ESG investment and Taiwan disclosure requirements

ESG investing (sometimes also referred to as “socially responsible investing,” “impact investing,” or “sustainable investing”) refers to i...

Franchising in Taiwan: Fair Trade Act and disclosure obligations

In our four previous articles we discussed issues related to general intellectual property protection, due diligence on potential franchisees, and ...

Covid-19 support for small businesses and startups in Taiwan

In 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s government introduced a Special Act (Special Act for Prevention, Relief, and Revitalization ...

Covid-19 support for international enterprises in Taiwan

In 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s government introduced a Special Act (Special Act for Prevention, Relief, and Revitalization ...

Electronic signatures in Taiwan

Signing a document is the most common way to indicate that a party accepts the terms and conditions of an agreement, acknowledges consent, or attests ...

Franchising in Taiwan: governing law

In our previous article we took a look at obtaining preliminary injunctions in Taiwan. Now, we turn to governing law. Governing law and dispute reso...

New developments in Taiwan’s electronic payment market – what you need to know

This is a translation of the original Mandarin Chinese article by Yi-Kai Chen and Christine Chen, which can be found here. Translation by Paul Cox. ...

Franchising in Taiwan: preliminary injunctions

In Part I and Part II of this series of articles we discussed the need to take the common sense precautions of registering any applicable intellec...