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, 21 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court released the third batch of typical cases related to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), covering product liability disputes, independent guarantee fraud disputes, share transfer disputes as well as recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, a new arrangement on matrimonial and family cases between the Mainland and Hong Kong officially came into effect, facilitating the mutual recognition and enforcement of the judgments made by the courts of both sides and the divorce certificate issued in the Mainland.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Ministry of Transport and other seven authorities issued the “Notice on the Strengthening of Joint Supervision of the Whole Chain of Online Ride-Hailing Industry Including In-progress Rides and After-Journey Services” (关于加强网络预约出租汽车行业事前事中事后全链条联合监管有关工作的通知), further strengthening regulation of the online hailing business.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued the “Provisions on the Supervision and Administration of Depository Receipts under the Stock Connect Scheme between Domestic and Overseas Stock Exchanges” (境内外证券交易所互联互通存托凭证业务监管规定), allowing qualified companies to apply for the issuance of GDRs in overseas markets once recognized by the CSRC.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China adopted the revised Trade Union Law (工会法), which provides the legal basis for gig workers to join and organize trade unions.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, the Supreme People’s Court and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security jointly issued ten typical cases of overtime disputes, revealing the negative attitude to the 996 working hour system and other serious overtime in the workplace.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, China Securities Regulatory Commission and other departments jointly issued the “Guidelines for the Application of Regulatory Rules – Legal Class No.2: Rules for the Practice of Law Firms Engaged in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) and Listings” (监管规则适用指引——法律类第2号：律师事务所从事首次公开发行股票并上市法律业务执业细则), which sets new rules on law firms IPO practice in China.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, China officially joined the Hague System of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Marrakesh Treaty.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning Application of Law in Trials of Compensation Execution-Related Cases” (关于审理涉执行司法赔偿案件适用法律若干问题的解释), which focuses on judicial compensation due to mistakes in the enforcement of judgments.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China’s Ministry of Justice and other two authorities jointly issued the “Opinions on Further Regulating Lawyers’ Fees” (关于进一步规范律师服务收费的意见), which focuses on regulating the contingent lawyers’ fees.