SAMR tightens rules on SEPs to protect competition; Lawsuit defines scope of search engines’ obligations on search result algorithms; and China promotes carbon neutrality in new environmental energy law.
Dispute Resolution
- November 15, 2024
As the international picture remains uncertain, Chris Niewoehner, Jessica Rothschild and Lin Yang of Steptoe LLP examine the particular challenges faced by Chinese companies caught up in U.S. criminal cases
November 07, 2024Pilot project allows Tesla and HSBC to independently operate data centers in China; WeRide's lead legal adviser comments on overseas IPOs; and Austria's Starlinger settles patent infringement case with Chinese machine manufacturers.
October 31, 2024China will implement new cybersecurity rules that include stricter consent requirements and also expand cross-border data exemptions; A Beijing court rules that consent is not required for presenting lawfully collected personal information in court; and China is increasingly exporting its technology, engineering, supply chain, and financing capacity.
October 10, 2024Legitimate presenting of personal information in court does not require an individual's consent.
October 07, 2024Casper Sek and Alan Zhang of Jingtian & Gongcheng analyze the first court judgment on cross-border data transfer, which answers practical questions relating to the operation of the Personal Information Protection Law in the context of a hotel booking app, and prompts companies to review their privacy policies
September 20, 2024SPC sets forth criteria for serious money laundering cases / CLP reference:1430/24.08.19 ; promulgated: 2024-08-19 ; effective: 2024-08-20
September 13, 2024Jianwei (Jerry) Fang and Jiaying Jiang of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the newly released First Batch of Typical Cases for Ascertaining and Applying Foreign Law by the Supreme People's Court of China, and discover a significant shift of focus which will impact parties - and their attorneys - involved in international disputes
September 13, 2024Chinese court rules against international hotel brand for misuse of cross-border personal data; EU and China establish mechanism to address difficulties in data transfers; and High-frequency futures traders question their survival in an increasingly hostile Chinese futures market
September 05, 2024Revised Chinese Company Law requires mandatory worker representation in boardrooms; Shanghai's biomedical measures catch the most attention; and Merchants of Pinduoduo's international arm, Temu, struggle to sue the company due to its complex structure.
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