector, legal constraints for implementing a blockchain-based information sharing system could be overcome. Here's how.
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?