From September 22, 2026, a new Supreme People's Court interpretation limits the use of a parallel criminal case to block civil claims in China. This article explains six practical changes for creditors, companies, guarantors and third parties whose assets are frozen.
Notes from a three-hour federal sentencing hearing in Manhattan, written by a China-qualified criminal defense lawyer: how the defense, the government, the defendants and the judge each used their time, and how the process compares with sentencing in China.
Not automatically. Under the Civil Code, the SPC's interpretation on contracts and cases in the People's Court Case Database, a contract connected with a crime is valid unless a specific civil-law ground makes it void. That decides whether a victim can still enforce the contract, interest and guarantees.
Chinese courts must exclude confessions obtained by torture, threats or unlawful detention, and must disregard statements taken without an interpreter, without the suspect checking the record, and in several other situations. This article sets out the fourteen situations in three groups.
When an unlicensed investment company in China collapses, its sales staff are often among the first to be prosecuted for illegal fundraising. This article explains the offense, why ordinary employees are held liable, the current thresholds, and how to protect yourself when taking a job.
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