2026-08-28
Cross-border transfers of employee personal information are exempt from the security-assessment, standard-contract and certification routes where they implement cross-border HR management under a duly adopted labour rule or collective...
2026-08-28
PIPL creates two distinct governance roles: a personal information protection officer (PIPO) under Article 52, and a domestic dedicated institution or designated representative for overseas processors under Article 53....
2026-08-28
The CAC's January 2026 draft "Rules on Personal Information Collection and Use by Internet Applications" codifies consent, separate consent for sensitive data, and minimal collection for apps, SDKs, distribution...
2026-08-28
CAC Order No. 18, the Measures for the Administration of Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits, was published on 14 February 2025 and took effect on 1 May 2025. ...
2026-08-28
Since the 2023 amendment to the Civil Procedure Law (in force 1 January 2024), Chinese courts may take jurisdiction over foreign-related disputes with "other proper connections" to China beyond...
2026-08-28
On 20 August 2026 the Fujian Higher People's Court announced that, with approval of the Supreme People's Court, first-instance foreign-related, Hong Kong-, Macao- and Taiwan-related commercial cases from six...
2026-08-28
The Supreme People's Court's 2025 opinion on the International Commercial Court (CICC) upgrades foreign-related adjudication: model jurisdiction clauses, pre-trial conferences and standardised bilingual procedures.最高人民法院2025年《国际商事法庭高质量发展意见》升级涉外审判：管辖示范条款、审前会议与标准化中英双语程序。China is building a cross-border legal-service...
Foreign Litigation / 涉外诉讼, International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
From 1 January 2024 the amended Civil Procedure Law widens Chinese courts' reach over foreign-related civil and commercial disputes, adding an "other appropriate connection" catch-all. 自2024年1月1日起施行的修改后民事诉讼法扩张了人民法院对涉外民商事案件的管辖范围，并新增"其他适当联系"兜底规则。Article 277 lets...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
The revised PRC Arbitration Law, effective 1 March 2026, for the first time codifies the "seat of arbitration" (Article 81), determining the applicable procedural law and supervisory court. ...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
The "seat" (legal place) of arbitration, not the hearing venue, determines which courts supervise the proceedings and where awards are enforced — choosing it is one of the most...