China Justice Observer

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

On March 15, 2024, China issued a new regulation to implement the Consumer Protection Law, addressing issues like price discrimination with big data, effective July 1, 2024.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In March 2024, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court swiftly granted interim measures within 24 hours of the case filing, supporting an arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC).

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In March 2024, China's State Council released an action plan, outlining 24 measures to attract foreign investment, focusing on expanding market access and enhancing investment liberalization.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

The Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court ruled that workers are entitled to overtime pay for “invisible overtime work” conducted via social media outside of working hours, protecting their right to “offline rest”.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

China’s national legislature, the National People’s Congress, revised the State Secrets Protection Law to enhance information classification, secrecy in technological innovation, and precise protection of state secrets, effective May 1, 2024.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has announced a new arrangement for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of civil and commercial judgments between Mainland China and Hong Kong, effective January 29, 2024.

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

In 2023, the Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal, Australia, set aside a summary judgment for the enforcement of a Chinese monetary judgment on the ground that the judgment debtor had been denied natural justice (Yin v Wu [2023] VSCA 130).

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

From 20 May 2024, the compensation standard is CNY 462.44 (approx. USD 63.75) per day, an increase of CNY 25.55 (approx. USD 3.5) compared to 2023.

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In February 2024, China's Supreme People's Court launched the People's Courts Case Database, which provides public access to authoritative case references and aims to ensure consistent application of laws. This Database is intended to complement, rather than replace, the China Judgments Online, a flagship platform of China’s open justice that has been operational since 2013.

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In February 2024, China's State Council issued interim regulations to establish a legal framework for carbon emissions trading, effective May 1, 2024, to support carbon reduction and neutrality goals.