Venues: Beijing: Lufthansa Center, Office C412, 50 Liangmaqiao Road
Shanghai: Mallesons Stephen Jacques Office - Unit 608-611 1 Corporate Avenue 222 Hubin Road Lu Wan District
Dear Working Group member,
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next combined Legal and Competition Working Group (lunch-) meeting, on Tuesday 14 December from 12:00. Please register with my colleague, Ms. Van Coppenolle at mcoppenolle@euccc.com.cn, indicating your attendance in either our Beijing or Shanghai. Please note that the Shanghai meeting location is NOT at the European Chamber office, but around the corner at the offices of Mallesons Stephen Jacques.
The lunches will be sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jacques in Shanghai and Baker & Mckenzie in Beijing, which is highly appreciated.
The draft agenda for the meeting is as follows:
1. Chair elections
For the two Chair positions of the Legal working Group in Beijing, two candidates have come forward: Christoph Hezel, Taylor Wessing Beijing and Ronan Diot, Norton Rose Beijing. Find Christoph’s and Ronan’s profiles attached.
For the second Chair position of the Competition sub Working group in Beijing, the following candidate has come forward: Martin Commons, Baker & Mackenzie, Beijing. See his profile via this link
For the second Chair position of the Legal Working Group in Shanghai, the following candidate has come forward: Martyn Huckerby, Mallesons Stephen Jacques, Shanghai. See his profile via this link
During the meeting the candidates will introduce themselves after which the groups will vote.
2. Cooperation with the Shanghai Bar Association (Martyn Huckerby)
Martyn Huckerby and Tim Werkhoven met with the president of the Association on 18 November. There, 2 main items were discussed:
Future cooperation. Please find attached a draft plan, which we intend to send and further discuss with the Shanghai Bar The Shanghai Bar wishes to extend membership to foreign law firms and in-house lawyers
3. Debrief of meeting with NDRC – AML division (Francois Renard)
4. Debrief of Meeting with EUROJURIS (Martyn Huckerby)
5. Government engagement (All)
Please find attached documents, which will be used as basis for discussion in designing our Group’s future government activities.
6. Briefing on Tax rules relevant for (Legal) Services in China (Christoph Hezel)
Individual Income Tax (“ITT”) for foreign partners, Business tax to be paid on services fees paid by clients in China to the law firm’s overseas head office, Urban construction and maintenance tax (“UCMT”) and education surcharges (“ES”).
7. Any other business
For more information on the Legal Working Group or general enquiries such as Membership with the European Chamber please contact Mr. Tim Werkhoven (twerkhoven@euccc.com.cn) in Shanghai, Xavier Sans Powell (xsanspowell@euccc.com.cn) in Beijing