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Polygraph test results not legal evidence in civil lawsuits: SPC
2020-08-31
Polygraph test results are not admissible legal evidence in civil lawsuits, according to a directive issued by China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) that is set to take effect on Sept 1.
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Courts in Jilin livestream one-stop dispute settlement mediation
2020-08-20
An omnimedia legal mediation program themed on one-stop settlement of disputes between neighbors was officially launched and livestreamed on Aug 18.
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Case filing easier at grassroots courts
2020-08-20
The self-filing system provides two methods for parties. One is a questions list that automatically generated into a statement of claim when a party completes them; another is a template that a party can just modify in accordance with his or her situation.
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China's top court stresses severe securities crimes punishment
2020-08-20
China's Supreme People's Court stressed that crimes in the security market must be severely punished to better reform the ChiNext stock market and pilot a registration-based initial public offering system.
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Courts to blacklist institutions that improperly review evidence
2020-08-17
China's top court on Aug 14 said courts will be required to build a blacklist of professional institutions involved in improper evidence authentication so as to strengthen supervision and avoid problems that can affect the quality of case hearings.
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China speeds up assets return in criminal cases pertinent to poverty relief
2020-08-13
China's law enforcement authorities have issued rules to expedite the return of assets in criminal cases to improve the efficacy of the use of poverty relief funds.