China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In 2024, a local Chinese court in Nanning, Guangxi, ruled to recognize and enforce a Thai monetary judgment. Apart from being the first case of enforcing Thai monetary judgments in China, it is also the first publicly reported case confirming a reciprocal relationship based on “presumptive reciprocity” (Guangxi Nanning China Travel Service Co., Ltd. v. Orient Thai Airlines Co., Ltd. (2023) Gui 71 Xie Wai Ren No. 1).
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation introduced the "Interim Provisions on Anti-Unfair Competition on the Internet," effective September 1, 2024, to address issues like fake reviews and data scraping, aiming to ensure fair competition and protect users and operators in the digital economy.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2024, the Supreme People's Court of China issued a judicial policy for the People's Court Case Database, outlining the entry process of reference cases, the usage, and recommendation procedures.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's legislature adopted the Tariff Law, effective December 1, 2024, establishing the legislative framework for tariff administration and clarifying tariff authorities, payers, exemptions, and preferential policies.
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's legislature passed the Academic Degrees Law to regulate degree granting, ensure degree quality, and protect the rights of degree applicants, effective January 1, 2025.
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate, alongside other organizations, released 12 typical cases to guide courts in strictly punishing crimes against women and children and to encourage victims to seek legal protection.
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) released a white paper on IP crime prosecution, highlighting the rise in IP crime cases from 2021 to 2023 and significant cases in emerging technologies.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In 2023, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia ruled to refuse the enforcement of a Chinese monetary judgment on the ground that the judgment debtor had been denied procedural fairness arising from defective service by post (Zhou v Jing [2023] NSWSC 214).
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued guidelines requiring courts to remind divorcing parents of their responsibilities towards minors to ensure their physical and mental well-being.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) released the top 10 IP cases and 50 typical IP cases of 2023, emphasizing the protection of IP rights, including a notable ruling on Siemens trademark infringement and unfair competition.