
Mon, 22 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Since March 2023, Chinese law firms may jointly operate with foreign law firms in Qianhai Cooperation Area, Guangdong Province.
Mon, 22 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Since March 2023, Chinese law firms may jointly operate with foreign law firms in Qianhai Cooperation Area, Guangdong Province.
Sun, 08 Jan 2023 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Most Chinese lawyers, especially litigators, traditionally only practice law locally. Online litigation, which has developed rapidly in China within the past five years, offers lawyers the opportunity to practice law remotely at a lower cost.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Foreign law firms started to explore China’s legal market in 1992. After a 12-year rapid growth period started in 2002, they gradually declined from their peak in 2014.
Sun, 09 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Though legal professional ethics has long been underappreciated in China, it has gradually enjoyed better status since 2015.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Are Chinese judges and prosecutors returning to law practice for higher income? Statistics show that only a few have changed their careers to lawyers.
Sun, 03 Oct 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
What is the duty lawyer? Who will serve as legal aid personnel? What kind of legal services can be provided? Here’s key questions to be answered to get to know China’s Legal Aid Law.
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Since 2016, China has been working on establishing judicial disciplinary committees for investigating the malpractice of judges.
Sun, 01 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Technically, Yes, but it's rare. To date, only dozens of lawyers have joined the bench in China.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
A total of 185 representative offices of foreign law firms in China had passed the 2019 annual examination, according to statistics disclosed by the Ministry of Justice in November 2020.
Mon, 16 Nov 2020 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Yes, there there were more than 473,000 lawyers in China by the end of 2019.