Sun, 13 Feb 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Diverging views among Chinese local courts are expressed on the question of whether the disclosure of Chinese judgments infringes the privacy of the parties.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2021, China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the “Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for Foreign Investment Access (2021 Edition)” (外商投資準入特別管理措施(負面清單)(2021年版)) and the “Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for Foreign Investment Access in Pilot Free Trade Zones (2021 Edition)”(自由貿易試驗區外商投資準入特別管理措施(負面清單)(2021年版)), which reduce articles with a ratio of 6.1% and 10% respectively.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Good wine needs no bush? Perhaps it’s time to raise public awareness of China’s open attitude in recognizing and enforcing foreign judgments.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2021, on the ground of lack of reciprocity, Germany refused to recognize and enforce a Chinese judgment, despite the fact that, as early as 2013, China confirmed that there was reciprocity between the two countries.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

In 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court granted Mr. Liang’s application for personal bankruptcy reorganization, marking the first of its kind in China.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Though legal professional ethics has long been underappreciated in China, it has gradually enjoyed better status since 2015.

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Drivers in ride-hailing platforms like Uber are not employees, but independent contractors, says a newly issued Chinese government policy in 2021, which also emphasizes that the platforms should treat workers like employees in certain aspects.

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

On December 26, 2021, ICDPASO released ICDPASO Commercial Mediation Rules (Draft). ICDPASO (International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization) is a non-governmental international organization established by China in 2020.

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

With a major overhaul of China’s trial system, the ongoing reform will grant higher courts greater discretion to decide to hear the first-instance cases from its lower courts, so as to ensure that judges are impartial and independent of local authorities.

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In July 2021, a Chinese court recognized a Singapore judgment based on reciprocity, a key prerequisite that was earlier confirmed by the China-Singapore memorandum on recognition and enforcement of judgments.