Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In November 2023, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a judicial interpretation addressing betrothal gift disputes, prohibiting demands for property by marriage and providing guidelines for handling betrothal gift disputes in short marriages.

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In November 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court and other top judicial bodies jointly issued measures to implement the Legal Aid Law, clarifying responsibilities and ensuring parties' rights to legal aid.

Wed, 22 May 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2023, China’s legislature, the National People's Congress, passed the Criminal Law Amendment (XII), which aims to increase the punishment for bribery.

Wed, 22 May 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) jointly released eight typical cases of cracking down on illegal foreign exchange crimes, highlighting concealment methods, complex transactions, and dissemination of illicit information through social media.

Thu, 09 May 2024 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2023, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) reaffirmed the supremacy of international treaties over domestic laws in foreign-related civil and commercial cases with its “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of International Treaties and International Practices”(關(guān)于審理涉外民商事案件適用國際條約和國際慣例若干問題的解釋).

Thu, 09 May 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2023, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) and Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) jointly released five typical cases of private fund crimes, aiming to establish uniform standards for handling such crimes nationwide and combatting criminal activities within the private fund sector.

Thu, 09 May 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2023, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) released eight typical cases of public interest litigation targeting cultural relics protection, demonstrating concerted efforts to preserve cultural heritage through legal means.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2023, China updated its patent law implementation regulations, introducing revisions to enhance the design patent system, and to clarify patent term extensions.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2023, China’s Supreme People's Court issued its 39th batch of guiding cases focused on intellectual property rights, covering various aspects such as IPR infringement disputes, patent ownership, and copyright ownership.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In December 2023, China's Supreme People's Court issued a judicial interpretation on the Contract section of the Civil Code, aimed at guiding courts in adjudicating disputes and ensuring nationwide consistency in application.