Wed, 27 Dec 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released key judicial data from January to September 2023, showing notable rises in non-motor vehicle traffic accident disputes, international commercial cases, and intellectual property disputes.
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) reported to China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, on a notable rise in environmental cases handled by Chinese courts, emphasizing international collaboration for environmental justice principles.
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court awarded PANPAN a record CNY 100 million in a groundbreaking trademark infringement case against 'Xin Pan Pan,' underscoring China's robust stance on safeguarding intellectual property rights.
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court spotlights 2023's pivotal anti-monopoly and unfair competition cases in China's diverse industries including pharmaceuticals, automobile sales, and diagnostic reagents.
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, Beijing's Chaoyang Court released a white paper on foreign-related family cases, highlighting key insights from 717 cases spanning 2018-2022, with divorce and inheritance disputes accounting for the majority, and addressing procedural and substantive issues in eight typical cases.
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.
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.
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.
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the Shenzhen Bankruptcy Tribunal of the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court served a civil ruling to Liang Wenjin, the debtor in China’s first domestic personal bankruptcy case, declaring the case concluded and his outstanding debts discharged.