China Legal Trends
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2024, China's Supreme People's Court launched the People's Courts Case Database, which provides public access to authoritative case references and aims to ensure consistent application of laws. This Database is intended to complement, rather than replace, the China Judgments Online, a flagship platform of China’s open justice that has been operational since 2013.
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2024, China's State Council issued interim regulations to establish a legal framework for carbon emissions trading, effective May 1, 2024, to support carbon reduction and neutrality goals.
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released ten typical cases of judicial review of arbitration, aiming to unify the standards for judicial review of arbitration across the country. Among others, Case No.1 shows that the Chinese court confirmed the validity of an arbitration agreement despite an unregistered company seal.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2024, China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress, announced a catalogue listing 300 currently effective laws, categorized by legal departments.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2024, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate released six typical copyright infringement cases, including one with script-based murder games, emphasizing increased enforcement and diverse industry impacts.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a judicial interpretation addressing betrothal gift disputes, prohibiting demands for property by marriage and providing guidelines for handling betrothal gift disputes in short marriages.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court and other top judicial bodies jointly issued measures to implement the Legal Aid Law, clarifying responsibilities and ensuring parties' rights to legal aid.
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2023, the Seventh Session of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress (NPC) promulgated the revised Company Law, introducing significant changes to governance, shareholding, and shareholder responsibilities.
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2023, China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress(NPC), issued a decision to improve the filing and review system for laws and regulations, ensuring normative documents comply with the Constitution and laws.
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2023, China's Supreme People’s Court issued guidelines for a one-stop platform to support and facilitate the resolution of international commercial disputes through methods such as neutral evaluation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation.