Post-training Service Term and Penalty Mechanism under PRC Law

2022-04-18

Imagine an issue: a Chinese company spent considerable costs in offering a training opportunity to some selected staff to perfect their capabilities during a one-month program in London, but one staff among them resigned by serving a notice shortly after the training, how may the company do anything against the employee to recover its expenses/losses in respect to the costly training? The PRC Labor Contract Law 2008 officially addresses such problem under its Section 22:...

Fangben Completed Law Firm Engaged in Securities Practice Filing

2022-02-17

On January 14, 2022, Shanghai Fangben Law Firm (including four branch offices in Suzhou, Wuxi, Lianyungang and Yancheng) successfully completed the filing of law firms engaged in securities law business, as officially announced by the SFC....

Key Points of IP in Overseas Business Contracts

2021-12-06

On December 2, 2021, at the invitation of the China (Suzhou) Intellectual Property Protection Center, Fangben’s chief partner, Attorney Jin Chunqing attended the event hosted by the China (Suzhou) Intellectual Property Protection Center and the Suzhou Branch of the National Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Response and Guidance Center. The second phase of the 2021 Suzhou “Overseas Intellectual Property Rights Protection” series of service activities co-organized by Suzhou Intellectual Property Research Institute of Suzhou University. Attorney Jin gave a wonderful and detailed theme sharing on the topic of "Key Points of Intellectual Property in the Process of Concluding and Signing Overseas Business Contracts"....

Fangben Lawyers Attended the Forum of “Financial Rule of Law in Shanghai: New Pattern, New Momentum”

2021-11-24

On November 18, lawyers from Fangben Law Office were invited to attend the Forum of "Financial Rule of Law in Shanghai: New Pattern, New Momentum". The Forum is co-sponsored by Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center), Shanghai Financial Court, Shanghai Law Society, Shanghai Financial Association, Council of Shanghai Lujiazui Financial City and Shanghai Lujiazui Financial City Development Bureau....