Wed, 10 Jun 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On May 21, 2026, China’s Supreme People's Court released five typical cases clarifying the Civil Code's estate administrator system, with one ruling showing that sham inheritance waivers used by heirs to evade debts are legally void.
Thu, 08 May 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued a judicial interpretation and six guiding cases to tackle prepaid consumption disputes, invalidating unfair terms, protecting consumer refunds, and penalizing merchants who abscond with prepayments.
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued a new judicial interpretation on marriage law, addressing issues like fraudulent property transfers and excessive live-streaming gifts.
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On September 26, 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a judicial interpretation clarifying tort liability under the Civil Code, addressing issues like child abduction, dangerous animals, and emotional harm to unify legal standards in these areas.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On 31 Dec. 2020, China’s Supreme People's Court issued the “Interpretation on the Application of the Guarantee System in the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China”, which came into force on 1 Jan. 2021.
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陈彦茹
China’s first Civil Code, issued in May 2020, introduced a new divorce procedure, i.e., a cooling-off period for divorce. Divorce registration procedures were modified accordingly.
Sun, 06 Dec 2020 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
China promulgated its first Civil Code in May 2020, which includes seven parts, i.e., General Principles, Real Rights, Contracts, Personality Rights, Marriage and Family, Succession, Liability for Tort, and Supplementary Provisions.
Fri, 31 Jul 2020 Insights China Laws Portal Team
China promulgated its first-ever Civil Code in May 2020. The Liability for Tort is its seventh part.
Sun, 26 Jul 2020 Insights China Laws Portal Team
China promulgated its first-ever Civil Code in May 2020. The Succession is its sixth part.
Sat, 18 Jul 2020 Insights China Laws Portal Team
China promulgated its first Civil Code in May 2020. The Marriage and Family is its fifth part.