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 杜国栋
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.
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, Beijing Intellectual Property Court rendered the first-instance judgment on the trademark infringement and unfair competition case between the investors of the TV drama ‘Ipartment’ and the movie with the same title.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, for the purpose of countermeasure, China announced sanctions being imposed on seven US individuals and entities, which is the first time that the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law being applied since its implementation.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, the SPC released the 28th batch of guiding cases, including six cases concerning copyright infringement.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, China's Ministry of Justice released the “Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China (Revised)”(《中华人民共和国仲裁法（修订）（征求意见稿）》) to solicit public comments.
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, MOFCOM and other two authorities jointly issued “Working Guidelines for Outbound Investment and Cooperation on Digital Economy”(数字经济对外投资合作工作指引), which encourages enterprises to seize opportunities in overseas digital infrastructure markets and pay attention to the prevention and control of risks.
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.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
It may be one of the strictest personal information protection legislation worldwide.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, the SPC issued "Provisions 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" (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), stipulating relevant tort liabilities and contractual rules, etc.