China Justice Observer

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

China's legislature passed the Academic Degrees Law to regulate degree granting, ensure degree quality, and protect the rights of degree applicants, effective January 1, 2025.

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate, alongside other organizations, released 12 typical cases to guide courts in strictly punishing crimes against women and children and to encourage victims to seek legal protection.

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) released a white paper on IP crime prosecution, highlighting the rise in IP crime cases from 2021 to 2023 and significant cases in emerging technologies.

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

In 2023, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia ruled to refuse the enforcement of a Chinese monetary judgment on the ground that the judgment debtor had been denied procedural fairness arising from defective service by post (Zhou v Jing [2023] NSWSC 214).

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued guidelines requiring courts to remind divorcing parents of their responsibilities towards minors to ensure their physical and mental well-being.

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) released the top 10 IP cases and 50 typical IP cases of 2023, emphasizing the protection of IP rights, including a notable ruling on Siemens trademark infringement and unfair competition.

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court(SPC) released its 2023 report on intellectual property protection, highlighting a 3.41% increase in accepted cases, and a 117% rise in punitive damages awarded.

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In March 2024, the Shanghai Bankruptcy Court published 10 typical cases from 2023, highlighting cross-border insolvency cooperation, including a landmark case of mainland assistance in Hong Kong insolvency proceedings (In re Hong Kong Fresh Water International Group Ltd).

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2024, China issued the Regulation on Ecological Protection Compensation, aiming to incentivize and compensate ecological protectors through fiscal transfers, interregional agreements, and market mechanisms.

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) released five typical cases illustrating crimes against public security, emphasizing clarifications on trial criteria and sentencing principles, featuring a case involving serious injuries from objects thrown off a high-rise building.