Wed, 18 Mar 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
China's laws and regulations can be divided into four levels in terms of effectiveness in a descending hierarchy: (1) The Constitution; (2) Laws; (3) Administrative regulations, judicial interpretation, military regulations; (4) Local laws and regulations, departmental regulations.
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
China's Supreme People's Court has been reshaping the Chinese court system since the 2014 judicial reform. One key question to be answered: what does the SPC want?
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 Insights Chenyang Zhang 张辰扬 , Ran Ren 任冉
E-mail is an evidence form recognized by Chinese courts, but given its authenticity being easily challenged, the parties should take the right way to obtain and present evidence to ensure its effectiveness.
Sat, 14 Mar 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In 2019, China revised the PRC Trademark Law for the fourth time and formulated "Several Provisions on Regulating Trademark Application and Registration"(规范商标申请注册行为若干规定).
Sun, 08 Mar 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The case also marks the first time that a Singapore judgment has been recognized in China since the signing of China-Singapore Memorandum of Guidance in 2018.
Sun, 08 Mar 2020 Insights China Laws Portal Team
How long does it take to register a trademark in China? The answer is 9 months for preliminary examination, plus 3 months for the opposition period.
Sat, 07 Mar 2020 China Legal Trends Meng Yu 余萌
Hainan's newly-established First and Second Foreign-related Civil and Commercial Tribunals marks China's first step towards a more centralized administration system on international cases.
Sat, 07 Mar 2020 Insights Jian Zhang 张建
Courts of Mainland China have accepted several applications from Hong Kong for interim reliefs in support of the arbitral proceedings since the 2019 Arrangement.
Sun, 01 Mar 2020 Insights Jian Zhang 张建
What can we expect from the 2019 Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of Hong Kong?
Sat, 29 Feb 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
Looking for a quick guide to China International Commercial Court (CICC)? Here are brochures designed by law students of China University of Political Science and Law.