This research project compares the application of the competition laws of China and Australia to bank mergers, against financial regulatory frameworks and the dual objectives of competition and economic stability. As the title indicates, it seeks to identify lessons for Australian banks and...

This article investigates the role of conditions or remedies in Chinese merger approvals, drawing conclusions about their use and suitability. The article begins by mapping the changing approach to merger remedies by competition regulators in other major jurisdictions such as the EU, US and...

This article examines the likely role of competition in the regulatory analysis of bank mergers in China. Despite financial reforms, the banking sector remains subject to a complex web of financial regulation, with industrial policy favouring stability to facilitate national economic...

Many authoritarian regimes lack independent judiciary. This article studies the effect of firms' political connectedness on the court outcomes by studying a unique hand-collected dataset of 3,323 commercial lawsuits of listed companies in China. We find robust evidence that Chinese courts favor...