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…

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,…

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%…

On 28 Nov. 2024, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, passed the newly amended “Supervision Law of the People’s Republic of China”, which will come into effect on 1 June 2025.
According to the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, this amendment to the Supervision Law…

On 23 Dec. 2024, the Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation issued the country’s first bilingual “Guide to Registering a Foreign-Invested Company” (外商投资公司登记注册办理指南, hereinafter the “Guide”)and its companion “FAQs for Registration of Foreign-Invested Company” (外商投资公司登记注册常见问题解答). This initiative aims to foster a business-friendly environment for foreign investors in Beijing.
The Guide, the first of its…

On 28 Nov. 2024, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court (BFIPC) held a press conference to introduce measures supporting the development of international commercial arbitration centers and released ten typical cases of judicial review of arbitration.
In December 2024, the BFIPC issued a ruling to recognize and enforce a monetary judgment by the Hong Kong…

On 29 Nov. 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the “Guidelines for Regulating Marketing Behaviors to Prevent Takeout Food Waste” (防范外卖餐饮浪费规范营销行为指引, hereinafter the “Guidelines”) to regulate the marketing behaviors of food delivery merchants and prevent food waste.
The Guidelines aims to guide food delivery merchants in addressing marketing behaviors that may lead…