Tue, 13 Feb 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, China's Supreme People’s Procuratorate(SPP) highlighted the success of 7,526 public interest litigations, featuring 29 civil cases and 7,497 administrative cases, aimed at promoting barrier-free environments, following the implementation of the 'Barrier-Free Environment Creation Law,' safeguarding the rights of people with disabilities and the elderly.
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, the 2023 Asia-Pacific Regional Arbitration Group Conference (APRAG) kicked off in Beijing, focusing on international arbitration amid changing times, with China's Ministry of Justice announcing plans for an International Commercial Arbitration Center pilot project and Beijing's commitment to providing comprehensive legal services.
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's Supreme People’s Procuratorate reports a significant increase in arrests, with 520,000 criminal suspects detained, and a nearly 50% rise in intellectual property infringement cases during the first three quarters of 2023.
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, Chengdu Court's historic decision, in a case of recognition of a foreign divorce judgment, exempts consular authentication, marking the first application of the Apostille Convention in Chinese courts.
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Following the implementation of the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, judgments made by courts in China’s Mainland can be enforced in Hong Kong after being registered by Hong Kong courts.
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, China established the National Data Bureau (NDB), with Director Liu Liehong leading its role in coordinating foundational data systems and advancing digital development.
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention) came into effect in China, streamlining cross-border document procedures with 125 countries and eliminating the need for consular legalization for foreign-related public documents.
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, Beijing government launched Chief Data Officer initiative to bolster data governance and drive digital transformation across various departments.
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
In 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice of Canada refused to grant summary judgment to enforce a Chinese monetary judgment in the context of two parallel proceedings in Canada, indicating that the two proceedings should proceed together as there was factual and legal overlap, and triable issues involved defenses of natural justice and public policy (Qingdao Top Steel Industrial Co. Ltd. v. Fasteners & Fittings Inc. 2022 ONSC 279).
Sat, 30 Dec 2023 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Can I sue Chinese companies in Spain and then enforce a Spanish judgment in China?