Among the 2025 National Maritime Trial Typical Cases released by the Supreme People’s Court on June 24, 2026, a contract dispute over maritime cargo transportation adjudicated by the Shanghai Maritime Court has garnered significant attention. The ruling marks the first
Following the entry into force of China’s newly revised Arbitration Law on March 1, 2026, the Xiamen Maritime Court has concluded a maritime cross-border dispute involving two Singaporean companies. The court issued a pioneering conduct preservation ruling containing China’s first-ever
In 2025, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) approved two bilateral treaties establishing structured frameworks for judicial assistance in civil and commercial matters with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Serbia. Specifically, on April
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On May 21, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released five typical cases regarding the estate administrator system under the Civil Code, focusing on practical difficulties such as determining estate administrators, false waiver of inheritance, and settlement of estate
On May 8, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released five typical cases targeting the infringement of citizens’ personal information and associated cybercrimes. The selection highlights a coordinated judicial strategy centered on four strategic pillars: source eradication, data security enforcement,
In the first enforcement action under its newly enacted anti-extraterritorial overreach statute, China’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) issued the MOJ Announcement No.5 on May 15, 2026, declaring the European Union’s cross-border investigative practices in its foreign subsidies probe into Nuctech
On April 7, 2026, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China promulgated the PRC Regulations on Countering Foreign Improper Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (中华人民共和国反外国不当域外管辖条例), effective immediately. The new administrative regulations introduce several core legal mechanisms—including anti-enforcement injunctions, a “malicious
The revised Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China officially came into force on March 1, 2026. On the very same day, a foreign-related maritime dispute was adjudicated in Wenchang, capturing international attention as the first ad hoc
The newly established International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) has successfully resolved its inaugural case—a maritime charter dispute between Chinese and Singaporean parties—marking a major milestone for the world’s first government-backed global mediation body.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, the IOMed achieved
