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.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Compensation Cases”(关于审理行政赔偿案件若干问题的规定), ensuring that aggrieved parties may lodge lawsuits against administrative organs if they are dissatisfied with administrative compensation.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the Ministry of Science and Technology issued the Draft “Detailed Implementing Rules for Regulation on Administration of Human Genetic Resources” to solicit comments from the public.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, China issued the “Opinions on Strengthening Governance over Ethics in Science and Technology”(关于加强科技伦理治理的意见), which clarifies a series of ethical principles in science and technology.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Chinese government, jointly with the judicial branch, issued new regulations requiring junior judges, prosecutors, legal arbitrators, lawyers, and notaries to participate in uniform pre-service training for practice.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and Ministry of Finance are drafting new regulations, which ensure that aggrieved investors can have compensation in preference to administrative penalties.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the typical cases on the protection of consumer rights and interests, covering matters such as interpretation of standard clauses in online consumption.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law”, which refines the criteria for determining “counterfeit and confusion”.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On 18 Mar. 2022, Singapore High Court rendered a ruling on Re Shanghai Xinan Screenwall Building & Decoration Co, Ltd [2022] SGHC 58, and considered the reference to “China International Arbitration Center” as a reference to “China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Committee” (“CIETAC”).
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the “Work Plan for the Pilot Program for Innovation in the Protection of Trade Secrets”(全国商业秘密保护创新试点工作方案) to provide rules for trade secret protection.
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.