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.
Fri, 29 May 2020 China Legal Trends Huo Zhengxin 霍政欣
The PRC Civil Code (中华人民共和国民法典) was adopted on 28 May 2020, and will take effect on 1 Jan., 2021.
Sat, 23 May 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
"Opinions on Further Providing Judicial Services and Safeguards for the Construction of the 'Belt and Road' by People's Courts" (关于人民法院进一步为“一带一路”建设提供司法服务和保障的意见) was issued by China's Supreme People's Court on 9 Dec. 2019.
Thu, 21 May 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
Full texts of China's bilateral treaties on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and other judicial assistance matters are now available. The information comes from the website of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sat, 18 Apr 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
To date, we have collected 57 cases involving China and 20 foreign States and regions in the field of recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. (Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded.)
Fri, 03 Apr 2020 Insights Yahan Wang 王雅菡
The Arnhem Leeuwarden Court of Appeal, Netherlands, ruled in 2015 to recognize and enforce a Chinese judgment, which marks the first time that a Dutch court has recognized a Chinese monetary judgment.
Sun, 08 Mar 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The case also marks the first time that a Singapore judgment has been recognized in China since the signing of China-Singapore Memorandum of Guidance in 2018.
Sat, 07 Mar 2020 China Legal Trends Meng Yu 余萌
Hainan's newly-established First and Second Foreign-related Civil and Commercial Tribunals marks China's first step towards a more centralized administration system on international cases.
Tue, 04 Feb 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The Case of Huizhi Liu is the third Chinese judgment recognized in the U.S. and the first in New York.
Sat, 11 Jan 2020 China Legal Trends Guodong Du 杜国栋
Shanghai High Court released the 2018 White Paper on the Trial of Financial Cases in Shanghai Courts in Chinese and English versions.
Wed, 25 Dec 2019 China Legal Trends Meng Yu 余萌
China's Supreme People's Court is trying to help Chinese judges better ascertain foreign law, and has established a one-stop platform for this purpose.