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, 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.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, the Supreme People’s Court and other authorities jointly issued the “Implementing Measures on the Sealing of Juvenile Criminal Records”(关于未成年人犯罪记录封存的实施办法), which refines rules for sealing juvenile criminal records based on China’s Criminal Procedure Law.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, Beijing issued the “Notice on Conducting the Pilot Project of Legal Expenses Insurance for Overseas Intellectual Property Disputes involving Beijing Companies in 2022” (开展2022年北京市知识产权海外纠纷法律费用保险试点工作的通知), indicating that insurance companies can provide legal expense insurance to cover the legal costs of overseas IP disputes for Chinese companies.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the “Administrative Measures for Supervising Managers of Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds” (公开募集证券投资基金管理人监督管理办法) to strengthen the supervision over managers of publicly-offered securities investment funds.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released eight typical cases involving legal supervision over the protection of minors, showing how China’s procuratorates play a role in this field.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Strengthening Blockchain Application in the Judicial Field (最高人民法院关于加强区块链司法应用的意见), laying out the future role of blockchain technology in the Chinese judicial system.
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, China's first public hearing on data compliance non-prosecution was held in Shanghai.