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Top court to review high-profile change in S China death penalty case
2020-05-12
China's top court decided on May 10 to review the files of a high-profile case from the High People's Court of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, about two months after a convicted rapist's sentence was changed to suspended death from the death penalty.
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Clarity sought on court ruling against two workers who refused overtime
2020-05-06
Legal professionals called for a court in Jiangsu province to further explain a ruling in which two employees were ordered to pay their employer after they refused to work overtime.
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SPC’s IP arm hears administrative case over invalidated patent
2020-04-29
The top court's IP arm heard an appeal over an invalidated patent on April 23.
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SPC’s IP arm hears copyright dispute over computer software online
2020-04-29
The Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) heard an online appeal of a copyright dispute involving computer software on April 21.
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SPC’s online trial platform allows witnesses to testify remotely
2020-04-27
With the help of an online trial platform, the Sixth Circuit Court of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) has, for the first time, allowed witnesses to testify remotely in the trial of a construction contract dispute.
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28 sentenced in deadly tower collapse
2020-04-26
Twenty-eight defendants and the company involved in a deadly power plant accident in Jiangxi province in 2016 were sentenced on April 24.
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Child visitations ensured in cloud
2020-04-20
A Beijing court is planning to solve child visitations online after witnessing the success of a pilot program during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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SPC's 2nd Circuit Court hears appeal online
2020-04-15
On Mar 31, the Second Circuit Court of the Supreme People's Court heard an appeal of a financial loan contract dispute through the top court's "mobile micro court", a mini program for case hearing on the social media platform WeChat.
