Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In March 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law”, which refines the criteria for determining “counterfeit and confusion”.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

China’s first Family Education Promotion Law, which was promulgated in 2021, came into force in January 2022.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

China’s National Land Boundary Law, which was promulgated in 2021, came into force in January 2022.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the 34th batch of guiding cases, indicating China’s procuratorates have been actively engaging in online defamation cases, which were originally self-prosecuted by the victims.

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In February 2022, to protect EU companies’ right to file lawsuits in foreign courts, the EU brought contest against China’s anti-suit injunction at the WTO.

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Online Operation Rules of People’s Courts” (人民法院在線運(yùn)行規(guī)則), which establishes a comprehensive online court system in China together with other two regulations.

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In January 2022, China’s State Council promulgated the revised “Administrative Regulations on Protection of Underwater Cultural Relics” (水下文物保護(hù)管理?xiàng)l例), which adds regulations on foreign organizations conducting archaeological investigation in waters under Chinese jurisdiction.

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In March 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued “Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Hearing Cases Involving Online Consumer Disputes I” (關(guān)于審理網(wǎng)絡(luò)消費(fèi)糾紛案件適用法律若干問題的規(guī)定(一)), aiming to correct inequalities between e-commerce platforms and consumers so as to protect consumers’ legitimate interests.

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In February 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Report on the Construction of a One-stop Diversified Dispute Resolution and Litigation Service System (2019-2021)” (人民一站式多元糾紛解決和訴訟服務(wù)體系建設(shè)(2019—2021)) and ten typical cases of online mediation, which summarizes the work of Chinese courts in promoting diversified dispute resolution since 2019.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Decision to Amend the Interpretation of China’s Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Illegal Fund-raising Criminal Cases” (關(guān)于修改<最高人民法院關(guān)于審理非法集資刑事案件具體應(yīng)用法律若干問題的解釋>的決定), which clarifies that any person who conducts fundraising regarding online loans, virtual currency trading, and senior care services may commit a crime.