Overseas individuals & families
People and families with China assets or legal matters.
China-Singapore Legal News
Cross-border legal support for clients with China interests
When individuals, families, or businesses are based overseas yet still need to deal with China-side assets, operations, employees, contracts, funds, data, or disputes, China-Singapore Legal News helps clients scope the issue, assess the right path, and coordinate the legal and professional resources required.
Start with a 15-minute call to determine your next step.
Who We Serve
Overseas businesses & regional HQs
Businesses investing, operating, employing or facing disputes in China.
Professional institutions & partners
Legal, tax, family office, corporate, HR, trust and business support institutions.
Five Core Services
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Overseas Individuals & China Assets
Support with China succession, property, family, proceedings and documents.
Succession｜Property｜Family｜Documents
View details 02Inbound China Investment & Onshore Operations
Support with market entry, governance, funds, data and daily operations in China.
FDI｜Entity setup｜Governance｜Funds｜Data
View details 03China Employment, Executive Exit & Labor Disputes
Support with employment, executive exits, disputes and control handover.
Employment｜Executive exit｜Labor disputes
View details 04China-related Disputes, Arbitration & Cross-border Enforcement
Assess and advance paths for China-related disputes, recovery and enforcement.
Disputes｜Arbitration｜Enforcement｜Recovery
View details 05Singapore Company, Documents & Cross-border Arrangements
Support with Singapore companies, documents, family offices, trusts and China assets.
Company｜Documents｜Trust｜Coordination
View detailsLionLex / At a Glance
Core jurisdictions
China and Singapore
Service lines
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Client groups
Individuals, businesses and institutions
Languages
Chinese and English
Resources
Multi-jurisdiction collaboration
Method
Identify → Assess → Match → Execute
Insights
Practical China-related legal and compliance insights.
UpdatesTeam News6 Sept 2026
2026 Chinese-Language Lawyers Conference in Shenzhen: Connecting Global Legal Resources with Cross-Border Project Management
Using the 2026 Chinese-Language Lawyers Conference in Shenzhen as a starting point, this article examines the increasingly specialized legal-service needs arising from Chinese companies' overseas expansion, including the matching of overseas lawyers, coordination of multi-jurisdictional projects and development of cross-border professional networks. Drawing on China–Singapore and Southeast Asian business scenarios, it explains how lawyers and financial and tax professionals from different jurisdictions can be assembled according to each project stage, and summarizes the path from contacts made at a conference to concrete projects and long-term cooperation.
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Legal InsightsSingapore Company, Documents & Cross-border Arrangements2 Sept 2026
A Must-Read for Overseas Entrepreneurs: Understanding Registered Capital of Singapore Companies
This article compares the registered-capital, subscribed-capital and paid-up-capital regimes in China and Singapore. It explains Singapore’s minimum capital, capital increases, share issues and capital-maintenance rules, and highlights how registered-capital arrangements affect financing, tax, bank account opening and shareholder liability for trading, service and technology businesses.
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Legal InsightsChina-related Disputes, Arbitration & Cross-border Enforcement28 Aug 2026
Cross-Border Debt Recovery After Termination of Current Domestic Enforcement Proceedings: Overseas Asset Leads, Enforcement Pathways, and Assessing Whether Further Investment Is Worthwhile | China-Singapore Legal News
After the termination of the current domestic enforcement proceedings, if the debtor may still have assets, affiliates, or funding arrangements overseas, whether the creditor should continue pursuing recovery cannot be judged merely by the amount of the claim or the overseas asset leads themselves. This article examines the connection between domestic enforcement and overseas recovery from the perspectives of the underlying claim, the quality of the asset leads, the location of the assets, enforcement costs, limitation periods, and the likelihood of recovery, to help creditors decide whether to initiate cross-border investigations, preservation measures, and enforcement, and to assess the costs, benefits, and procedural risks in advance.
Read moreSelected Case Notes
Anonymized notes on common paths and risk control.
China-Singapore Cross-Border Case Study | How Can a Foreign Heir Inherit Real Estate in China? From Singapore Documents to Chinese Inheritance Notarization and Registration
Using a representative case involving a foreign heir and real estate in China, this article explains how Singapore death certificates, wills, and relationship documents are prepared and authenticated, and how they connect with Chinese inheritance notarization, waivers of inheritance, real-estate registration, and overseas powers of attorney.
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Case StudyInbound China Investment & Onshore OperationsSingapore Company, Documents & Cross-border Arrangements12 Jun 2026
Reviewing Cross-Border Arrangements Amid the Eight-Department Campaign
Existing cross-border financial arrangements should be reviewed calmly and systematically within a compliance framework, focusing on account origin, fund flows, trading services, data records and tax obligations before any adjustment or disposal is made.
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Case | Inheriting a Shanghai Property from Overseas via Remote Coordination
Client based in Singapore — about 6 weeks to complete Shanghai inheritance and title transfer, progressed through remote coordination.
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