China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2023, the State Council of China introduced a new policy aiming to attract foreign investment by offering incentives for research and development centers, clinical trials, fair treatment, and data security for foreign-funded enterprises in China.
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2023, China's National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA) approved the establishment of three new resident representative offices for foreign patent agencies, bringing the total to eight in the country.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, the UN Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships (the "Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships") opened for signature. It is believed to be the first United Nations convention in the field of maritime law to be named after a Chinese city.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court(SPC) issued the “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening and Standardizing the Work of Elevated Jurisdiction and Retrial of Cases” (关于加强和规范案件提级管辖和再审提审工作的指导意见). According to the Guiding Opinions, the SPC has relaxed the standards for its retrial of civil and administrative cases.
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2023, China’s Ministry of Justice(MOJ) released the “2022 Annual Statistical Analysis of Lawyers and Grassroots Legal Service Work”. The number of lawyers in China is growing by more than 10% per year, but the caseload has even experienced negative growth.
Mon, 16 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The “Several Provisions on the Participation of People’s Assessors with Expertise in the Trial of Cases involving Environmental Resource” (关于具有专门知识的人民陪审员参加环境资源案件审理的若干规定), newly issued by China’s Supreme People’s Court, came into effect on 1 Aug. 2023.
Mon, 16 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The newly issued “Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on Consular Protection and Assistance” came into effect in September 2023, aiming to safeguard China’s overseas interests and protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens, legal persons, and unincorporated organizations abroad.
Mon, 16 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The “Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services” newly issued by the Chinese government came into effect from 15 Aug. 2023.
Tue, 10 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2023, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate Court (BFIC) released its “2022 Annual Report on Judicial Review Cases in Domestic Arbitration”. As a court with jurisdiction over two of the largest arbitration institutions in China, namely the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), BFIC is a major player in China’s arbitration landscape.
Tue, 10 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2023, the new version of the National Administrative Regulations Database was officially launched on the website of China’s Ministry of Justice, providing online access, search and download services to the public.