Legal assistance is a system of legal remedy adopted by many countries in the world. Under this system, the state, throughout the legal process and at all levels, provides legal assistance, through reduction or exemption of fees, to the underprivileged of society who have difficulty safeguarding their own rights through the normal legal means, because of economic problems or otherwise.
Legal Advice Services for China Expats:
1. International trade
• Contract of international trade of goods and services;
• Dispute resolution concerning international trade contract, letter of credit, shipping and insurance;
• Antidumping, countervailing duty investigation and review;
• Customs measures and import/export control;
• WTO dispute settlement proceedings.
2. Maritime Shipping
• Construction, purchase and sale of vessels;
• Bareboat charters, time charters and voyage charters;
• Shipping and maritime dispute resolution;
• Agency agreements, shipping agency and cargo forwarding;
• Ship collision;
• Personal injury and compensation;
• Port operation;
• Maritime insurance.
3. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
• Initial investment planning and due diligence;
• Application documents and feasibility study reports;
• Company formation documents and related negotiations, including joint venture contracts, articles of association and technology license agreements;
• Government approval and registration for company formation and related procedures;
• Design of corporate governance;
• Ongoing legal and compliance advice to foreign invested enterprises;
• Restructuring, dissolution and liquidation of foreign invested enterprises;
• Exit strategies.
4. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Design optimal transaction structures;
• Conduct due diligence investigations;
• Draft and negotiate equity and asset acquisition agreements, merger agreements, and related agreements;
• Assist in governmental filings, approvals and registrations;
• Intellectual Property (IP);
• Piracy and counterfeiting are great concern of foreign investors in China.
5. Intellectual property
• IP Applications & Registrations;
• Transfer and License of IP rights;
• IP rights Protection;
• IP Infringement Investigations;
• IP Litigation.
6. Labor and Employment
• Draft and negotiate employment contracts, non-competition agreements and non-disclosure agreements;
• Prepare employee manuals and help to set up corporate rules and regulations system;
• Provide legal advice on labor protection, work-related injuries, occupational disease, remuneration, compensation and social insurance;
• Assist in handling employee lay-offs and displacements in corporate acquisitions, liquidations and restructuring proceedings;
• Collective issues;
• Disputes & dispute avoidance;
• Employment aspects of outsourcing;
• Employment termination;
• Immigration;
• International employment law;
• Policies, procedures & discrimination;
• Pensions;
• Post-merger integration;
• Restructuring & redundancies;
• Specialist policy advice;
• Structuring relationships.
Contact us
if you have further queries, don’t hesitate to contact Tannet anytime, anywhere by simply visiting Tannet’s website english.tannet-group.com or www.tannet-group.net or www.companies-registry,net, or calling Hong Kong hotline at 852-27826888 or China hotline at 86-755-82143422, or emailing to tannet-solution@hotmail.com.
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