China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
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.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released ten typical cases of administrative prosecution in 2021, addressing, among others, supervising government information disclosure and administrative penalty.
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, the State Council issued the “Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of Domestic and Foreign Trader” (于促進(jìn)內(nèi)外貿(mào)一體化發(fā)展的意見), setting out 15 measures regarding integration of domestic and foreign trade.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Opinions on Further Promoting the Diversified Resolution of Administrative Disputes” (關(guān)于進(jìn)一步推進(jìn)行政爭議多元化解工作的意見) to provide guideline for local courts to conduct mediations in administrative disputes.
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, the People’s Bank of China and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission jointly issued the “Measures on the Management of the Acceptance, Discount and Rediscount of Commercial Draft (Draft for Public Comment)” (商業(yè)匯票承兌、貼現(xiàn)與再貼現(xiàn)管理辦法(征求意見稿)).
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Several Provisions on the Trial of Cases of Civil Damages for False Statement Infringement in the Securities Market” (關(guān)于審理證券市場虛假陳述侵權(quán)民事賠償案件的若干規(guī)定), laying out the rules on, among others, the determination of false statement and liability.