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Business & Contract Lawyers in China
Commercial contracts, partnerships, and deal counsel for domestic and cross-border business.
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Browse business and contract lawyers for commercial agreements, JV documents, supply-chain contracts, e-commerce terms, and financial contracts under PRC law.
Governing law, dispute clauses, chops, and language versions often decide enforceability. See the business & contract guide.
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Commercial contract checklist
- Parties, chops, and authority to sign under PRC practice.
- Scope, price, quality specs, and change-order mechanics.
- Payment terms, retention, set-off, and tax invoices (fapiao).
- Liability caps, IP ownership, confidentiality, and data clauses.
- Governing law, dispute forum (court vs CIETAC/SHIAC/SCIA), and language versions.
Key PRC sources (illustrative)
- Civil Code of the PRC (Book III Contracts, 2021) — formation, performance, breach, and remedies (e.g. general rules on offer/acceptance and damages).
- E-Commerce Law of the PRC (2019) — platform operators, online contracts, and consumer-facing terms.
- Company Law of the PRC (rev. 2023) — authority of legal representatives and corporate seals in deal execution.
- Foreign Investment Law of the PRC (2019) — investment contracts and variable structures where FI rules apply.
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