China Legal Trends
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Online Operation Rules of People’s Courts” (人民法院在线运行规则), which establishes a comprehensive online court system in China together with other two regulations.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, China’s State Council promulgated the revised “Administrative Regulations on Protection of Underwater Cultural Relics” (水下文物保护管理条例), which adds regulations on foreign organizations conducting archaeological investigation in waters under Chinese jurisdiction.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued “Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Hearing Cases Involving Online Consumer Disputes I” (关于审理网络消费纠纷案件适用法律若干问题的规定(一)), aiming to correct inequalities between e-commerce platforms and consumers so as to protect consumers’ legitimate interests.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Report on the Construction of a One-stop Diversified Dispute Resolution and Litigation Service System (2019-2021)” (人民一站式多元纠纷解决和诉讼服务体系建设(2019—2021)) and ten typical cases of online mediation, which summarizes the work of Chinese courts in promoting diversified dispute resolution since 2019.
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
The 2021 Conference Summary enables an ever greater number of foreign judgments to be enforced in China, by making substantial improvements from both the “threshold” and “criteria”.
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Asian Business Law Institute has recently released a free publication titled Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in ASEAN: Ranking the Portability of ASEAN Judgments within ASEAN, a derivative publication of its foreign judgments work.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Decision to Amend the Interpretation of China’s Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Illegal Fund-raising Criminal Cases” (关于修改<最高人民法院关于审理非法集资刑事案件具体应用法律若干问题的解释>的决定), which clarifies that any person who conducts fundraising regarding online loans, virtual currency trading, and senior care services may commit a crime.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Macao Special Administrative Region” (关于内地与澳门特别行政区就仲裁程序相互协助保全的安排) came into effect, which facilitates mutual assistance in court-ordered interim measures.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court released the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the General Principles of the Civil Code” (适用<中华人民共和国民法典>总则编若干问题的解释), covering matters including the civil right/conduct capacity, civil liability, and statute of limitations.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China’s Internet Information Service Algorithm Filing System went online in March 2022, which allows users to fill in filing information, check the filing status, and acquire filing information.