WTO Dispute Settlement System in crisis: Can ad hoc members of the WTO Appellate Body be a solution?
The paralysis of the Appellate Body poses a danger for the survival of the WTO trade system. How could ad hoc members provide a solution to…
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Swiss-Chinese Law Association Visits Hainan International Arbitration Court
On September 28, 2021, the Swiss-Chinese Law Association representatives visited the Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC). The meeting was attended by Wang Xuelin, Deputy Director of…
International negotiation between Mexican and Chinese businesses: Why is it so difficult?
When concluding contracts in a Western “legal” culture, the parties normally write lengthy contracts with numerous clauses. Perhaps, this is to justify the legal fees to…
How feasible are WTO Joint Statement Initiatives?
Introduction In the recent years, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been subject to severe criticisms on account of its inability to conclude any negotiations. The…
RCCB International Commercial Mediation Center signed a cooperation agreement with the Swiss-Chinese Law Association and Geneva International Dispute Resolution Institute
On September 16, 2021, the signing ceremony of the memorandum of cooperation between the Swiss-Chinese Law Association (hereinafter referred to as "SCLA"), the Geneva International Dispute…
What Culture are We Talking about Anyway?: A three-stage analysis for a smooth negotiation
In the international legal negotiations, culture plays an important role in preparing for negotiations as well as during them. It influences a negotiator's style, the negotiations…
Protecting Trade Secrets is a Human Resource Issue
The protection of trade secrets lies not only in how many or which measures are adopted by companies to protect their secrets from being easily disclosed…
Arb-Med-Arb: Save time and money in international commercial and intellectual property arbitration
Arb-Med-Arb could benefit cases where the parties have a mutual interest in preserving a longer-term continuing relationship. Peter Pettibone introduces this innovative technique.
It’s Never Too Late to Start Being Reasonable: How to stop litigating and learn how to love mediation
Introduction Trade secrets protection clauses are often embedded in distribution contracts over the sale of technical parts for the manufacturing industry. Such clauses ought to be…
BOC-Swiss Chinese Law Association International Business Exchange Meeting was successfully held
On August 02, 2021, Swiss-Chinese Law Association was invited Zhong Yin Law Firm to hold an international business exchange meeting at the head office in Beijing. The…
SCLA and Shenzhen Baoan Sino-German (European) Industrial Development Cooperation Alliance (BIDA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation
On the afternoon of July 29, 2021, the Swiss China Law Association (SCLA) and Shenzhen Baoan Sino-German (European) Industry Development Cooperation Alliance (BIDA) held an online…
Qianhai International Legal Seminar was Successfully Held
On July 24, 2021, the “Qianhai International Legal Seminar: Data Rights” hosted by the SCLA National Development Council (NDC) and co-organized by the Geneva International Dispute…