Sun, 23 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2021, on the ground of lack of reciprocity, Germany refused to recognize and enforce a Chinese judgment, despite the fact that, as early as 2013, China confirmed that there was reciprocity between the two countries.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

In 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court granted Mr. Liang’s application for personal bankruptcy reorganization, marking the first of its kind in China.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Though legal professional ethics has long been underappreciated in China, it has gradually enjoyed better status since 2015.

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Drivers in ride-hailing platforms like Uber are not employees, but independent contractors, says a newly issued Chinese government policy in 2021, which also emphasizes that the platforms should treat workers like employees in certain aspects.

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

On December 26, 2021, ICDPASO released ICDPASO Commercial Mediation Rules (Draft). ICDPASO (International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization) is a non-governmental international organization established by China in 2020.

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

With a major overhaul of China’s trial system, the ongoing reform will grant higher courts greater discretion to decide to hear the first-instance cases from its lower courts, so as to ensure that judges are impartial and independent of local authorities.

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In July 2021, a Chinese court recognized a Singapore judgment based on reciprocity, a key prerequisite that was earlier confirmed by the China-Singapore memorandum on recognition and enforcement of judgments.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

Most likely, you don't want to have to go so far away as to sue a Chinese company. You may just want to take your case to the court on your doorstep because you are more familiar with your home state.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Since 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has been exploring to establish a corporate compliance non-prosecution system. In June 2021, the newly-issued SPP policy document signals the adoption of conditional non-prosecution when introducing a third-party supervision and evaluation mechanism.

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

China's Personal Information Protection Law (個(gè)人信息保護(hù)法), enacted in August 2021, draws the boundaries for Internet platforms conducting automated decision-making through algorithms.