Linklaters is to open a practice in China staffed with 19 lawyers from its existing Chinese office in a long-awaited move by the firm. Technically The an independent practice in Shanghai ( FTZ ) the new office will operate alongside Linklaters on a "best friends" basis and the agreement between the two is expected to be finalised in two to three months . Chinese regulations state foreign law firms can only open representative offices in China and are restricted from offering Chinese legal advice, however, the two the Shanghai Free Trade Zone FTZ scheme circumvented this.
Linklaters is to open a practice in China staffed with 19 lawyers from its existing Chinese office in a long-awaited move by the firm. Technically The an independent practice in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) the new office will operate alongside Linklaters on a "best friends" basis and the agreement between the two is expected to be finalised in two to three months. Chinese regulations state foreign law firms can only open representative offices in China and are restricted from offering Chinese legal advice, however, the 2013 Shanghai FTZ scheme circumvented this.