Sun, 18 Apr 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In 2021, China's Supreme Court's Guiding Opinions on the Professional Judges Meeting set out the latest requirements for the implementation of this Tink-Tank mechanism.
Insight: China Justice 中国司法洞察
Sun, 11 Apr 2021 Insights Dennis (Yongquan) Deng 邓永泉
No, the agreement, at least the part relating to the organizational structure and internal governance matters, may not be arbitrable, says Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court in Tang v. Beijing XX Decoration Technology Company (2019).
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Empirical studies in Chengdu Courts show that the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a widespread shift to online litigation, which has been unexpectedly popular among judges and litigants.
Sun, 04 Apr 2021 China Legal Trends Chenyang Zhang 张辰扬
China's Supreme Court's Several Provisions on Providing Online Case-filing Services for Foreign Litigants (2021) provides an Internet platform for foreign parties to file cases with Chinese courts, and streamlines the case-filing procedures.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
While applying blockchain to ensure the authenticity of electronic data, Hangzhou Internet Court has been upgrading its evidence rules in reviewing such e-evidence.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 Insights Yanru Chen 陈彦茹
'Yes, LEGO toys can be copyrighted as artworks', says Shanghai High People's Court in a criminal copyright infringement case in 2020, marking the latest judicial policy in IPR protection over decades.
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Recent years have seen a number of cases wherein Chinese courts actively apply international human rights treaties, despite the unclear status of international treaties in the Chinese legal system.
Sun, 21 Mar 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌 , Ruida Chen 陈锐达
The survey (2019-2020) shows that court fees in most courts are charged per case basis (either 400 CNY or 500 CNY), rather than in proportion to the subject matter amount, which is undoubtedly good news for those wishing to enforce foreign arbitral awards.
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
The current forensic examination system has begun to take shape since the reform in 2005. A historical overview allows us to understand how the reform began and where it will lead.
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
Litigants living abroad are now able to access China's virtual court proceedings, according to China's Supreme Court's new policy.