The CJO Staff Contributors Team is led by Dr. Guodong Du, the co-founder of China Justice Observer.
To cover a wide range of topics relating to Chinese law and judicial system, Dr. Du and the team of legal professionals work on articles, analyses, and comments for China Justice Observer.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, the Supreme People’s Court and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security jointly issued ten typical cases of overtime disputes, revealing the negative attitude to the 996 working hour system and other serious overtime in the workplace.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, China Securities Regulatory Commission and other departments jointly issued the “Guidelines for the Application of Regulatory Rules – Legal Class No.2: Rules for the Practice of Law Firms Engaged in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) and Listings” (監(jiān)管規(guī)則適用指引——法律類第2號(hào)：律師事務(wù)所從事首次公開發(fā)行股票并上市法律業(yè)務(wù)執(zhí)業(yè)細(xì)則), which sets new rules on law firms IPO practice in China.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, China officially joined the Hague System of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Marrakesh Treaty.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning Application of Law in Trials of Compensation Execution-Related Cases” (關(guān)于審理涉執(zhí)行司法賠償案件適用法律若干問題的解釋), which focuses on judicial compensation due to mistakes in the enforcement of judgments.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China’s Ministry of Justice and other two authorities jointly issued the “Opinions on Further Regulating Lawyers’ Fees” (關(guān)于進(jìn)一步規(guī)范律師服務(wù)收費(fèi)的意見), which focuses on regulating the contingent lawyers’ fees.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China’s National Platform for Lawyers’ Integrity Information, an online platform developed by China’s Ministry of Justice and the All China Lawyers Association, started its operation officially in February 2022.
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, a company that used data from Douyin without permission was ruled to compensate damages of CNY 1 million, marking China’s first unfair competition case involving rights and interests of live streaming data.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, Chinese authorities issued “Guiding Opinions on the High-Quality Implementation of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)” (關(guān)于高質(zhì)量實(shí)施<區(qū)域全面經(jīng)濟(jì)伙伴關(guān)系協(xié)定>的指導(dǎo)意見) to guide Chinese enterprises in promoting trade and investment under the implementation of RCEP.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued the “Guidance on Digital Transformation of Banking and Insurance Industries” (關(guān)于銀行業(yè)保險(xiǎn)業(yè)數(shù)字化轉(zhuǎn)型的指導(dǎo)意見), which requires banking and insurance institutions to develop industrial digital finance and promote digitalized operating and management systems.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China’s Ministry of Justice released the “Plan for Development of the National Public Legal Service System (2021-2025)” (全國(guó)公共法律服務(wù)體系建設(shè)規(guī)劃(2021-2025)), which summarizes the progress of China’s public legal service in 2016-2020, such as the increase of legal service agencies and qualified legal professionals, and sets the goals of 2021-2025.