Tue, 19 Dec 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) reported to China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, on a notable rise in environmental cases handled by Chinese courts, emphasizing international collaboration for environmental justice principles.
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court awarded PANPAN a record CNY 100 million in a groundbreaking trademark infringement case against 'Xin Pan Pan,' underscoring China's robust stance on safeguarding intellectual property rights.
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court spotlights 2023's pivotal anti-monopoly and unfair competition cases in China's diverse industries including pharmaceuticals, automobile sales, and diagnostic reagents.
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, Beijing's Chaoyang Court released a white paper on foreign-related family cases, highlighting key insights from 717 cases spanning 2018-2022, with divorce and inheritance disputes accounting for the majority, and addressing procedural and substantive issues in eight typical cases.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, the UN Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships (the "Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships") opened for signature. It is believed to be the first United Nations convention in the field of maritime law to be named after a Chinese city.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court(SPC) issued the “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening and Standardizing the Work of Elevated Jurisdiction and Retrial of Cases” (關于加強和規范案件提級管轄和再審提審工作的指導意見). According to the Guiding Opinions, the SPC has relaxed the standards for its retrial of civil and administrative cases.
Mon, 16 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The “Several Provisions on the Participation of People’s Assessors with Expertise in the Trial of Cases involving Environmental Resource” (關于具有專門知識的人民陪審員參加環境資源案件審理的若干規定), newly issued by China’s Supreme People’s Court, came into effect on 1 Aug. 2023.
Tue, 10 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2023, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate Court (BFIC) released its “2022 Annual Report on Judicial Review Cases in Domestic Arbitration”. As a court with jurisdiction over two of the largest arbitration institutions in China, namely the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), BFIC is a major player in China’s arbitration landscape.
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the Shenzhen Bankruptcy Tribunal of the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court served a civil ruling to Liang Wenjin, the debtor in China’s first domestic personal bankruptcy case, declaring the case concluded and his outstanding debts discharged.
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court held a press conference to release, for the first time, typical civil cases involving sports disputes.