2025-08-22ARTICLES Ping Zhao, Stella Lu, Ice Zhang In March 2025, the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (the “SHAC”) amended its arbitration rules, formally introducing an early dismissal procedure.More
2025-08-22ARTICLES Teresa Wu, Jacquline Law In a recent decision, the English Court of Appeal (Civil Division) addressed whether the setting aside of an arbitral award against one claimantMore
JT&N was invited to contribute to the 7th edition of LIR China (July 2025) on the Legal Management and Tax chapters. In the Legal Management section, our Managing Partner Chen YANG shares JT&N's development roadmap and outlines the firm's strategic approach to China's legal market.More
JT&N was invited to contribute to the 7th edition of LIR China (July 2025) on the Legal Management and Tax chapters.More
On June 10, 2023, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal delivered its judgment in in the Peking University Founder Group Keepwell Agreement case. This decision has drawn wide-ranging attention from the financial and legal sectors and is regarded as a milestone in relation to the enforcement of Keepwell Agreements in cross-border financing involving PRC-related entities. This article aims to elucidate the main points of the judgment, clarify the judicial attitude toward Keepwell Agreements, and discuss the practical implications for cross-border financing. This will be done with particular emphasis on the credit enhancement effect, i.e. the effectiveness of such agreements in improving the creditworthiness of debtors.More
2025-06-30ARTICLES Sun Rui, Zhang Lin, Wu Yu, Zhao Xue Trump's frequent and unpredictable tariff policy changes have, since April 2025, brought huge uncertainty to global trade, resulting in a sharp increase in tariff risks in international transactions. The sudden increase in tariffs may lead to a surge in the cost of contracts which had already been entered into, and may accordingly engender disputes between the contracting parties. Moreover, future contracts will need to carefully consider whether to adopt tariff clauses. This article will discuss the risks and countermeasures which may be warranted by the issues canvassed above.More