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78026 Business and Law in China

6cp
Requisite(s): (77885 Legal Process and Legal Research OR (60 credit points of completed study in 60 Credit Value spk(s): C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice AND 70211 Contracts))
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 76009 Introduction to Chinese Business Law AND 78118 Business and Law in China

Postgraduate

With China's emergence as a new economic superpower, and with ever-deepening business ties between Australia and China, it is crucial that students gain an up-to-date understanding of Chinese business law and an awareness of major differences between Australian and Chinese legal and business cultures. This subject focuses on areas of Chinese law that are most relevant for foreign businesses and for law firms with a China practice. Topic areas covered include:

  • Chinese legal culture/business culture
  • challenges of doing business in China — politics, bureaucracy, corruption, personal connections
  • Chinese business enterprise law — state-owned enterprises, companies limited by shares, township and village enterprises, private entrepreneurs, foreign-invested enterprises
  • pitfalls surrounding contracts and business transactions with Chinese enterprises
  • foreign investment regime in China
  • Chinese banking/finance system and capital markets
  • business dispute resolution and litigation.

Note(s)

  1. This subject was formerly called Chinese Corporate Commercial Law.
  2. Students who have completed an introductory subject in Chinese law need not attend the first class but are welcome to attend if they wish.


Detailed subject description.

Fee information

  • 2013 contribution for commencing Commonwealth-supported students: $1224 (Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2010 should consult the Fees Calculator by Subject for relevant student contribution charges for Commonwealth-supported students. Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth-supported places.)
  • 2013 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $3101 (Note: Fees for postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the annual fees schedule.)
  • Subject EFTSL: 0.125

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at access conditions and My Student Admin.