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Smuggling by a Foreign Defendant: Probation Granted
Corporation A established a sales company in China and engaged the defendant Y, a Japanese national, to handle customs declaration. The indictment all…
Alleged Illegal Absorption of Public Deposits (RMB 30 Million): Lenient Sentence
The investigation alleged that Z had absorbed more than RMB 30 million from depositors in a disguised form, offering a written commitment of a 12 per …
Trade Secret Infringement: Judgment for the Rights Holder
H Company manufactures and sells fashion bags, luggage and leather goods. Its products and marks have been recognised as a Shanghai Export Famous Bran…
Commercial Bribery by a Supplier: RMB 610,000, Sentence Reduced
During a cabling and equipment maintenance project for the Shanghai office building of M, a US-invested consulting company, H — legal representative o…
Legal Counsel to Xinlian Weixun Co., Ltd.
Xinlian Weixun Co., Ltd. is recognised as a High-Tech Enterprise, a "Specialised, Refined, Distinctive and Innovative" (专精特新) enterprise, a cultivated…
Third-Party Objection in Enforcement: Protecting a Spouse’s Share of Matrimonial Property
A financial company applied to enforce a judgment in a financial loan contract dispute against F. A third party, G, filed an objection, stating that s…
Expropriation Compensation: Mediated Settlement Between Sisters
The plaintiffs and the first defendant are sisters; the second defendant is the first defendant's husband. Their late mother owned a property in Shang…
Legal Adviser to a Dubai Real Estate Brokerage
G Real Estate Brokerage Company is registered in Dubai. Shanghai Lixiaohua Law Firm acts as its legal adviser on matters connected with its China-faci…
Division of Demolished Property: Judgment on the Respective Shares
A and his wife lived with their son B, B's wife and their grandson. The family home was demolished and the compensation used to purchase three flats —…
‘Foresight Guardian’: Excellence Award for a White-Collar Crime Prevention Product
White-collar crime is concealed, difficult to investigate and costly when it surfaces. To move clients from reacting to preventing, the firm combined …