Tue, 17 Nov 2020 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On 4 Nov.2020, the Supreme People’s Court promulgated the Opinions on Supporting and Safeguarding Shenzhen in Building a Pioneering Demonstration Zone for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (關于支持和保障深圳建設中國特色社會主義先行示范區的意見).
Sun, 23 Aug 2020 Insights Chenyang Zhang 張辰揚 , Ran Ren 任冉
In Chinese civil litigation, standards of proof can be categorized into two groups: most to-be-proved facts are subject to “preponderance of the evidence” standard, and some special to-be-proved facts subject to “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard.
Sat, 27 Jun 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟
The answer lies in China's Supreme Court's "Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Agreements Cases" (關于審理行政協議案件若干問題的規定).
Tue, 12 May 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟
China's Supreme Court Judge Gao Xiaoli (高曉力) gave a speech titled "Exploration and Innovation of the One-stop Diversified Settlement Mechanism of International Commercial Disputes of the Supreme People's Court" in November 2019.
Sun, 26 Apr 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟
The results of polygraph tests are not admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings, but still remain controversial in civil litigation.
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 Insights Chenyang Zhang 張辰揚 , Ran Ren 任冉
E-mail is an evidence form recognized by Chinese courts, but given its authenticity being easily challenged, the parties should take the right way to obtain and present evidence to ensure its effectiveness.
Sat, 07 Mar 2020 China Legal Trends Meng Yu 余萌
Hainan's newly-established First and Second Foreign-related Civil and Commercial Tribunals marks China's first step towards a more centralized administration system on international cases.
Sat, 07 Mar 2020 Insights Jian Zhang 張建
Courts of Mainland China have accepted several applications from Hong Kong for interim reliefs in support of the arbitral proceedings since the 2019 Arrangement.
Sun, 01 Mar 2020 Insights Jian Zhang 張建
What can we expect from the 2019 Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of Hong Kong?
Fri, 21 Feb 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟
No, but people's assessors exist in China, who, together with judges, will form a collegial panel to hear cases in specific circumstances.