China Legal Trends
Wed, 17 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
A recently-released annual report from China’s Ministry of Justice says there are 510,000 Chinese lawyers in private practice and 94,000 government lawyers in China by the end of 2022.
Wed, 17 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the “Measures for Standard Contract for Personal Information Export” and the "Standard Contract for Personal Information Export”.
Mon, 15 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
ABLI and HCCH return this year with their third joint session, this time on the 1965 Service Convention.
Mon, 15 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2023, the Hangzhou International Commercial Court heard its first case, involving the procurement of test kits by a German company from a Chinese company during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Fri, 12 May 2023 China Legal Trends Meng Yu 余萌
Can I sue Chinese companies in Kuwait and then enforce a Kuwaiti judgment in China?
Mon, 08 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the “Provisions on Administrative Law Enforcement Procedures of Cyberspace Administrations”.
Mon, 08 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The newly-issued guideline from China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security has broadened the criteria for determining self-defense in minor injury cases.
Mon, 08 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
From March 2023, all documents served electronically by more than 3,500 courts across China can be verified online on the Internet-based Judicial Blockchain Platform.
Wed, 03 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2023, China deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention).
Wed, 03 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Zhang Jun (张军) is elected as China's Supreme People's Court president for a five-year term (2023 to 2028).