Thu, 06 Mar 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2024, Zhuhai, Guangdong, adopted China's first local regulation on commercial mediation, effective January 1, 2025, to govern mediation activities within the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone.
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2023, the Seventh Session of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress (NPC) promulgated the revised Company Law, introducing significant changes to governance, shareholding, and shareholder responsibilities.
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The 2023 Civil Procedure Law introduces systematic regulations to enhance the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, promoting transparency, standardization, and procedural justice, while adopting a hybrid approach for determining indirect jurisdiction and introducing a reconsideration procedure as a legal remedy.
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The 2023 Civil Procedure Law introduces a systematic framework for taking of evidence abroad, addressing longstanding challenges in civil and commercial litigation, while also embracing innovative methods like using instant messaging devices, thereby enhancing efficiency and adaptability in legal procedures.
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The 2023 Civil Procedure Law adopts a problem-oriented approach, addressing difficulties in the service of process for foreign-related cases by expanding channels and shortening the service by publication period to 60 days for non-domiciled parties, reflecting a broader initiative to enhance efficiency and adapt legal procedures to the complexities of international litigation.
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The insights from Chinese Supreme Court Justices on the 2023 Civil Procedure Law Amendment highlight significant modifications to international civil procedure rules, including expanded jurisdiction of Chinese courts, enhancements in consensual jurisdiction, and coordination of international jurisdictional conflicts.
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2023, China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, adopted the PRC Law on Ecological Protection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2023, China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, passed the revised PRC Counter-Espionage Law.
Wed, 14 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On 1 Apr. 2023, China’s State Council and Central Military Commission jointly promulgated the revised “Regulation on Conscription Work” (征兵工作条例).
Sun, 04 Jun 2023 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Under Chinese criminal laws, where a juvenile has reached 18 when committing a crime and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of five years or a lighter punishment, the criminal records concerned shall be sealed for preservation.