Publications
Asia Pacific (APAC) Newsletter for Primerus published for December 2020
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, as the Chair of the Primerus APAC Group, is pleased to announce the release of our Primerus 2nd newsletter of the year. Caroline is grateful to her Asia contributors and their exciting line-up of articles covering China’s new Patent Law, Legal implications on Cryptocurrency as salary payouts in Hong Kong, Western Australia’s promising reform in the construction industry and overview of Deeds and IP updates from Singapore. Caroline thanks Alicia Bos (Event and Marketing Coordinator) and Chris Dawe (Senior Vice President of Services) of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, whose efforts made this newsletter possible for year-end release! Happy reading for the Christmas holidays, please click here: Asia Pacific Newsletter!
Our M&A China 2020 chapter is out – Lexology Getting The Deal Through (GTDT) – Practice Guide for China
IBA China Working Group Newsletter, Message from Co-chairs, June 2020
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, co-chair of the IBA China Working Group, is happy to announce the publication of the second newsletter of the China Working Group (“CWG”)! Caroline thanks all IBA-CWG contributors, together with her co-chair, David Liu (JunHe LLP, Shanghai), their editor, Dominic Hui (Ribeiro Hui, HK) for the superb work. This edition brings 15 relevant articles related to Chinese laws.! A preview of the articles is given in the attached (PDF). Special mention to the IBA CWG’s first webinar on May 21st, 2020 she moderated and which recorded a huge turnout from all over the world (see Caroline’s post here).
The Variable Capital Company: an answer to Singapore’s fund management Sector?
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, the Chair of the Asia Pacific Region for Primerus, a society of the world’s finest independent, boutique law firms, is proud to contribute a feature article on its inaugural Vol. 1 Asia Pacific Newsletter published for April 2020. Caroline and colleague, Matthew Boyd (Corporate Secretary, HJM Asia Law and Procosec Asia) shared their insights about the Variable Capital Companies Act 2018 which was passed into Singapore law on January 14th, 2020. The creation of the Variable Capital Company (or “VCC”) represents Singapore’s efforts to boost its fund management industry by providing a fund-friendly legal entity. The article is also featured on the Primerus Xpress Corporate Client e-Newsletter. A special thanks to Chad Sluss (Senior Vice President of Services, Primerus) for coordinating the newsletter from start to finish. You may access the newsletter and message from the Chair from the attached PDF.
Lexology Getting The Deal Through – Practice Guide for China M&A – Employment & Labour Chapter
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, wrote with her colleague Ralf Ho the practical guide chapter on employment issues in mergers and acquisitions transactions in China. The publication was a collaboration between Lexology Getting The Deal Through (GTDT), David Willard (Founder & Managing Partner, 52 Capital Partners) and other firms in China. Special thanks to Gracie Ford (Senior Content Coordinator of Law Business Research Limited) for her patience and diligence all the way to the printing press! Published in January 2020, an online copy of this handbook is available at https://www.lexology.com/gtdt/guides/china-m-and-a/
International Bar Association, China Working Group, “a note from the Co-Chairs”, September 2019
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law and Co-Chair of the International Bar Association China Working Group (“CWG”), together with the Co-Chair David Liu from JunHe, prepared a special welcome note for the CWG newsletter for the 2019 Seoul Annual Conference covering different topics such as “Strategies for foreign CTAs to enter China”, “Opportunities for the legal industry in China’s Greater Bay Area” and “China sets up international commercial courts to promote the Belt and Road initiative”.
https://www.ibanet.org/Article/NewDetail.aspx?ArticleUid=748D1D11-D861-48BF-BD52-D63931A00482
The Intricacies of Doing Business in China, McGill Asia Office, June 24th, 2019
McGill University Asia Office has launched a new series of profiling stories of their alumni in or from Asia as part of McGill’s Bicentennial celebrations. Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law and former alumna, was published due to her new book “Doing Business in China”. You can find more information on the following link: https://mcgillasiaoffice.wordpress.com/2019/06/24/the-intricacies-of-doing-business-in-china/
Caroline Berube, Canadian based in Asia, author of the book “Doing Business in China” and Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law was pleased to support Commonwealth Day 2019. The event was held at the historical colonial Eden Hall, British High Commissioner’s Residence in Singapore. Other major supporters included Prudential UK and Dyson. The evening was well attended by over 300 guests and officials from Singapore and other Commonwealth countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe.
Reception with the Prime Minister of Canada in Singapore, November 13th, 2018
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, was privileged to attend a reception hosted by Her Excellency Lynn McDonald, High Commissioner of Canada in Singapore, at her official residence, on the occasion of the visit to Singapore by The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. Caroline is seen here presenting the Prime Minister with a copy of her new book “Guide pratique pour faire des affaires en Chine” (published by Lexis Nexis in English too and titled “Doing Business in China”).
Interview with Eckart Brodermann by Marc O. Dedman and Caroline Berube, Paradigm, International Society of Primerus Law Firms, Fall 2018
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, and Marc O. Dedman, Partner of Spicer Rudstrom, had the opportunity to interview Eckart Brodermann about his new published article “UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, An Article-by-Article Commentary”, Wolters Kluwer, 2018. Please click the following link to read about the interview
Tax litigation in China: overview
Caroline Berube and her colleague Ralf Ho contributed to the book “Tax Litigation” published by Thomson Reuters earlier in May 2018 and wrote the China chapter. HJM Asia Law is proud to be part of this international publication. You can view HJM’s China chapter here in the following link:
World Bank Group Serie – Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs
Covering Singapore Employment aspect in the report Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs by the World Bank Group, Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law with offices in China and Singapore, and her team enjoyed contributing to the 15th edition of the annual series of reports. Topics like objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement was touched upon. You can view the complete report here : http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/369211510210651290/pdf/121064-WP-PUBLIC-DB18-SGP.pdf
Interview with the Honorable Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, IBA Asia Pacific Forum Newsletter, April 2016
On October 8th, 2015, during IBA Annual Conference in Vienna, Caroline Berube was granted an opportunity to interview the Honorable Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines for the IBA APF newsletter. The following is a summary of their discussion as it appeared in the newsletter: IBA APF, Interview with the Honourable Justice Maria Lourdes P A Sereno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee Newsletter, September 2015
Caroline Berube, the Managing Partner of HJM, is the Asia Pacific Forum Liaison Officer/ Publication Officer for the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee within the International Bar Association (IBA). Part of her duties include being the editor of the committee’s newsletter. This issue focused on the upcoming IBA Annual Conference in Vienna and various sessions organized by the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee. You can view the September 2015 newsletter here: IP Entertainment Law (Sept 2015)
“Pointers and Tips When Negotiating Contracts with Chinese Companies”- Canadian International Lawyer Journal, January 2015
On January 6th, 2015, Caroline Berube’s article was published in the Vol.10 of the Canadian International Lawyer Journal. It offers a detailed account of useful strategies and tips to consider when negotiating a contract with Chinese companies, namely: company searches and credit checks, undertaking other due diligence, use of contracts, and authorized signatories. You can find Caroline’s article on Page 33 of the journal: Canadian International Lawyer, Vol.10, No.1
IPBA Journal September 2014 issue
On 15 January 2014, Caroline Berube was granted an opportunity to interview the Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma, Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, for the September 2014 issue of the IPBA Journal. The following is a summary of their discussion as it appeared in the journal: IPBA September 2014 Judge Interview, Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma