Staempfli, the Swiss legal publisher, is due to publish “Chinese Business Law” by John Liebeskind, a commentary on the new Chinese business law regime. This book addresses the important development of Chinese business law over the recent years. It is primarily aimed at foreign investors, but also at Chinese lawyers assisting them, by facilitating the …
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Nicolas Rouiller, Founding Partner of Swisslegal Rouiller Avocats Corp., has published “International Business Law” with Staempfli, a major Swiss legal publisher, in 2025. “International Business Law” is an introduction to the legal instruments and to the legal environment of business from the perspective of international law. Chinese investors in Switzerland can, therefore, benefit the combination of John …
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Nicolas Rouiller, Founding Partner of Swisslegal Rouiller Avocats Corp., has published “Droit des sociétés” with Staempfli, a major Swiss legal publisher, in 2024. “Droit des société” is a comprehensive commentary of Swiss company law. Chinese investors in Switzerland can, therefore, benefit the combination of John Liebeskind’s Chinese law practice with the expertise of Swisslegal, with …
Nicolas Rouiller, Founding Partner of Swisslegal Rouiller Avocats Corp., has published “La société anonyme suisse” with Staempfli, a major Swiss legal publisher, in 2022. “La société anonyme suisse” is a comprehensive commentary of the Swiss company law of corporations, A.K.A. shareholding or stakeholding company. It covers commercial-, accounting-, liability-, M&A-, stock exchange- and tax law. Chinese investors in …
La Chine maintient un contrôle des changes strict. Elle a récemment intensifié sa lutte contre la fuite de capitaux. La question n’est pas théorique puisqu’on on mentionne des trillions de yuans représentant un pourcentage à deux chiffre des réserves de devises chinoises. En Suisse, l’art. 47 du Code de diligence interdit aux banques de prêter …
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Patent Law in Greater China est un ouvrage collectif regroupant les contributions de 25 auteurs dont approximativement la moitié d’appartenance chinoise. Les co-auteurs asiatiques sont enseignants, magistrats, fonctionnaires d’agence étatiques pour la propriété intellectuelle ou encore agents en brevets. Les co-auteurs occidentaux sont principalement allemands; ils exercent les mêmes fonctions ou sont encore juristes au …
A representative office using temporary workers is challenging and more burdensome than direct employment, as agencies in practice release all responsibility after workers have been placed. Legal reforms have not clarified the situation, which means it may be time for investors to switch to a WFOE.
Even though there are obviously local specificities, Chinese-related dispute resolution is not much different than anywhere else in the world insofar as the following basic, universal principle is respected:“prévenir, c’est guérir”. This discussion of Chinese-related dispute resolution is meant for entrepreneurs in China or in business with a Chinese party, not for lawyers. Along with …
In 2004, Switzerland ranked as the 16th-biggest importer and 21st-biggest exporter of goods and the 10th-biggest importer and 18th-biggest exporter of services worldwide,1 a remarkable figure for a country with a population of less than seven-and a-half million persons. At the same time, it ranked 15th for inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) flows but 9th …
In Part I of this article, I discussed the promotion, the admission and the treatment of whenever trade is hampered or their investment harmed in the importing or host country. the legal remedies available to Swiss exporters and investors for protecting their interests half of this study of the legal framework of Swiss international trade …
With the increasing number of mergers and acquisitions during the last two decades, the letter of intent, which precedes most forms of acquisitions of businesses, has become a widespread tool and, indeed, is often considered as a sine qua non condition of any merger or acquisition (M&A). Nevertheless, this institution still enjoys — or suffers …
In year 2000 Switzerland signed its one hundredth2 Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”)3, all of which contain dispute resolution provisions…Switzerland’s BITs network thus represents the second largest BITs network in the world.