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.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, Cyberspace Administration of China and other six authorities jointly issued the “Administrative Measures for Live-streaming Marketing (for Trial Implementation)” (网络直播营销管理办法(试行)), marking the first regulation of its kind in China.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court accepted five personal bankruptcy applications, which are the first batch of personal bankruptcy applications since the implementation of the “Personal Bankruptcy Regulation of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone” (深圳经济特区个人破产条例).
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In Dec. 2019, Beijing Intellectual Property Court ruled in favor of Motorola Solutions, Inc., in Hytera v. Motorola (2017), providing a clear standard for defining a relevant market in cases of abuse of the dominant market position through tender and bidding transactions.
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The Mainland-HKSAR mechanism for mutual recognition and assistance in bankruptcy proceedings has been established, after the SPC issuing the "Record of Meeting on Mutual Recognition of and Assistance to Bankruptcy Proceedings between the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" and the "Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Carrying out the Pilot Program for Recognizing and Assisting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Bankruptcy Proceedings".
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2021, "Supplemental Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" (关于内地与香港特别行政区相互执行仲裁裁决的补充安排) entered into full force.
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2021, China's White Paper on 5G Cybersecurity Standardization was released, focusing on new network security risks, and providing 5G cybersecurity standardization.
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The newly issued “Social Credit Regulations of Guangdong Province” (广东省社会信用条例), which entered into force on 1 Jun. 2021, has banned collection of personal biometric information.
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (Second Draft for Review) was released to solicit public comments, intending to provide protection for the personal information rights and interests of deceased persons.
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On 1 June 2021, the latest revision of "Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices" took effect, establishing a medical device registrant system.
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2021, China’s Supreme Court released ten Typical Cases on Administrative agreements, covering the application of law in matters relating to performance, alteration, termination, and invalidation of the agreements.