The franchising concept is relatively new to China. In fact, as recently as the mid-1990s, the Chinese language didn’t even include a direct translation of the word “franchise.” Nevertheless, in recent decades, Western franchises have been proliferating in China like...
One of my favorite client stories of all time took place about five years ago. My client, Gretchen, was 97 years old, had a driver’s license for 75 years, and got into her very first car accident. She was driving a friend to church and ran into a parked car. The very...
The Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires enacted a law on September 5, 2019, Law No. 6195/2019, that provides for a large tax amnesty. The law entered into force on September 19, 2019. Area of application This amnesty applies to taxes applicable in the...
If you own a business, chances are that you will receive a negative review every now and then. However—what if the post is blatantly false or defamatory, and attempts to contact the poster have failed? It could be time for legal action. When considering hiring a...
Depending on who you ask, China’s middle class now numbers at least 400 million people (more than the entire population of the United States) and it is growing rapidly. These newly prosperous people enjoy considerable disposable income, and they can be characterized,...
This article does not pretend that people get married or formalize their relationship by means of a deed of constitution of a stable couple, but simply to highlight two existing differences in the regulations applicable here in Catalonia which is the Codi Civil de...
