China Justice Observer

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, Shandong High People’s Court confirmed in Ma v. Liu et al. (2021) that citizens' investment and trading in virtual currencies are not protected by law.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court and other two authorities jointly issued the “Implementing Opinions on Establishing the Bankruptcy Information Sharing and Status Publicity Mechanism”(关于建立破产信息共享与状态公示机制的实施意见) to develop the first bankruptcy information publicity mechanism in China.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the “Legal Aid Law of the People's Republic of China” (中华人民共和国法律援助法), which will come into force on 1 Jan. 2022.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, Cyberspace Administration of China and other four authorities jointly issued the “Provisions on the Administration of Automotive Data Security (for Trial Implementation)”(汽车数据安全管理若干规定(试行)), aiming to regulate automotive data processing activities and promote the reasonable development and utilization of automotive data.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, Hainan Province issued the proposed “Administrative Measures for the Negative List for Cross-border Trade in Services in Hainan Free Trade Port (for Trial Implementation) (海南自由贸易港跨境服务贸易负面清单管理办法(试行)), reiterating the equal treatment for domestic and foreign services and service providers in terms of fields outside the Negative List.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, Chongqing High People’s Court issued “the Sentencing Guidelines for Illegal Fishing”(关于非法捕捞犯罪的量刑指引), aiming to unify the trial standards and crackdown on illegal fishing in line with the "ten-year fishing ban" for the Yangtze River.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, the NPCSC deliberated on the third draft of the Doctors Law, which aims to improve the protection of doctors' rights and to add the risk-sharing of doctors' practice as well as the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, China’s Supreme Court issued the “Typical Cases of National Maritime Trial in 2020” (2020年全国海事审判典型案例), which cover disputes over compensation for damages to natural resources and ecological environment, and liability for ship collision.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, the State Council promulgated the “Security Protection Regulations on Critical Information Infrastructure (关键信息基础设施安全保护条例), calling for operators to establish and improve the cybersecurity protection and accountability system.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, Guangdong High Court released the “White Paper on Administrative Litigation in 2020”, revealing a decline in the number of administrative lawsuits and an increase in the number of cases subject to non-litigation review.