Tue, 07 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Data Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone were promulgated on 6 July 2021, and will enter into force on 1 Jan. 2022.
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Mon, 06 Sep 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Hainan Free Trade Port Law was promulgated on 10 June 2021, and entered into force on the same date. There are 57 articles in total. The Law aims to build a high-level Hainan Free Trade Port with Chinese characteristics, promote the formation of a new pattern of reform and opening-up at a higher level, establish a new open economic system, and advance the stable, healthy and sustainable development of the socialist market economy.
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.
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.
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.
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
Education Law of the People's Republic of China was promulgated in 1994, and amended in 2009, 2015 and 2021 respectively. The latest revision entered into force on 30 Apr. 2021.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
While Chinese law criminalizes sexual assault with a clear definition, sexual harassment lacks a clear delineation. Taking the courts in Shanghai as an example, we may know a thing or two about how sexual harassment is determined in judicial practice.