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, 01 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the Chinese legislature adopted the “Decision on Amending the Anti-Monopoly Law”. The amended Anti-Monopoly Law came into force in August, with added provisions on the use of data and algorithms.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, China established the Chengdu-Chongqing Financial Court, the third of its kind following the Shanghai Financial Court and the Beijing Financial Court.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Interpretations on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Cases Regarding Civil Disputes over Forest Resources” and relevant typical cases.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the Draft Civil Compulsory Enforcement Law, aiming to solve the enforcement dilemma in civil procedures, was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation.
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.