On 29 Dec. 2023, the Seventh Session of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress (NPC) of China passed the Amendment (XII) to the Criminal Law.
This amendment mainly covers two aspects:
First, it strengthens the
On 27 Dec. 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) jointly released typical cases of cracking down on illegal foreign exchange crimes.
This batch consists of eight cases, mainly involving cross-border
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On 28 Dec. 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of International Treaties and International Practices in the Trial of Foreign-related Civil and Commercial Cases” (hereinafter the “Interpretation”, 关于审理涉外民商事案件适用国际条约和国际惯例若干问题的解释),
On 20 Dec. 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) jointly released “Typical Cases of Lawfully and Strictly Combating Private Fund Crimes” (依法从严打击私募基金犯罪典型案例).
This set consists of five typical cases, covering crimes such
On 27 Dec. 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) released typical cases of procuratorial public interest litigation for the protection of cultural relics and heritage.
This batch consists of eight cases, involving cultural heritage such as Tibetan Buddhist
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On 11 Dec. 2023, the State Council of China issued the “Decision on Revising the Implementation Regulations of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China” (关于修改〈中国专利法实施细则〉的决定) .
Following the enactment of the Patent Law in
On 7 Dec. 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the 39th batch of guiding cases.
This batch consists of eight cases numbered 217 to 224, all involving intellectual property rights (IPR).
The details are as follows.
On 4 Dec. 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the General Provisions of the Contract Section of China’s Civil Code” (hereinafter the “Interpretation”, 关于适用〈中国民法典〉合同编通则若干问题的解释).
To ensure that