CHINA WTO
September 1st, 2001
BY ALAN OSBORNSIGNIFICANT opportunities for British and other law firms to practise in China have been opened up following agreement by the Chinese government on the terms of its accession to the World Trade Organisation. The European Commission said there was "great demand" for legal services from western firms as China enters international markets on an unrestricted basis for the first time. For the first year after accession foreign law firms will be permitted to set up one representative office in China in any of a number of listed cities without restriction ...
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