Dispute Resolution

• Ministry of Justice, National Development and Reform Commission and State Administration for Market Regulation, Opinions on Further Regulating Charges for Lawyers' Services

  司法部、国家发展和改革委员会、国家市场监督管理总局关于进一步规范律师服务收费的意见

  Lawyer service fee rates are required to be filed annually for the record.

  March 28, 2022

• Several Provisions for the Application of Injunctive Preservation Measures in Ecological and Environmental Tort Cases

  关于生态环境侵权案件适用禁止令保全措施的若干规定

  Injunctive measures may be imposed on ecological and environmental tort cases

  March 21, 2022

• China Law & Practice Annual Review 2021

  2021 regulatory trends in China, including antitrust, data privacy, sanctions, healthcare, PE/VC, capital markets, IP, banking & finance, TMT and arbitration.

  February 09, 2022

  

• China's IP Developments in 2021 and Beyond

  Aggie Liu, Binxin Li, Yun Chen and Muzi Xuan of FenXun Partners, highlight China's 2021 legislative and enforcement developments in the intellectual property sector including how they respond to challenges posed by emerging technologies and stimulate innovative vitality, significant cases that strengthen IP protection mechanisms and standards, and what the future holds for IP in 2022

  January 14, 2022

  

• A Review of China's Life Science and Healthcare Sector 2021: Embracing a Dynamic Regulatory Landscape

  Ting Wu of Haiwen & Partners reviews the regulatory reforms taking place in China's life science and healthcare sector including legislation that has been released to encourage innovation and broaden market access to drugs, implementation of the patent linkage system, increasing antitrust enforcement pressure in the pharma sector, regulating medical devices, cosmetics and online hospitals.

  January 09, 2022

  

• Provisions Relevant to Issues of Referring Arbitration-Related Judicial Review Cases for Review (Revised)

  关于仲裁司法审查案件报核问题的有关规定 (修正)

  Higher People's Court required to file review opinions with the Supreme People's Court

  December 30, 2021

• Supreme People's Court, Decision on Amending the «Supreme People's Court, Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Personal Injury Damages Cases» (Draft for Comments)

  最高人民法院关于修改《最高人民法院关于审理人身损害赔偿案件适用法律若干问题的解释》的决定 (征求意见稿)

  Disability compensation equality for urban and rural residents

  December 17, 2021

• Binding a Non-Signatory to an Arbitration Agreement under Chinese and Swiss Laws (II)

  Luka Groselj of Schellenberg Wittmer and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm provide practical guidance on contract drafting and performance to overcome possible non-signatory issues and how to navigate the current laws and court decisions when encountering such an issue

  December 17, 2021

  

• Binding a Non-Signatory to an Arbitration Agreement under Chinese and Swiss Laws (I)

  Luka Groselj of Schellenberg Wittmer and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm compare the legal principles and exceptions to the extension of arbitration agreements to non-signatories under Chinese and Swiss legal frameworks including succession, transfer, performance, guarantee, and subrogation and when the non-signatory may be bound by arbitration agreements

  December 10, 2021

  

• PRC Civil Procedure Law (Amendment Draft)

  中华人民共和国民事诉讼法 (修正草案)

  The draft establishes legal validity for online civil litigation

  November 12, 2021