Wed, 24 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court(SPC) released its 2023 report on intellectual property protection, highlighting a 3.41% increase in accepted cases, and a 117% rise in punitive damages awarded.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2024, the Shanghai Bankruptcy Court published 10 typical cases from 2023, highlighting cross-border insolvency cooperation, including a landmark case of mainland assistance in Hong Kong insolvency proceedings (In re Hong Kong Fresh Water International Group Ltd).
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China issued the Regulation on Ecological Protection Compensation, aiming to incentivize and compensate ecological protectors through fiscal transfers, interregional agreements, and market mechanisms.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) released five typical cases illustrating crimes against public security, emphasizing clarifications on trial criteria and sentencing principles, featuring a case involving serious injuries from objects thrown off a high-rise building.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
On March 15, 2024, China issued a new regulation to implement the Consumer Protection Law, addressing issues like price discrimination with big data, effective July 1, 2024.
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2024, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court swiftly granted interim measures within 24 hours of the case filing, supporting an arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC).
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2024, China's State Council released an action plan, outlining 24 measures to attract foreign investment, focusing on expanding market access and enhancing investment liberalization.
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court ruled that workers are entitled to overtime pay for “invisible overtime work” conducted via social media outside of working hours, protecting their right to “offline rest”.
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
China’s national legislature, the National People’s Congress, revised the State Secrets Protection Law to enhance information classification, secrecy in technological innovation, and precise protection of state secrets, effective May 1, 2024.
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has announced a new arrangement for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of civil and commercial judgments between Mainland China and Hong Kong, effective January 29, 2024.