This February Practical Law China has expanded its coverage of IP & IT with the publication of Standard document, Data security breach notification letter: China. This document is a letter to be sent by a data controller to notify affected data subjects, including employees or customers, of a personal data security breach. We have also published the Chinese language version, Standard document, Data security breach notification letter in China (Chinese language version).

For the corporate, FDI and M&A practice area, we have published Article, Cross-border share swap: a new method for overseas acquisition by A-share companies. This article examines the regulatory approval of a recent cross-border share swap transaction in China, which included foreign investors receiving Chinese A-shares for offshore equities. It looks at the regulatory regime governing cross-border share swaps by Chinese A-share companies and discusses the current share swap transaction and its implications for other A-share companies. The article also has a table summarising the timeline of regulatory approvals for the transaction.

As usual, we have published our regular monthly roundup of key items for general counsel, GC Agenda China (see Article, GC Agenda China: February 2017) and separate legal updates for important legal and practical developments in this month (see Legal updates) and have updated a number of materials in the light of recent developments (see Maintenance).