Thu, 29 Feb 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, the Beijing High People’s Court released a 30-year English version of the Intellectual Property White Paper, detailing a substantial caseload and growth in intellectual property cases from 1993 to 2023.
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Charting the evolution of China's data protection landscape from the 2009 Criminal Law Amendment to the 2016 Cybersecurity Law, and to the 2021 Personal Information Protection Law, a pivotal white paper issued by Beijing High People’s Court in November 2023 underscores the role of Chinese courts in enforcing stringent rules for network operators and safeguarding citizens' personal information.
Wed, 27 Dec 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released key judicial data from January to September 2023, showing notable rises in non-motor vehicle traffic accident disputes, international commercial cases, and intellectual property disputes.
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) reported to China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, on a notable rise in environmental cases handled by Chinese courts, emphasizing international collaboration for environmental justice principles.
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court awarded PANPAN a record CNY 100 million in a groundbreaking trademark infringement case against 'Xin Pan Pan,' underscoring China's robust stance on safeguarding intellectual property rights.
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court spotlights 2023's pivotal anti-monopoly and unfair competition cases in China's diverse industries including pharmaceuticals, automobile sales, and diagnostic reagents.
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, Beijing's Chaoyang Court released a white paper on foreign-related family cases, highlighting key insights from 717 cases spanning 2018-2022, with divorce and inheritance disputes accounting for the majority, and addressing procedural and substantive issues in eight typical cases.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, the UN Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships (the "Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships") opened for signature. It is believed to be the first United Nations convention in the field of maritime law to be named after a Chinese city.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court(SPC) issued the “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening and Standardizing the Work of Elevated Jurisdiction and Retrial of Cases” (關(guān)于加強和規(guī)范案件提級管轄和再審提審工作的指導(dǎo)意見). According to the Guiding Opinions, the SPC has relaxed the standards for its retrial of civil and administrative cases.
Mon, 16 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The “Several Provisions on the Participation of People’s Assessors with Expertise in the Trial of Cases involving Environmental Resource” (關(guān)于具有專門知識的人民陪審員參加環(huán)境資源案件審理的若干規(guī)定), newly issued by China’s Supreme People’s Court, came into effect on 1 Aug. 2023.