On 13 Feb. 2025, the Shanghai International Commercial Court—which had been established less than two months earlier—concluded a dispute over an international contract for the sale of goods. In resolving the issue of what interest rate to be applied when the breaching party fails to pay on time under the United Nations Convention on Contracts
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SPC Launches Diversified Dispute Resolution Case Database
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In early February 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) launched a “Diversified Dispute Resolution Case Database”, which is open to the public.
The Database can be accessed at http://dyjfalk.court.gov.cn. As of mid-February, the Database has collected more than 200 typical cases where disputes are settled through non-judicial forms of dispute resolution such as mediation…
SPC Issues Judicial Interpretation (II) on Marriage Law, Covers Fraudulent Divorce & Live-streaming Gifts
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On 15 Jan. 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued the “Interpretation on the Application of the Marriage and Family Part of the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China (II)” (hereinafter the “Interpretation (II)”, 关于适用〈中华人民共和国民法典〉婚姻家庭编的解释（二）) along with typical cases, providing guidance on the application of law in the areas of marriage, family,…
China Standardizes Foreign Currency Overdue Interest Rates
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On 12 Feb. 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued an “Reply Regarding the Standards of Calculating Interests on Overdue Payment in Foreign, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan Currency” (关于外币及港澳台货币逾期付款利息计算标准的批复, hereinafter the “Reply”), which came into force on 13 Feb. 2025.
Since May 2015, interest rates on foreign currency loans and deposits have been…
SPC Releases Typical Cases on Foreign Investment Protection
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On 2 Jan. 2025, the fifth anniversary of the implementation of China’s Foreign Investment Law, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released its first batch of typical cases on protecting foreign investment interests. These cases aim to implement the national treatment and negative list management system for foreign investments, demonstrating efforts to maintain foreign investment order…
Beijing Passes Autonomous Vehicle Regulation
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On 31 Dec. 2024, the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress, the local legislature, passed the “Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulation” (北京市自动驾驶汽车条例, hereinafter the “Regulation”), which will come into force on 1 Apr. 2025.
Since September 2020, Beijing has been at the forefront of establishing China’s first high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone, accumulating…
SPC Revises Rules on Mainland China – Taiwan Judgment Recognition
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On 25 Dec. 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) announced a decision to amend the “Regulations on the Recognition and Enforcement of Civil Judgments of Courts in Taiwan” (hereinafter the “Regulations”, 最高人民法院关于认可和执行台湾地区法院民事判决的规定), which took effect on 1 Jan. 2025.
The amended Regulations clearly states that parties holding civil judgments of Taiwanese courts, as well…
China Establishes Shanghai International Commercial Court
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In December 2024, the Shanghai International Commercial Court was officially established under the Shanghai First Intermediate People’s Court.
The Court is an internal division of the Shanghai First Intermediate People’s Court and will have exclusive jurisdiction over first and second-instance foreign-related commercial cases, arbitration judicial review cases, and other cases that were previously under…
SPC & SPP Release Typical Cases of Administrative Public Interest Litigation (2024)
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On 30 Dec. 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) jointly released the second batch of typical cases of administrative public interest litigation.
This batch consists of seven cases covering various areas, including workplace safety, state-owned property protection, food safety, cultural heritage protection, accessible environment construction, protection of minors,…
SPC Issues Guiding Cases on Gig Worker Protection
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On 23 Dec. 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released its first batch of guiding cases on labor disputes involving gig workers.
The gig economy has been growing rapidly in China. According to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, there are currently 84 million workers in new forms of employment (gig workers), accounting for 21%…