Sun, 15 Mar 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
China's Supreme People's Court has been reshaping the Chinese court system since the 2014 judicial reform. One key question to be answered: what does the SPC want?
How Chinese Courts Work
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 Insights Chenyang Zhang 张辰扬 , Ran Ren 任冉
E-mail is an evidence form recognized by Chinese courts, but given its authenticity being easily challenged, the parties should take the right way to obtain and present evidence to ensure its effectiveness.
Fri, 21 Feb 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
No, but people's assessors exist in China, who, together with judges, will form a collegial panel to hear cases in specific circumstances.
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
The post takes a second look at the adjudication committee, exploring the necessity of its existence and current reform.
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 Insights Chenyang Zhang 张辰扬 , Yue Wu 武悦
Don't forget about the series of formality requirements, apart from pleadings and evidence, so as to get ready for the civil litigation in China.
Sat, 18 Jan 2020 Insights Liu Qiang 刘强
China's Supreme Court released its first batch of special research results on "Similar Case Retrieval and Adjudication Rules of Chinese Courts" On 27th Nov. 2019.
Sat, 11 Jan 2020 China Legal Trends Guodong Du 杜国栋
Shanghai High Court released the 2018 White Paper on the Trial of Financial Cases in Shanghai Courts in Chinese and English versions.
Sun, 05 Jan 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
The Adjudication Committee Series explains how China's Supreme court has reformed this institution step by step.
Sun, 22 Dec 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
When the tribunal is uncertain about an ongoing case due to its complexity, it may request other judges within the court to hold a meeting, i.e. the Judges' Meeting, to discuss the case and provide suggestions therefor.
Sat, 30 Nov 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In China, the court's adjudication committee often participates in the trial of complicated cases, but its opinion will not be presented in the judgment prepared by the tribunal. The Supreme People's Court is trying to change this situation.