China Law Explained

In short: in China the police cannot hold you indefinitely. Under the Criminal Procedure Law, questioning after a summons is capped at 12 hours (24 hours in esp ...

Yes. If a doctor or hospital is at fault for harm you suffer during treatment in China, you can claim compensation, but you sue the medical institution rather t ...

Short answer: If your contract contains a valid written arbitration clause, a Chinese court will not decide the dispute. It goes to the arbitration commission n ...

China runs a four-level court system, and a normal case is finished after two hearings: the first-instance trial and one appeal. This is the two-instance final ...

There are two ways to divorce in China: a mutual-consent divorce at the marriage registration office, which carries a mandatory 30-day cooling-off period, or a ...

No. China has not enacted an inheritance tax, so there is no tax on the estate or on the heirs when someone dies. What actually decides the outcome is who inher ...

Yes. Since 7 November 2023, when the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents took effect for China, public docu ...

For most civil claims in China you have three years to sue. The clock starts when you knew — or should reasonably have known — that your right was harmed and wh ...

Short answer: yes, but only for certain kinds of police conduct, and through two separate routes — administrative litigation and state compensation. You cannot ...

Short answer: yes. China’s standard week is eight hours a day and 40 hours a week, with at least one rest day. Overtime is capped at one hour a day &#8212 ...