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 Nov 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the SPC issued the “Implementing Measures for Improving the Pilot Reform of Functions and Roles of Courts at Four Trial Levels ”(关于完善四级法院审级职能定位改革试点的实施办法), which stipulates the objectives, tasks, and scope, and supporting measures of the 2-year pilot reform.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, China’s first collegial panel for data-related disputes was established in Guangzhou Internet Court, and ten typical cases concerning data-related and virtual property disputes heard by the court were published at the same time.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China and other eight authorities jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Comprehensive Governance of the Internet Information Service Algorithms”(关于加强互联网信息服务算法综合治理的指导意见), aiming to establish the pattern of comprehensive governance of algorithmic security in about three years.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, China’s Supreme People's Procuratorate released the data on case handling by procuratorates nationwide from January to June 2021.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, the SPC issued the “Evaluation Report on Effects of Building Intelligent Courts to Promote Green Development”, showing that in 2020, more than 10.8 million cases were accepted online, accounting for 54% of the first-instance cases.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange jointly issued the proposed “Provisions on Issues Concerning Overseas Loan Business of Banking Financial Institutions”(Draft for Public Comment)(关于银行业金融机构境外贷款业务有关事宜的规定).
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and other ten authorities jointly issued the “Notice on Regulating the Virtual Currency ‘Mining’ Activities” (关于整治虚拟货币 “挖矿”活动的通知), aiming to regulate the virtual currency “mining” activities and promote energy conservation and emission reduction.
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, with the open-up of Universal Beijing Resort, Tongzhou Primary People’s Court provides one-stop judicial services for disputes occurring within the resort area.
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
“Implementation Regulations for the Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China” (中华人民共和国监察法实施条例), being the first supervisory regulations made by the National Supervisory Commission since its establishment, entered into force on 20 Sept. 2021.
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the SPC and other nine authorities jointly issued “Notice on Further Preventing and Disposing of Speculation Risks in Virtual Currency Trading”(关于进一步防范和处置虚拟货币交易炒作风险的通知), restating the illegality of virtual currency trading in China.