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.
Insight: China Justice 中国司法洞察
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In August 2021, the Beijing Haidian District People's Procuratorate moved to file a civil public interest lawsuit against Tencent, alleging the “youth mode” of its WeChat app fails to comply with the Law on the Protection of Minors.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
While Chinese law criminalizes sexual assault with a clear definition, sexual harassment lacks a clear delineation. Taking the courts in Shanghai as an example, we may know a thing or two about how sexual harassment is determined in judicial practice.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Chinese courts have been accelerating the promotion of e-filing in the past four years, which has become a fundamental pillar of China’s intelligent courts system.
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
Chinese courts have divergent views on whether they have competent authority to review the consent awards and how to do so.
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, 01 Aug 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
Recently, the judge who issued the second anti-suit injunction in China wrote an article on the anti-suit injunctions in the standard essential patent (SEP) litigation.
Sun, 25 Jul 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Due to the internationalization of intellectual property right disputes, Chinese companies are more likely to be involved in parallel litigations in multiple jurisdictions around the world thus increasing the risk of Chinese companies encountering anti-suit injunctions.
China's First National Online Litigation Rules Series-02: Asynchronous Trial and Electronic Evidence
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Can cases be heard asynchronously? The answer is “Yes”. Don't miss the rules of asynchronous trial and electronic evidence, the highlights of China's Supreme Court's newly issued “Online Litigation Rules for People’s Courts” (2021).
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Yes, Chinese courts can grant an application for preservation of property in cases enforcing foreign judgments, as shown by a recent case heard by Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court.