By Christopher Hooley, Partner

China has now passed a Tort Liability Law ("the Tort Law"), which will come into effect in Mainland China on 1^st July 2010.

The Tort Law integrates the basic legal concepts of tort-related provisions, now contained in other PRC laws, into a single piece of legislation, covering a range of areas including product and medical product liability, environmental protection and high risk and hazardous activities. These are all activities and areas in which foreign owned enterprises are increasingly active in China.

By Christopher Hooley, Partner

China has now passed a Tort Liability Law ("the Tort Law"), which will come into effect in Mainland China on 1^st July 2010.

The Tort Law integrates the basic legal concepts of tort-related provisions, now contained in other PRC laws, into a single piece of legislation, covering a range of areas including product and medical product liability, environmental protection and high risk and hazardous activities. These are all activities and areas in which foreign owned enterprises are increasingly active in China.

By Alfred Ip, Partner, Notary Public and CEDR Accredited Mediator

Applications for Probate and Letters of Administration often require production of a number of public documents in order to prove the applicant’s entitlement, such as Certificates of Birth, Death, Marriage and Adoption.

The Hong Kong Probate Registry requires such documents to be properly authenticated if they are issued by foreign authority, in order to ensure their authenticity.