On 3 November 2010, it was reported in the press1 that the Changsha Yuelu District People’s Court (in Hunan province) accepted the court’s first private antitrust claim. The antitrust claim was formally accepted by the court 1 November 2010 and is an abuse of dominance case.

On 26 October, a couple of Chinese airlines, including Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Capital Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines announced, separately, that they were going to raise passenger fuel surcharges for domestic flights

A major concern in international cartel cases is the possibility of overlapping punishments from different jurisdictions.

On June 2, 2011, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) publicly announced the first conditional merger clearance in 2011. An article which discusses the salient points to note vis-à-vis this conditional clearance.

In late August 2010, it was reported in the press that at least 10 antitrust private actions have been heard in the courts in China (see Two years on, ten private antitrust action

On 4 January 2011, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) fined the Zhejiang Fuyang Paper Making Industry Association (the Association) for facilitating its members in relation to engaging in monopoly acts, in breach of both the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) and the Price Law (PL).

Regular compliance audits will strengthen the compliance and risk awareness of both the company and its employees.

According to an earlier press release, MOFCOM will disclose information of unconditionally cleared cases quarterly.

Discussion on recent charges of corruption and bribery against RBA subsidiaries

A collective agreement with employees is not compulsory, but the Amendment could possibly raise concerns and demands.

The NHFPC has strengthened the healthcare industry to crack down on commercial bribery and illegal medical practices.

Reflections focus on the topics of: response time; response attitude; internal PR teams and official press conferences.

The refusal to delete the online posts was tortious conduct against the plaintiff by infringing his right of reputation.

The specific claims are unclear, but the trade name and trademark for Qiaodan is the Chinese translation for Jordan.

This change of practice will have consequences for, use, oppositions and priority claims.

Foreign companies often have concerns regarding whether the litigation process in an overseas venue will be efficiently handled by the relevant courts. In China, given the large increase in IP-related lawsuits in recent years, this is a reasonable concern. In 2009, P.R.C. courts had concluded 6,262 cases with a yearly increase of 31.89%. With such an upsurge in litigation, the P.R.C. courts have faced a very significant challenge.

On September 24, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission launched its Hong Kong Arbitration Center.

Revised Draft Rules set out the code of conducts for an IISP.

On December 14, 2010, the State Administration of Taxation ("SAT") promulgated an Announcement on Issues Concerning the Verification of Taxation Basis of Individual Income Tax Payable on Equity Transfer Income ("Announcement"). The Announcement will come into effect on January 14, 2010.

On 29 March 2011, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) released a further consultation paper on reforming civil justice in England and Wales, called 'Solving disputes in the county courts: creating a simpler, quicker and more proportionate system'.