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What does Environment mean? In legal practice, environment refers to the natural media and the living systems potentially affected by a project, operation or emission. UK environmental legislation commonly defines it as including air, water and land, and any living organisms (including humans) and ecosystems supported by those media. Similar formulations are used across England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and in Irish environmental legislation; exact wording varies by statute and context, but usage is broadly consistent. Where a regime provides a definition, courts apply that text; where it does not, the term carries its ordinary meaning. The concept sets the scope of regulatory...

Taiwan Business Law: Corporate Formation, Financing, Branches, Employment, Contracts, Tax, Merger Control, Securities, Data Protection, Anti-Money Laundering and IP for UK Lawyers Advising Foreign Investors

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Updated in October 2025

Introduction

Since the mid-twentieth century, Taiwan has stood among the ‘Asian Tigers’, sustaining a vibrant capitalist economy with a strong global footprint. The World Trade Statistical Review 2025 records Taiwan as the 16th largest exporter in world merchandise trade for 2024, while the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2025 ranks it 6th worldwide. The government also provides a range of attractive incentives that enhance Taiwan’s business-friendly appeal. Supported by political stability and a dependable domestic market, deep expertise in both hardware and software engineering, a rich pool of high-calibre talent, mature infrastructure, and favourable investment legislation, Taiwan offers a compelling setting for enterprise. Positioned at the heart of the Asia Pacific, it serves as a strategic bridge to major economies including the US, China, Japan and Korea, along with emerging markets such as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). In June 2010, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan concluded the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), further reinforcing Taiwan’s role as an appealing economic hub for international businesses. As a result, Taiwan is well placed to manufacture goods and deliver services for both domestic and global markets...

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Patrick Marros Chu

Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law

Patrick Chu is an Associate Partner at Lee & Li, Attorneys-at-Law in Taiwan. Patrick is an experienced litigation lawyer and his main practice areas include dispute resolution, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy, consumer protection, anti-trust law, media/sports law and distribution/franchise contract. Patrick represents many international financial institutions and international companies handling civil actions and advising on many potential disputes and compliance issues for them. Patrick also assists international TV-content providers and media businesses with regulatory issues and contract reviews. Such extensive experience in handling disputes and litigation and insights from having advised multinational companies in various industries enable Patrick to offer his clients sophisticated legal solutions. In addition to handling English matters, Patrick worked for Japan Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Law Firm as a visiting lawyer and is very experienced in Japan related legal affairs and Japanese matters....

David Tien

David Tien is an associate partner in Lee and Li's Corporate and Investment Department. His main practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture financings, fund formation, corporate investments and food and healthcare law. David has assisted private equity funds, venture capital funds and international and domestic companies in diversified cross-border mergers and acquisitions and start-up investments. David also handled many fund formation matters. In addition, David regularly advised food, cosmetics, healthcare, and pharmaceutical companies on all sorts of legal matters in relation to their business operations, which include the topics of product registration, product advertisement and labeling, unfair competition, consumer protection, labor, data protection, etc. David is experienced in cross-border dispute resolutions and global conglomerates' internal anti-corruption audit and investigation procedures. ...

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