Category Archives: Legal Advice

Tips on reducing legal risks when making deals internationally

As more and more companies going abroad to do business or make a cross-border deal, control of international legal risks are becoming increasingly important. As a lawyer, I have to say that indeed there are a few international dealers cheated or scammed due to lack of risk awareness, even though most of international businesses would be a good experience. Continue reading

建设工程施工合同纠纷类诉讼案件中的若干常见法律问题

建设工程施工合同纠纷中,在招标、履约、合同变更、工程价款、质量等方面常常发生争议:合同因违反招投标法而无效时工程结算价款的效力如何认定,工程价款的计价方式,发票的开具,工程质量的确定,工程量的认定等,天津博专律师事务所王景占律师为您分享建设工程类案件诉讼中常见的若干实务问题分析:


【实务问题 1】

问:承发包双方签订的”工程施工合同因违反招标投标法规定而无效,合同履行过程中双方达成的结算工程价款补充协议是否必然无效?
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Contract review: mind the contracting party that shall take liability.

Contract review: mind the contracting party.
Reviewing contract is the second time I have composed this year , because I, as a lawyer, recognize that it is of most importance to verify parties who are literally involved in a contract, whereas most contracting parties tend to ignore it, even for the legal occupant. Continue reading

To review a contract: mind the contractual party.

Contract review: mind the contracting party.
This is the second time I compose an article on such a subject, because I recognize that to check parties who are literally involved in a contract is of the most importance in reviewing a contract, whereas most contractors tend to ignore it, even for the legal occupant. Continue reading

Extortion crime & its punishment in China

what’s xxtortion?
When someone ilegally threat you to ask for something,usually it’s money or other property, by violence or other methods. It is deemed as extortion.
What is extortion crime?
The provision 274 of criminal law of China says: the one who extorts to obain public or priviate property,if the amount is comparatively big or mutiple times of extortion, shall be sentenced to imprisonment of less than three years, or criminal detention,or public surveillance, plus fine; in the circumstance that the amount is huge or of other severity,the sentence shall be above three and less than ten years, plus fine; in the circumstance that the amount is very huge or of other extreme severity, he shall be sentenced to imprisonment of more than ten years, plus fine.