Dear Lawyer:
As Chinese and foreign enterprises are further involved in world economy, their demand for international legal services is on the increase. Lacking in knowledge about legal resources in foreign countries, they tend to turn to a neutral and reliable international legal service organization when business disputes arise. To provide such services to both Chinese and foreign firms, and to facilitate link between businesses and legal service providers, ICC CHINA Lawyers Corps. has been set up in August 2006 to serve companies in need of legal service.
We hereby sincerely invite you to join ICC CHINA Lawyers Corps.
ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) is the voice of world business championing the global economy as a force for economic growth, job creation and prosperity. ICC activities cover a broad spectrum, from arbitration and dispute resolution to making the case for open trade and the market economy system, business self-regulation, fighting corruption or combating commercial crime.
ICC is a pioneer in setting business rules and standards. ICC's Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 500) are the rules that banks apply to finance billions of dollars worth of world trade every year. ICC Incoterms are standard international trade definitions used every day in countless thousands of contracts. All these activities fulfill the pledge made in a key article of the ICC's constitution: "to assure effective and consistent action in the economic and legal fields in order to contribute to the harmonious growth and the freedom of international commerce."
Established in 1923 and as the arbitration body of ICC, the International Court of Arbitration has pioneered international commercial arbitration as it is known today. The Court took the lead in securing the worldwide acceptance of arbitration as the most effective way of resolving international commercial disputes. Since its creation, the Court has administered well over 13,000 international arbitration cases involving parties and arbitrators from more than 170 countries and territories. Demand for its services grows year by year in line with the expansion of international trade and the rapid globalization of the world economy.
ICC CHINA, founded in January 1995 and one of ICC¡¯s national committees, represents the interests of businesses operating in China and speak on their behalf vis-¨¤-vis the Chinese government and intergovernmental organizations, facilitate members' participation in international business activities as well as the discussion and formulation of business practices, usages, rules at international levels. ICC CHINA 's members, state-owned, private or foreign-invested, come from a full spectrum of sectors such as manufacture, trade, finance, transport, insurance, commerce and therefore make the organization truly representative of the Chinese business community.
ICC CHINA Lawyers Corps. shall be composed of less than 100 prominent lawyers from different countries with their specialties covering a broad range of activities including international trade, international direct investment, corporate merger, securities, finance and intellectual property, etc.
Membership rights are as following:
? Listed as member of ICC CHINA Lawyer Corps. on ICC CHINA¡¯s official website and other advocating materials;
? Right to publicize oneself as member of ICC CHINA Lawyer Corps;
? Referred to provide legal service when there are parties seeking legal assistance from ICC CHINA;
? Recommended as arbitrator at the request of parties;
? Complimentary membership of ICC CHINA.
ICC CHINA recruits and assesses new members once a quarter through its Assessment & Supervision Committee, which is composed of 11 experts and working under Rules for ICC CHINA Lawyers Corps. and Assessment & Supervision Committee.
Deadline for the second-batch application is November 20th, 2006. qualified applicants will be listed as new members of ICC CHINA Lawyer Corps and will be announced on December 1, 2006. An annual fee of US$ 1,250 will be charged for every new member to ensure the proper operation of the corps.
Should you be interested, please fill the attached application form and fax to Ms. Ma Ling at 86+10+68025737 or e-mail to maling@ccpit.org before the deadline.
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Ma Ling
Tel: 86+10+88075504
Addr. :1, Fu Xing Men Wai St., Beijing, China 100860
We look forward to working with you at ICC CHINA Lawyers Corps..
Yours sincerely,
Li Haifeng
Deputy Secretary General
ICC CHINA
October 17, 2006
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