Thu, 26 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the “Rules on the Supervision of Civil Proceedings by People's Procuratorates”(人民检察院民事诉讼监督规则) , which, for the first time, includes sham litigation into the scope of cases that procuratorates may initiate supervisory proceedings ex officio.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, Shanghai High People's Court issued the 2020 White Paper on Administrative Trials in Shanghai, which shows, among others, the rate of heads of administrative organs appearing in court is 47.8%, up 7.9% year-on-year.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court ruled to approve a personal reorganization plan, marking the first personal bankruptcy case ruled in China since the implementation of the “Regulation of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Personal Bankruptcy”.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, Beijing issued "Several Measures of Beijing on Reforming and Optimizing the Development of Legal Service Sector" (北京市关于改革优化法律服务业发展环境若干措施), promoting the development of the international commercial arbitration center.
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Since 2016, China has been working on establishing judicial disciplinary committees for investigating the malpractice of judges.
Sun, 22 Aug 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
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.
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, the SPC “one-stop” diversified international commercial dispute resolution platform was launched on the official website of China International Commercial Court.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, Shanghai Financial Court issued the "Guidelines of Shanghai Financial Court for the Trial of Financial Cases Involving Foreign Countries, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan" and eight typical cases.
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, the Suzhou Labor Court was established, so as to protect the rights of employees in new fields and boost the development of the platform economy.
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the “Measures for Administrative Penalties against Illegal Securities and Futures Activities” (证券期货违法行为行政处罚办法). The Measures clarifies the procedures for case filing and the powers of law enforcement, and strengthens the protection of the parties' rights and the supervision over law enforcement officers.