This article is from the Dispute Resolution chapter of the 2015 Annual Review and is available for download here.Qi Zhou of East & Concord Partners highlights the most important regulatory changes to dispute resolution in the past year, the most common types of disputes and the effect of the new CIETAC rules on arbitration in China1. What important laws, regulations and judicial interpretations were issued or amended in the past twelve months?In addition to conventional revisions made to certain laws, the major legislative highlights during the past year include: procuratorial authorities being granted the power to initiate public interest lawsuits, the establishment of the intellectual property courts, the expanded scope of Taiwan judgments and rulings that can be recognised and enforced and the implementation of the case opening registration system.The important laws, regulations and judicial interpretations newly issued or revised in the past year are as follows:
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