Thu, 28 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, China’s Supreme People's Procuratorate released the data on case handling by procuratorates nationwide from January to June 2021.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2021, the SPC issued the “Evaluation Report on Effects of Building Intelligent Courts to Promote Green Development”, showing that in 2020, more than 10.8 million cases were accepted online, accounting for 54% of the first-instance cases.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In September 2021, the People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange jointly issued the proposed “Provisions on Issues Concerning Overseas Loan Business of Banking Financial Institutions”(Draft for Public Comment)(關(guān)于銀行業(yè)金融機(jī)構(gòu)境外貸款業(yè)務(wù)有關(guān)事宜的規(guī)定).

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In September 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and other ten authorities jointly issued the “Notice on Regulating the Virtual Currency ‘Mining’ Activities” (關(guān)于整治虛擬貨幣 “挖礦”活動(dòng)的通知), aiming to regulate the virtual currency “mining” activities and promote energy conservation and emission reduction.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In September 2021, with the open-up of Universal Beijing Resort, Tongzhou Primary People’s Court provides one-stop judicial services for disputes occurring within the resort area.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

“Implementation Regulations for the Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China” (中華人民共和國(guó)監(jiān)察法實(shí)施條例), being the first supervisory regulations made by the National Supervisory Commission since its establishment, entered into force on 20 Sept. 2021.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In September 2021, the SPC and other nine authorities jointly issued “Notice on Further Preventing and Disposing of Speculation Risks in Virtual Currency Trading”(關(guān)于進(jìn)一步防范和處置虛擬貨幣交易炒作風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的通知), restating the illegality of virtual currency trading in China.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council recently issued the “Working Rules of the Board of Directors of Central State-Owned Enterprises (for Trial Implementation)” (中央企業(yè)董事會(huì)工作規(guī)則(試行)), aiming to enhance the supervising role of the board of directors in central state-owned enterprises.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

The newly-issued “Measures for Third-party Assessment of Fair Competition Review (for Trial Implementation)” by the Anti-monopoly Commission of China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone came into force on 1 Oct. 2021.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In September 2021, a local court in Shanghai made a systematic interpretation of Article 35 of the Montreal Convention, holding that the “period” in this article constitutes a limitation of actions, rather than the preemption claimed by the airline company.