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  • 2022-08-01
  • 6 minutes Read
Is the "Safe Harbor" of internet platform disappearing?

The video of the “Tan Tan Transportation”(谭谈交通) was removed from several major internet platforms, which is the latest typical network infringement case. In similar cases, the obligee may claim for infringement against the infringer and relevant internet platforms. The “Safe Harbor Principle” derived from the “Digital Millennium Copyright Act of the United States”, which has built a safe harbor for internet platforms, that is, unless an internet platform ignores the obvious infringement and does not take corresponding measures, it could be exempted from liabilities according to this principle. However, in recent years, there are changes in the legislative and judicial…

  • 2022-05-30
  • 3 minutes Read
Attention! Several favorable polices have been issued.

On April 25, 2022, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued the “Notice for adjusting the unemployment insurance to stabilize posts and improving work skills to prevent unemployment” (Ren She Bu Fa [2022] No.23, hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”), which involves many favorable policies for enterprises. Refund of unemployment insurance premiums The “Notice” stipulates that unemployment insurance premiums can be refunded in different proportions according to the size of the enterprise and the rate of layoffs. The premise of the refund is that the insured enterprise…

  • 2022-05-30
  • 5 minutes Read
Whether the mortgagee could realize the mortgage after the expiration of the mortgage registration term?

In order to do business with Company A, Company B mortgaged two properties to A and completed the mortgage registration. A sued B for a dispute and won the case. However, when A applied for the enforcement of two properties, it encountered two problems: the mortgage registration term agreed by both parties and actually registered was about to expire, and it is obviously that the court would seal up the properties after the expiry date; and B was deeply in debt, it had mortgaged two properties to serval other creditors (Company A’s mortgage was the first), and it was involved…

  • 2022-05-30
  • 4 minutes Read
Can you check on work attendance by GPS?

Company A’s “Employee Handbook” and “Fieldwork and Business Travel Attendance Management” state that fieldworkers shall use GPS to register for attendance. Y is a salesman, and Company A gave him a work mobile phone, but he turned off the phone for many times during work, and failed to register for attendance. Company A fires Y for absenteeism. Y held that Company A used GPS to check on work attendance had infringed his personal privacy, so the relevant internal rules and regulations were invalid. Therefore, Y filed an arbitration against Company A on the ground that Company A had terminated the…

  • 2022-04-30
  • 3 minutes Read
The “Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law” (2022 Amendment) has been come into force from 10 April, 2022.

Regarding the amendment to the “Civil Procedure Law” on 24 December, 2021, the Supreme People’s Court released the “Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law” (2022 Amendment) on 1 April, 2022, which has come into force from 10 April, 2022. Compared with the previous version in 2020, the “2022 Amendment” has amended 13 provisions, and deleted 2 provisions. Hereinafter we would like to introduce those provisions that enterprises might be involved. The period of summary procedure trial after extension shall not exceed four months cumulatively. Article 258 of “2022 Amendment” stipulated that, “as…

  • 2022-04-30
  • 6 minutes Read
How to protect the plaintiff’s interests when the defendant changes its shareholder or legal representative during the litigation?

Company Y failed to repay its debts, Company T had to sue Y. Chen was a shareholder of Y, and he subscribed capital of Y amount to CNY300, 000, which had not yet been paid. During the litigation, Chen transferred his equity to Company H. After the judgment came into effect, Y refused to perform the judgment, T applied for the compulsory execution, and found that Y had no property available for execution, in addition, Y’s shareholder H had a lot of debts and was listed as a dishonest party to be executed. How to protect T, the winning party’s…

  • 2022-04-30
  • 4 minutes Read
Should a supervisor be liable for subordinate’s faults?

After C was dismissed by the company for false reimbursement, C’s supervisor H was also dismissed on the grounds that H neglected to perform his management duties, which brought damages to the interests of the company. H felt wronged, because he was cheated by C, all the faults were made by C, so it is unfair for the company to punish him. This case has similarities, but differences, to the case in the previous Legal Notebook, which mentioned an accounting executive was fired due to other colleague’s false reimbursement. In the previous issue, the accounting executive is fired on the…

  • 2022-03-30
  • 3 minutes Read
The “Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the General Principles of the Civil Code” has come into effect on March 1, 2022.

The Supreme People’s Court released the “Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the General Principles of the Civil Code” (Fa Shi [2022] No. 6) (hereinafter referred to as the “Interpretation “) on Feb. 24, 2022, which has come into effect on March 1, 2022. Herein below is the introduction and analysis regarding 2 key articles related to commercial contracts. Determination of a “Substantial misunderstanding” According to Article 19 of the “Interpretation”, a “Substantial misunderstanding” refers to where a person has a mistaken understanding of the nature of his/her act, the counterparty or the…

  • 2022-03-30
  • 5 minutes Read
Is it risky to use model symbols similar to competing products?

A product’s model symbol (hereinafter referred to as the “Symbol” refers to a serial number marked on a product. Such serial number is used to identify products. It is common to design a specific “Symbol” with a few alphabets, digits, the combination of alphabets and digits, or the combination of the foresaid items with a trademark, such as Audi A4, Q7. Some “Symbols” are quite special, and after a long period of use and promotion, consumers would connect those “Symbols” with their manufactures, in other words, such “Symbols” could play a role in distinguishing the source of a product. However,…

  • 2022-03-30
  • 4 minutes Read
Does the "Significant damages" equal to the "Significant economic losses"?

Z was a company’s chief accountant who is responsible for accounting work. He should review reimbursement receipts as the first reviewer, then collect, bind, and double check the final reimbursement receipts after the whole review process had been accomplished. Z’s colleague L and H fabricated several diesel invoices, by which they had reimbursed RMB 640,000. During the review process, Z failed to timely check whether such invoices were issued according to relevant requirements, in addition, Z failed to find out that such invoices were inconsistent with the accounts, and his signatures were faked. The company fired Z with the reason…