Thu, 31 Oct 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued a judicial interpretation that addresses punitive damages in food safety cases, featuring typical cases to establish uniform standards and enhance consumer protection.
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The 1961 Apostille Convention, effective in China as of November 2023, simplifies the authentication of foreign documents for use in Chinese courts by replacing traditional consular legalization with apostille. Note that authentication is only required for certain types of documents under Chinese law, and the apostille process applies only when the 1961 Convention is relevant.
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In the first half of 2024, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) reported significant increases in arrests and prosecutions, as well as a notable rise in retrials based on their recommendations in civil cases.
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's first foreign-related ad hoc maritime arbitration case, involving a crew management contract dispute, was concluded in Shanghai, applying international practices and newly adopted local arbitration regulations.
Tue, 15 Oct 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2024, China's top judicial organs released new judicial interpretations, establishing clear standards for the conviction and sentencing of money laundering offenses following significant amendments to the PRC Criminal Law.
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2024, China's Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), Supreme People’s Court (SPC), and the Ministry of Public Security released ten typical cases to highlight their intensified efforts to combat cross-border telecom and online fraud, emphasizing organized crime and emerging technologies.
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
On 22 September 2024, China Justice Observer released the 2024 version of the List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. To date, we have collected 109 cases involving China and 26 foreign States and regions. (Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded from the Case List.)
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's 2024 white paper titled “China’s Energy Transition” shows clean energy now makes up 58.2% of installed power capacity, with wind and solar increasing tenfold over a decade, and clean energy consumption rising from 15.5% to 26.4% of total energy use.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued its first batch of typical cases to illustrate the application of foreign laws, aiming to enhance the judiciary's understanding of its 2023 judicial interpretation on ascertainment of foreign law.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2024, China revised the implementing regulation for its State Secrets Law, enhancing classification procedures, personnel confidentiality management, and secrecy inspection standards.