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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.

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.

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.

Legal InsightsChina-related Disputes, Arbitration & Cross-border Enforcement28 Aug 2026

After Cross-border Debt Recovery Enters Insolvency Proceedings: Offshore Assets, Recognition of Proceedings, and Centralized Collection

After the debtor enters bankruptcy liquidation, restructuring or other collective debt disposal proceedings, cross-border debt recovery is no longer just an issue of individual enforcement by a single creditor. Starting from the institutional shift from individual enforcement to centralized repayment, this article analyzes the recognition of and judicial assistance to foreign insolvency proceedings in the places where assets are located, and uses the Singapore Delong case to illustrate the interface among stay of proceedings, confirmation of the administrator’s status, asset investigation and centralized collection, providing a practical framework for cross-border creditors to assess recovery timing, procedural status and paths for disposing of offshore assets.

Legal InsightsChina-related Disputes, Arbitration & Cross-border Enforcement27 Aug 2026

Can Assets Held by Third Parties Be Recovered? Ownership Piercing and the Limits of Liability in Cross-Border Claims Enforcement

In cross-border claims enforcement, a creditor discovering assets in the name of the debtor’s spouse, affiliated company, actual controller, or other third party does not mean those assets can be directly enforced against. Focusing on the connection between third-party assets and the debtor’s true beneficial interest, this article analyzes nominee holding, related-party transactions, asset transfers, separate corporate personality, and actual control, and examines when evidence and judicial procedures may support ownership piercing, and when recovery should instead be pursued through separate proceedings, avoidance rights, or other remedies.

Legal InsightsChina-related Disputes, Arbitration & Cross-border Enforcement21 Aug 2026

How to Seek Recognition and Enforcement in Singapore of an Arbitral Award Won in China

This article explains the legal basis, application steps, service requirements and scope of the respondent's grounds of opposition when seeking recognition and enforcement in Singapore of a Chinese arbitral award. It uses the New York Convention and Singapore's International Arbitration Act to explain the boundaries of the court's review, and summarizes practical arrangements for asset seizure and subsequent enforcement. It also reminds relevant parties to prepare documents in advance and conduct ongoing compliance reviews based on the specific facts and the latest rules.