05
2025-12
On November 25, 2025, the Fujian Provincial Higher People's Court issued a final judgment in the unfair competition dispute between Wangzhi Tianyuan Technology Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Wangzhi Company”) and Tencent. The court upheld the first-instance ruling ordering Wangzhi Company to pay compensation of 2.28 million yuan. This judgment, dubbed the "First Case of China’s Public Opinion Big Data," for the first time clearly defined the judicial boundaries for the protection of rights related to big data collections, providing important guidance for determining the compliance of data scraping activities and having a profound impact on the standardized development of the entire big data industry.
2025-12-05
05
2025-12
In trademark infringement cases, it has become increasingly common for rights holders to name the owner of the allegedly infringing mark as a co-defendant and claim that this owner should bear joint and several liability, especially when the infringing products bear the owner’s own registered trademark. This article analyzes such cases from various angles—including factual findings, legal application, practical challenges, and corresponding countermeasures—providing valuable reference for handling similar cases.
2025-12-05
04
2025-12
With the rapid development of the social economy, shopping malls, hotels, banks, tourist attractions, and various commercial venues are all attracting people to spend and enjoy themselves. These commercial venues not only provide consumers with a rich array of lifestyle experiences but also continuously create new drivers of economic growth. At the same time, however, disputes over the duty of safety assurance surrounding these venues have been on the rise. The underlying reasons for this trend lie, on the one hand, in the information and capability asymmetry between consumers and operators—leaving consumers often at a disadvantage when it comes to safety precautions. On the other hand, some operators fail to earnestly fulfill their corresponding safety management responsibilities or do not fully recognize the importance of their duty to ensure safety. Thus, determining how to define the duty of safety assurance in commercial venues and how to reasonably allocate responsibility for safety assurance is not only a specialized legal issue but also a focal point of widespread public concern. This article will, drawing upon China’s current laws and regulations as well as judicial practice, explore the identification of the duty of safety assurance and the allocation of responsibility in commercial venues, and offer practical recommendations accordingly.
2025-12-04
04
2025-12
Re-trial Case | Should One Be Held Liable for Repayment Simply by Signing a Loan Agreement?
Li claimed that on May 2, 2009, Wang borrowed 200,000 yuan from him and issued a promissory note for that amount. Liu Yi, Liu Jia, and Liu Bing provided guarantees for the loan. As Wang has been delaying repayment, Li filed a lawsuit in court, stating the following claims: 1. The defendant Wang should be ordered by law to repay the loan of 200,000 yuan together with interest (calculated at an annual interest rate of 13% based on the principal of 200,000 yuan, starting from May 20, 2009, until the date of actual payment); 2. The defendants Liu Yi, Liu Jia, and Liu Bing should be ordered by law to bear joint and several liability for the repayment of the above-mentioned loan and interest; 3. The defendant shall bear the court fees and preservation costs incurred in this case.
2025-12-04
01
2025-12
On November 26, the China Business Law Journal released the list “The A-List Legal Elite: Visionary Leaders in China Business 2025.” Thanks to her outstanding professional expertise and forward-looking industry insights, Geng Guoyu, Senior Partner at Zhongcheng Qingtai, was honorably included on the list.
2025-12-01
26
2025-11
On November 24, Feng Minghui, a member of the Party Committee of the lawyers’ industry in Zhengzhou and Executive Vice President of the Zhengzhou Lawyers Association, along with his delegation, visited Zhongcheng Qingtai’s Jinan office to conduct an inspection and exchange centered on the theme of “Supervision of Lawyers’ Professional Activities and Standardized Construction of Law Firms.” Xing Depeng, Director of the Disciplinary Committee of the Zhengzhou Lawyers Association, and Miao Lubin, Deputy Director, as well as Pang Shuying, Deputy Secretary-General of the Jinan Lawyers Association, and Guo Jihong, Deputy Director of the Committee for Practice Discipline and Supervision of the Jinan Lawyers Association, also participated in the symposium. Du Wentang, Director of the Management Committee and Senior Partner at Zhongcheng Qingtai’s Jinan office, He Zefeng, Deputy Director of the Management Committee and Senior Partner, and senior partners Zhao Kaiyong, Ma Shibin, Cui Shouxu, Deng Pu, and Wang Yan, together with Tian Wenhua, Director of the Comprehensive Support Committee, and Li Weixing, Director of the Administrative Office, warmly welcomed the visitors.
2025-11-26
26
2025-11
Zhen Moumou filed a lawsuit with the court of first instance requesting: 1. That Jia Moumou be ordered to pay him the debt transfer payment of 1 million yuan, together with interest (calculated at four times the one-year Loan Market Quote Rate published by the National Interbank Funding Center, based on a principal of 1 million yuan, from September 8, 2022, until the date of full repayment); 2. That the defendant Jia Moumou bear the litigation costs of this case.
2025-11-26
25
2025-11
In real estate construction projects, if the contractor withdraws from the site during the construction process for various reasons, determining the quantity and quality of the completed work on projects that remain unfinished is directly related to the settlement of the contractor’s payment and the protection of its rights and interests. From the contractor’s legal perspective, this article analyzes the issue of determining the quantity and quality of work in cases where the contractor withdraws midway through construction, drawing on both statutory provisions and judicial practice.
2025-11-25
24
2025-11
In reality, many victims of domestic violence find themselves in a desperate situation—“with nowhere to turn”—because they are ashamed of their family’s private troubles, lack awareness of legal boundaries, don’t know how to gather evidence, or are uncertain about the proper channels for seeking redress. Drawing on ten landmark cases of domestic violence prevention published by the Supreme People’s Court, this article breaks down legal knowledge and practical advice from five key perspectives. Backed by real-life case examples and offering concrete, actionable strategies for safeguarding your safety and rights, it’s designed to help you protect yourself precisely and effectively!
2025-11-24
24
2025-11
Perspective | Can fees for equipment usage be charged in clinical diagnosis and treatment?
When conducting certain clinical examinations, medical institutions need to use specialized instruments and equipment. If such equipment has a corresponding fee item in the catalog of charges for medical services, can the medical institution independently charge a fee for the use of the equipment? Different medical institutions hold varying views on this issue, and in practice, it is not uncommon for institutions to be penalized by the administrative authorities responsible for medical insurance funds for charging such equipment-use fees. Drawing on my long-term experience in handling cases, I will attempt to analyze whether such fees can indeed be charged.
2025-11-24
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