China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, according to the Chinese legislature, the latest Draft Amendment to the Anti-Monopoly Law would further clarify the specific rules for the application of anti-monopoly-related provisions in the platform economy.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the database of model contracts developed by Chinese government, which includes nearly 500 types of free model contracts, went officially online.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2022, Zhejiang issued the “Operation and Service Management Specifications for Overseas Warehouses of Cross-Border E-Commerce” (跨境电子商务海外仓运营与管理服务规范), which is the first set of association standards for overseas warehouses of cross-border e-commerce.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the State Administration of Market Regulation issued the Annual Report on China’s Antitrust Enforcement (2021) (中国反垄断执法年度报告(2021)), which reveals data on China’s antitrust cases in 2021.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the State Council issued the “Measures for the Administration of Tattooing of Minors” (未成年人文身治理工作办法), aiming to prohibit providing tattoo services for minors.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court released ten typical maritime cases, one of which shows how courts applied the New York Convention and Chinese civil procedure law in enforcing foreign arbitral awards.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, the “Matters Concerning Further Facilitating Foreign Institutional Investment in China’s Bond Market” was issued, which indicates that foreign investors’ access to China’s bond market will be extended to the exchange bond market.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission issued the “Special Relief Arrangements on Arbitration Fees Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic”(关于应对新冠肺炎疫情纾困当事人减退仲裁费的特别安排), which reduces arbitration fees under certain conditions.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, UNIDROIT and the Hong Kong Government concluded a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in the promotion and development of private international law and commercial law in the Asia-Pacific region through the organization of events and other initiatives.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released the “White Paper on Prosecutorial Practice for Minors (2021)”, which published data on juvenile crimes and crimes against minors in China.