Sat, 25 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, Shandong High People’s Court confirmed in Ma v. Liu et al. (2021) that citizens' investment and trading in virtual currencies are not protected by law.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court and other two authorities jointly issued the “Implementing Opinions on Establishing the Bankruptcy Information Sharing and Status Publicity Mechanism”(关于建立破产信息共享与状态公示机制的实施意见) to develop the first bankruptcy information publicity mechanism in China.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Work Safety Law (安全生产法) was promulgated on 29 June 2002, and amended in 2009, 2014, and 2021 respectively. The latest revision entered into force on 1 Sept. 2021.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the “Legal Aid Law of the People's Republic of China” (中华人民共和国法律援助法), which will come into force on 1 Jan. 2022.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Several Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Disputes over Infringement upon the Right to New Plant Varieties (II) (最高人民法院关于审理侵害植物新品种权纠纷案件具体应用法律问题的若干规定(二)) were promulgated on 5 July 2021, and entered into force on 7 July 2021.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, Cyberspace Administration of China and other four authorities jointly issued the “Provisions on the Administration of Automotive Data Security (for Trial Implementation)”(汽车数据安全管理若干规定(试行)), aiming to regulate automotive data processing activities and promote the reasonable development and utilization of automotive data.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Involving the Use of Facial Recognition Technologies to Process Personal Information (最高人民法院关于审理使用人脸识别技术处理个人信息相关民事案件适用法律若干问题的规定) were promulgated on 27 July 2021, and entered into force on 1 Aug. 2021.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, Hainan Province issued the proposed “Administrative Measures for the Negative List for Cross-border Trade in Services in Hainan Free Trade Port (for Trial Implementation) (海南自由贸易港跨境服务贸易负面清单管理办法(试行)), reiterating the equal treatment for domestic and foreign services and service providers in terms of fields outside the Negative List.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Data Security Law was promulgated on 10 June 2021, and entered into force on 1 Sept. 2021.
Sun, 19 Sep 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Two recently issued documents of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) outline the work processes required for the procuratorates to handle public interest litigation cases.