Sun, 05 Sep 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

YES, as long as the transaction is for business purposes rather than for consumption purposes, as a local Chinese court rules in Yang v. Yucheng Huayu Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (2021).

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Driven by China's cultural tradition and judicial practice, it is common to see the de facto 6-month cooling-off period in litigation, which may be reinforced by the 'cooling-off period for mutual consented divorce' in the Civil Code.

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

From the first case confirming the admissibility of blockchain evidence in 2018, to the SPC’s online litigation rules in 2021, China is establishing a blockchain evidence rule system step by step.

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Since 2016, China has been working on establishing judicial disciplinary committees for investigating the malpractice of judges.

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

In August 2021, the Beijing Haidian District People's Procuratorate moved to file a civil public interest lawsuit against Tencent, alleging the “youth mode” of its WeChat app fails to comply with the Law on the Protection of Minors.

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

While Chinese law criminalizes sexual assault with a clear definition, sexual harassment lacks a clear delineation. Taking the courts in Shanghai as an example, we may know a thing or two about how sexual harassment is determined in judicial practice.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , 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.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

Chinese courts have divergent views on whether they have competent authority to review the consent awards and how to do so.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Technically, Yes, but it's rare. To date, only dozens of lawyers have joined the bench in China.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

Recently, the judge who issued the second anti-suit injunction in China wrote an article on the anti-suit injunctions in the standard essential patent (SEP) litigation.