Horizon Q&A

What are the common legal needs of e-commerce platforms, merchants and service providers?

Common needs include business-model risk reviews, platform compliance, contracts, IP, financing and disputes.

This answer is provided in English for convenience. The Chinese version follows it.

Horizon's Internet & E-commerce practice serves domestic and international platforms, merchants, suppliers, service providers, sellers and consumers, covering business registration, financing, intellectual property, platform systems, corporate matters and litigation.

For day-to-day operations, lawyers may review the business model for legal risk and compliance improvements, assist with platform compliance and rule-setting, provide ongoing advice, and draft or review legal documents.

For financing, support may cover the legality of financing methods, process risk control and financing-channel development. For infringement, contract or other disputes, services may also include online-infringement response and litigation representation. The appropriate work depends on the platform's role, business processes and transaction structure.

Original language

Complete original Chinese text

The complete Chinese version of this Horizon Q&A follows.

宏志现有互联网与电子商务业务服务于国内外电商平台、商户、供应商、服务商、卖家和消费者,覆盖企业注册、融资、知识产权保护、系统平台建设、公司法律事务和诉讼等方面。

在日常经营中,律师可对商业模式进行风险诊断和合规优化,协助平台合规审查和规则设置,提供常年法律咨询,并起草或审查相关法律文件。

涉及融资时,可就融资方式、融资过程风险控制和融资渠道建设提供法律支持;出现侵权、合同或其他争议时,也可提供舆情管理和诉讼代理等服务。具体需求应结合平台角色、业务流程和交易安排评估。

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This English convenience translation is provided alongside the complete Chinese original, which prevails. Neither version constitutes legal advice on any specific matter.