Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
China’s national legislature, the National People’s Congress, revised the State Secrets Protection Law to enhance information classification, secrecy in technological innovation, and precise protection of state secrets, effective May 1, 2024.
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has announced a new arrangement for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of civil and commercial judgments between Mainland China and Hong Kong, effective January 29, 2024.
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In 2023, the Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal, Australia, set aside a summary judgment for the enforcement of a Chinese monetary judgment on the ground that the judgment debtor had been denied natural justice (Yin v Wu [2023] VSCA 130).
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
From 20 May 2024, the compensation standard is CNY 462.44 (approx. USD 63.75) per day, an increase of CNY 25.55 (approx. USD 3.5) compared to 2023.
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2024, China's Supreme People's Court launched the People's Courts Case Database, which provides public access to authoritative case references and aims to ensure consistent application of laws. This Database is intended to complement, rather than replace, the China Judgments Online, a flagship platform of China’s open justice that has been operational since 2013.
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2024, China's State Council issued interim regulations to establish a legal framework for carbon emissions trading, effective May 1, 2024, to support carbon reduction and neutrality goals.
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released ten typical cases of judicial review of arbitration, aiming to unify the standards for judicial review of arbitration across the country. Among others, Case No.1 shows that the Chinese court confirmed the validity of an arbitration agreement despite an unregistered company seal.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Can I sue Chinese companies in Russia and then enforce a Russian judgment in China?
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In 2019, in the Zhou et al. v. Vusal case, China's request to Azerbaijan for judgment recognition and enforcement was accompanied by its reciprocal commitment through a diplomatic note, marking the first time China made a reciprocal commitment to a foreign country regarding recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2024, China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress, announced a catalogue listing 300 currently effective laws, categorized by legal departments.