Green is the new black
DutchCham Magazine

Being a lawyer will make you a cynic. Most likely you were already one when you took up the profession. If you weren't, the constant confrontation with rules and how people, corporations and governments manage to break them without showing signs of remorse other than for PR reasons, will leave you feeling deeply cynical about human nature.

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Breaking news
DutchCham Magazine
While Hong Kong was scrambling to get the latest in fashion, designed by Madonna and stuffed down our throats by H&M, the real news was coming from China. During the annual gathering of China's Nationals Peoples Congress after some fierce political arguments, a law was adapted that allows and should protect private property in China.
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One hand clap
DutchCham Magazine
Lawyers spend a lot of their time drafting agreements. That is a good thing. Although you may not hear us admit to it to our friends, we actually like to draft agreements. On the other hand we also spend a lot of time fighting on behalf of clients about agreements.
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Motto
DutchCham Magazine
Despite the air conditioning, which was stuck the usual 'are-you-nuts' mode, the initial talks in Beijing between my client and a Chinese party looking for investment started warm enough. After the general introductions of both companies, the usual compliments where exchanged on how impressive the achievements of the companies had been.
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Control
DutchCham Magazine
Under Dutch company law as in many other legal systems, all shareholders of a company should be treated equally. That makes you wonder how a one percent shareholder of a large Dutch bank, could put so much pressure the Board of Directors that they would actually feel forced to, ahem, merge with a large English bank? Apparently some shareholders are more equal then others.
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