Adrian Emch

On 1 July 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) made public three sets of regulations to implement China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML): the Interim Regulation Prohibiting Monopoly…

On 3 January 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a draft of the Regulation on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreement Conduct (Draft) on its website, inviting comments…

It's been almost a year since the new "Internet clause" in China's Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) is in force. The enforcement authority hasn't used it much in 2018. But one decision is…

On 20 July 2018, the new Chinese antitrust authority – the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) – published two decisions sanctioning two ship tallying companies in Shenzhen for market…

On 4 January 2018, the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court (Court) rendered a landmark judgment in the Huawei v. Samsung standard essential patent (SEP) case that is expected to reshape dynamics…

On 26 April 2018, the High People’s Court of Guangdong Province – home to many Chinese high-tech companies – issued the Working Guidelines on the Trial of Standard Essential Patent Disputes (Trial…

Important new developments are reported in the first case under Hong Kong's cross-sector antitrust statute, the Competition Ordinance ("Ordinance"), in effect since December 2015. The hearing for the…

Over the past weekend, the Chinese legislature decided on a major restructuring of governmental agencies – with a profound impact on antitrust enforcement in the country. The restructuring plan was…

On 4 November 2017, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the amendments to China's Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL).  The amendments will take effect from 1 January 2018…