Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Chuchen (Julie) Hou and Jiaying (Kate) Jiang of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss last year’s most significant legislative and judicial developments in civil and commercial dispute resolution in China
January 27, 2025
Legal
Data platforms that look into supply chains benefit from worsening U.S.-China trade relations; China issues first comprehensive guidelines on anti-corruption compliance for the healthcare sector; and complaints have been filed against TikTok, Shein, and AliExpress alleging they are transferring EU personal data to Chinese authorities in violation of GDPR rules.
January 24, 2025Global logistics groups relocate Chinese staff overseas to support Chinese supply chains overseas; Chinese miners required to report more critical minerals in overseas reserves to Chinese government; and Banks asked to flag risky trade which includes the trading of cryptocurrencies
January 16, 2025SAMR revises company registration measures to prevent shareholders from maliciously diverting property. CNIPA may carry out mediation for IP administrative reconsideration. Foreign expat insurance procedures are revised to align with Convention acceded to by China.
January 13, 2025Business operators are prohibited from misusing their data and technology to impede the normal operation of the network product or service offered by another business operator
January 13, 2025Supreme People’s Court clarifies the non-retroactive application of the revised Company Law / CLP Reference: 2420/24.12.24 ; Issued: 2024-12-24 ; Effective: 2024-12-24
January 13, 2025In 2024, the U.S. continued placing wide-ranging restrictions on Chinese interests. What made that year different was the impact those restrictions have on third countries. Charles Wu of Clyde & Co reviews the legislative changes, and offers practical insights into their potential impact with a focus on third countries, and the path forward in 2025
January 12, 2025Chinese cybersecurity regulator details on the lenient certification method for cross-border data transfer; U.S. issues final rule to prevent “adversarial nations” accessing U.S. citizens’ sensitive personal data; and U.S. to ban venture capital funds from backing certain PLA-affiliated companies
January 09, 2025AI cannot serve as a patent inventor / Issued : 2024-12-06
January 06, 2025Business operators are prohibited from misusing their data and technology to impede the normal operation of the network product or service offered by another business operator. New VAT Law solves the issue of a transaction with two tax rates. Supreme People’s Court clarifies the non-retroactive application of the revised Company Law.
January 06, 2025
