by Editor | Jun 15, 2017 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Jean-Michel Moriniere, UAE jm@moriniere.org On 5 June 2017, three of the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”), the Federation of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) and the Kingdom of Bahrain (“Bahrain”) have decided to...
by Editor | Jun 5, 2017 | Commercial Issues, International Conventions
Robert Vogel, Switzerland rvogel@swisslegal.ch It was a little sensation when Switzerland as the first European county managed to close a free trade agreement with China. The FTA is in force since the 1th of July 2014, today, more than two years later, it is time to...
by Editor | May 29, 2017 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Richard Gluck, USA rgluck@gsblaw.com In line with PRC’s 13th Five-Year-Plan and “Internet+” initiative, the Ministry of Transport launched the Non-Truck-Owning-Carrier program as a one-year pilot beginning December 2016. The goal of the program is to introduce...
by Editor | Apr 10, 2017 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai An analysis of the “Ennead” decision: the first CIETAC Hong Kong arbitral award been recognised and enforced in the Mainland Ref: Ennead Architects International LLP v. Fuli Nanjing Dichan Kaifa Youxian Gongsi (2016) Su...
by Editor | Mar 16, 2017 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Henrik Jantzen + Tine Fomsgaard, Kromann Reumert, Denmark In Denmark, a new version of the General Conditions of Danish port activities (DHAB) has been agreed on and the new version of DHAB, DHAB 2016, can be used from 31 January 2017. According to the Danish Port...
by Editor | Jan 25, 2017 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
George Wang, Dentons Beijing Preferred maritime liens can raise challenging issues during maritime disputes—especially during bankruptcy. Creditors may encounter problems when filing for seizure due to their unique nature, with venue is becoming a determining factor....
