Joint Ventures In East Asia Legal Issues

There are many indications that the twentieth century will be the `Asian century', with several countries there approaching rapid and sustained economic development, fuelled by neighbouring investor countries. This book provides the ultimate manual for investors interested in setting up a joint venture in the Far East, and presents the legal nuts and bolts of that process with respect to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. A final item argues persuasively for alternatives to traditional dispute resolution methods, and will greatly assist drafting of such contracts. Matters addressed systematically are: the selection of a J.V. vehicle, control of a J.V. company, tax incentives, acquisition of real property, government authorizations, legal procedures for termination, and legal status of dispute resolution methods. This book presents the work of the IBA's Committee on Business Organizations, convened in Hong Kong in 1991. The considerable experience brought to bear on this subject by leading international legal practitioners renders this work an invaluable tool for the investor in the 1990s and beyond.

Law and Investment in Japan introduces both Japanese law and the strategic issues that arise in cross-border transactions. Centered around the details of an actual joint venture between the U.S. and Japan, the book combines materials from the transaction itself with cases, statutes, and background data.

Joint ventures have become a common vehicle for companies to create strategic alliances with partners that have complementary capabilities and resources, fostering opportunities to exploit distribution channels, technology, or finance in ways not available to the sole partners. Simply put, in a joint venture, two or more parent companies agree to pool defined capital, technology, human resources, risks, and rewards in the formation of a distinct entity under shared control. The complexities of such an arrangement are magnified when the project embraces more than one jurisdiction. In this special issue of the Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, practitioners who have specialized in domestic and cross border joint venture formations report on their respective jurisdictions as well as particular cross border issues. The volume provides national reports on Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, The Philippines, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, and Vietnam. European competition law relative to joint ventures, taxation issues in The Netherlands, and governing law also are treated.

This brand new guide book is a comprehensive overview of establishing joint ventures in China. It details all applicable decision making processes such as assessing your potential partner, choosing the relevant JV structure, conducting legal and financial due diligence. The guide contains complete JV contract and articles of association as well as an overview of JV law, details negotiation issues, land use rights, IP Protection and technology transfer, in addition to tips on staff hiring and HR. It also describes the tax and audit responsibilities in addition to buying out a JV partner and liquidations. It is a concise, detailed yet pragmatic guide of use to anyone considering or owning a JV in China.

This new "Yearbook" provides an insight into some of the most typical issues in East Asian law and practice. From doing business in Vietnam to the status of the foreign lawyer in Japan - the "Yearbook Law and Legal Practice in East Asia" provides expert opinion and analysis.

This new Yearbook provides an insight into some of the most typical issues in East Asian law and practice. From doing business in Vietnam to the status of the foreign lawyer in Japan - the Yearbook Law and Legal Practice in East Asia provides expert opinion and analysis.