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.
Chinese lawyers
Wed, 17 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
A recently-released annual report from China’s Ministry of Justice says there are 510,000 Chinese lawyers in private practice and 94,000 government lawyers in China by the end of 2022.
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.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2022, China's Supreme People's Court and other three authorities jointly issued “Opinions on Further Deepening the Pilot Program of Full Coverage of Lawyer's Defense in Criminal Cases”, which extends the stage where the criminal suspects could have a lawyer to the 'examination and prosecution' stage.
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, 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.