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Guidance focuses on officials who shield organized criminals
2019-10-23
Officials who protect criminals involved in organized crime and take bribes from them in return will be severely punished, according to a document issued on Oct 21 by judicial and law enforcement departments.
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Shanghai FTZ Court establishes branch in Lin-gang Special Area
2019-10-21
China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Court, subordinate to the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court, together with the intellectual property court of the Shanghai FTZ, established a branch in the Lin-gang Special Area on Oct 19.
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China's top court reaffirms strict control of death penalty
2019-10-18
Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Oct 17 asked courts at various levels to strictly observe China's policy of strictly controlling and prudently applying the death penalty.
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Third International maritime judicial base established in Zhejiang
2019-10-17
The Supreme People’s Court held a ceremony marking the establishment of an international maritime judicial base in East China's Zhejiang province, the third of its kind, in the Ningbo Maritime Court on Oct 16.
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Legal services in Xiong'an urged to improve
2019-10-16
China's top court issued a guideline on Wednesday to increase judicial protection and improve the quality of legal services in solving disputes related to the Xiong'an New Area.
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Retrial begins for high-profile defendant in Yunnan
2019-10-15
On Monday the Yunnan High People's Court retried a high-profile case involving Sun Xiaoguo, who received the death penalty for multiple crimes but later had his sentence reduced to 20 years in prison due to the wrongful application of laws.