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 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, in a case concluded by the Intellectual Property Court of China’s Supreme People’s Court, the court made a preliminary review on the “reverse payment agreement for drug patent” for the first time.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the 35th batch of guiding cases on the protection of minors.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued nine typical cases on judicial protection of minors’ rights and interests, including China’s first family education order issued by a local court.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the President of China’s Supreme People’s Court reported to the 13th National People’s Congress, briefing the work of Chinese courts nationwide in 2021.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the 34th batch of guiding cases, indicating China’s procuratorates have been actively engaging in online defamation cases, which were originally self-prosecuted by the victims.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, to protect EU companies’ right to file lawsuits in foreign courts, the EU brought contest against China’s anti-suit injunction at the WTO.
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.