Tue, 25 Feb 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2024, China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) published its first batch of maritime guiding cases, addressing key issues such as maritime cargo contracts, ship collisions, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November, China's Supreme People's Court(SPC) and Supreme People's Procuratorate(SPP) issued a new judicial interpretation to enhance enforcement and penalize refusal to comply with court judgments, focusing on protecting judgment creditors' rights.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's newly revised Anti-Money Laundering Law, effective January 1, 2025, strengthens regulations on financial institutions, enhances AML obligations, and includes measures to prevent terrorist financing.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In October 2024, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia ruled to enforce a Chinese monetary judgment (Fujian Rongtaiyuan Industrial Co Ltd v Zhan [2024] NSWSC 1318). The Chinese judgment was made by the Fujian High People’s Court, which was affirmed by a judgment of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) in 2021.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Effective June 1, 2025, China's newly passed Preschool Education Law emphasizes inclusivity and government-led development, and prohibits primary school-style teaching in kindergartens to promote the well-being and development of preschool children.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's revised Cultural Relics Protection Law, effective March 1, 2025, strengthens preservation measures, introduces pre-construction surveys, and promotes international cooperation in the restitution and return of cultural relics.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued new guidelines to regulate online judicial auctions, emphasizing transparency in property disclosures, enhanced mechanisms for judgment debtors to self-dispose of auctioned assets, and improved supervision across all auction stages to protect parties' rights and streamline enforcement procedures.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2024, the Beijing Internet Court reported a sharp rise in personal information protection cases, highlighting prevalent violations by internet companies involving unauthorized data collection and misuse.
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2024, an arbitral tribunal at the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC/BIAC) issued an interim measure based on the applicant’s request, which was later confirmed and enforced by the court through a preservation order. This is the first of its kind in China, confirming the validity of tribunal-issued interim measures and highlighting the pro-arbitration stance of Chinese courts.
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) released key judicial protection cases to strengthen intellectual property rights in the seed industry, focusing on plant variety and breeding material disputes.