Fintech Future by William Marshall 01-May-2018 Hong Kong is transitioning from a major hub of traditional financial services to one of equal or greater significance in the cryptocurrency and fintech space. Whilst this bodes well for the future of Hong Kong’s financial services sector and […]
[SPEAKING] 29-Mar-2018 Join William and register for the 6th APAC Trade Compliance Summit in Shanghai on 19-20 April. Hear from senior customs officials and best practices from in-house counterparts as well as outside advisors. He will be a keynote speaker on customs audits and investigation of the region […]
For multinational companies, having a complex web of intra-company transactions and supporting agreements is commonplace. It has often been the case that in-house legal departments view the drafting of such intra-company agreements as perhaps less substantial than some of their other tasks, which is understandable. […]
On Monday March 19, 2018, The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published Interim Final Rules, which provide instructions for parties in the United States to submit requests for exclusions from the additional tariffs implemented on 8 March 2018 by Presidential […]
Yesterday, the State Council’s institutional reform plan was submitted to the 13th National People’s Congress for deliberation and consideration. This plan is one of the most significant restructurings of the State Council ever proposed. Its impact on business in China and trade into China could well […]
South China Morning Post William Marshall says World Trade Organisation rules include procedures to address unfair practices without risking a trade war, which may inflict even more pain on the US as nations like China seek oblique ways to retaliate. US President Donald Trump has made China’s trade […]
Further to our update last week on President Trump’s informal announcement of impending tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, yesterday the US indeed imposed such tariffs by Presidential Proclamation, which we link here for steel and aluminium respectively. With effect from 12:01AM Eastern Time on […]
The American Lawyer President Donald Trump’s plan to impose hefty steel and aluminum tariffs has created uncertainty for businesses, prompting more work for Asia-based trade lawyers. As the threat of a China-U.S. trade war continues to escalate, an attorney who previously was head of Baker McKenzie’s […]
Asia Legal Business By John Kang 06-Mar-2018 William Marshall, formerly a partner at Baker McKenzie and Deloitte, has launched his own boutique law firm in Hong Kong focusing on international trade regulatory and related supply chain commercial matters. The new firm is called William Marshall […]
South China Morning Post William Marshall says while the Trump administration’s aggressive moves against China are making the headlines, it may be the longer-term Chinese plan to build up its intellectual property heft that will have a greater impact. Since the election of US President Donald Trump, […]