Mon, 15 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2022, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court held a press briefing to introduce its trial of foreign-related commercial cases in 2018-2022 and released ten typical cases.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, China established the Chengdu-Chongqing Financial Court, the third of its kind following the Shanghai Financial Court and the Beijing Financial Court.
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Two recent notices issued by Chinese local courts manifest that the litigation explosion has delayed the trial schedule for many cases, amounting to a significant extension in the actual time of legal proceedings.
Sun, 10 Oct 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In July 2021, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “English Translation of Organizations, Positions and Workplaces of the People’s Court”, standardizing the relevant English translations.
Mon, 03 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's second financial court, the Beijing Financial Court was officially established in March 2021, following the SPC's Provisions on the Jurisdiction of the Beijing Financial Court over Cases, and Beijing High People's Court's Guidelines.
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In 2021, China's Supreme Court's Guiding Opinions on the Professional Judges Meeting set out the latest requirements for the implementation of this Tink-Tank mechanism.
Sun, 07 Feb 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陈彦茹
In January 2021, the Decision on Establishing the Beijing Financial Court was adopted by the NPC Standing Committee. Following Shanghai Financial Court, Beijing Financial court becomes the second of its kind in China.
Sun, 06 Dec 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
China's Supreme Court reports annually not only its own work to the National People's Congress, but also the work of local courts throughout the country.
Sun, 16 Aug 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Xinzhu Li 李欣烛
The consolidated list provides website links of some major Chinese courts. We will keep the list updated and relevant.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
It is illegal to fire someone for being transgender, says a Beijing court. Being one of the few reported LGBTQ cases in China, this is the first court decision to our knowledge in which the legitimate rights of transgender workers are protected.