3rd April 2018 // News
John Xu, partner in our Shanghai office, was featured on Bloomberg TV’s Bloomberg Markets Asia on China’s recently announced pilot to allow some companies listed overseas to issue Chinese Depositary Receipts. The plan will encourage China’s technology firms to list in its domestic market.
28th March 2018 // Publication
Our short animation will help you understand: which EU institutions are involved in the EU ordinary legislative procedure; how each institution influences the drafting of EU law; and the procedural steps that turn a draft text into binding EU law.
26th March 2018 // Thought leadership
While the pace of outbound investment from China has declined in 2017, Chinese outbound investment will continue to be a significant global force over the long term. We estimate that Chinese outbound investment flows may come to $1.5 to $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years.
22nd March 2018 // Publication
“As any hapless law student attempting to grapple with the concept of illegality knows, it is almost impossible to ascertain or articulate principled rules from the authorities relating to the recovery of money or other assets paid or transferred under illegal contracts.” Lady Justice Gloster in Patel v Mirza [2014] EWCA Civ 1047.
22nd March 2018 // Publication
It has been just over two years since the UK Supreme Court reformulated the penalty rule in Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi; ParkingEye Limited v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67.
12th March 2018 // Publication
As part of its strategy for a Capital Markets Union and the Digital Single Market, the European Commission has published its Fintech Action Plan which includes a proposed regulation for crowdfunding services.
