Wed, 25 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, Shanghai High People's Court issued the 2020 White Paper on Administrative Trials in Shanghai, which shows, among others, the rate of heads of administrative organs appearing in court is 47.8%, up 7.9% year-on-year.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court ruled to approve a personal reorganization plan, marking the first personal bankruptcy case ruled in China since the implementation of the “Regulation of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Personal Bankruptcy”.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, Beijing issued "Several Measures of Beijing on Reforming and Optimizing the Development of Legal Service Sector" (北京市關(guān)于改革優(yōu)化法律服務(wù)業(yè)發(fā)展環(huán)境若干措施), promoting the development of the international commercial arbitration center.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, the SPC “one-stop” diversified international commercial dispute resolution platform was launched on the official website of China International Commercial Court.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, Shanghai Financial Court issued the "Guidelines of Shanghai Financial Court for the Trial of Financial Cases Involving Foreign Countries, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan" and eight typical cases.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, the Suzhou Labor Court was established, so as to protect the rights of employees in new fields and boost the development of the platform economy.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, the Ministry of Justice issued the “Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Notarization System and Mechanism to Promote the Healthy Development of Notarization” (關(guān)于深化公證體制機(jī)制改革 促進(jìn)公證事業(yè)健康發(fā)展的意見), which sets forth provisions in expanding the coverage of notary services and strengthening the information-based development of notary services.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In July 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation and other four authorities jointly issued the "Implementing Rules for the Fair Competition Review”, detailing the rules for the fair-competition review system.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In June 2021, the Standing Committee of Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress issued the “Data Regulation of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone” (深圳經(jīng)濟(jì)特區(qū)數(shù)據(jù)條例), which is China's first local comprehensive legislation in data protection.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Chinese courts have been accelerating the promotion of e-filing in the past four years, which has become a fundamental pillar of China’s intelligent courts system.