Ankwei Chen The Supreme Administrative Court rendered the 109-Pan-363 Decision on July 9, 2020 (the “Decision”), in which it was held that since an environmental impact assessment does not restrict or deprive people’s rights, it is not necessary to provide […]

Di Wu For the proper application of the self-defense system to protect the people’s right to self-defense, encourage selfless assistance, promote social good and integrate core socialist values into criminal justice, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and […]

Oli Wong The Supreme Administrative Court rendered the 109-Pan-346-Zi Decision of June 24, 2020 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that although the promotional text on a tobacco product is not an essential text for the package, still it can be regarded […]

Tiffany Hsiao The Supreme Court rendered the 109-Tai-Shang-1872 Decision of May 14, 2020 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that although reclaimed asphalt payment may be reused as general industrial wastes, still if a company dumps reclaimed asphalt pavement on an unpermitted […]

Ankwei Chen The Supreme Administrative Court rendered the 109-Pan-Zi-167 Decision on March 27, 2020 (the “Decision”), in which it held that in the Drug Injury Relief Act, injuries from adverse reactions to a drug refer to those that are directly […]

Debby Yu The Supreme Court rendered the 109-Tai-Shang-760 Decision of May 7, 2020 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that the waiting period clause in insurance practice aims to prevent the insurer from suffering the imbalance between the premium revenue and insurance […]

Karl Zhang On June 16, 2020, the State Council promulgated the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics (the “Regulations”), which will go into effect on January 1, 2021, while the original Regulations on the Supervision of Cosmetics Hygiene […]

Karl Zhang On May 8, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court released the Typical Environmental Resources Cases from the People’s Courts, which consist of 40 cases involving criminal, civil, administrative actions, as well as environmental public interest and ecological damages cases. […]

Ankwei Chen The Supreme Court rendered the 108-Tai-Shang-2180 Decision on February 13, 2020, in which it held that even if a physician’s treatment based on his/her assessment is appropriate, since there is no guarantee that the patient’s condition will improve, […]

Jhen-Yi Chen The Supreme Court rendered the 108-Tai-Shang-2663 Decision of March 18, 2020 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that whether the clauses of an insurance contract are exceptional clauses or special clauses should be generally determined by considering the substance of […]

Ankwei Chen The Taipei High Administrative Court rendered the 108-Su-Zi-1227 Decision on December 11, 2019, in which it held that a person who travelled frequently has no legitimate reason to plead ignorance of the requirement that excess foreign currency must […]

Debby Yu The Tainan Branch of the Taiwan High Court rendered the 108-Bao-Xian-Shang-yi-4 Decision of February 13, 2020 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that when an insurance beneficiary asserts that the insured died as a result of suicidal behavior due to […]

Joyce Wen On April 27, 2020, the State Council issued its Reply on the Approval to Setup Cross-Border E-Commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zones in 46 Cities Including Xiongan New District (the “Reply”).  Building off the 59 established cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot […]

Karl Zhang On 29 April 2020, the 17th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress deliberated and adopted the Law on the Prevention and Control of Solid Waste Environmental Pollution, which will enter into effect on […]

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Di Wu For implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and the Central Economic Work Conference, the State Council announced its decision to authorize and delegate land use approvals (the “Decision”) on March […]

Joyce Wen On March 27, 2020, the General Administration of Customs issued the Announcement on the Comprehensive Promotion of Supervision Measures for the Return of E-commerce Exports (the “Announcement”).  The Announcement aims to optimize the business environment, promote trade facilitation, […]

Ankwei Chen The Taiwan High Court rendered the 107-Zai-Zi-7 Decision on December 19, 2019 (the “Decision”), in which it held that a medical practitioner may only be held liable for medical malpractice if a causal connection is established between the […]

Debby Yu The Taiwan High Court rendered the 108-Shang-Zi-228 Decision of December 11, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”) to deny the insurable interest asserted by the parties over an insurance contract based on a borrowed name contract. According to the facts […]

Joyce Wen The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Administration of Taxation issued the Circular on issued the Circular on A Temporary Reduction and Exemption of Social Insurance Premiums for Businesses (the […]

Joyce Wen The National Healthcare Security Administration, the Ministry of Finance, and the General Administration of Taxation issued the Guiding Opinions on A Temporary Reduction of the Employee Basic Medical Insurance Premiums (the “Guiding Opinions”) on 21 February 2020.  The […]

Debby Yu The Taiwan High Court rendered the 108-Bao-Xian-Shang-Yi-Zi 13 Decision of November 20, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that the applicant of a personal insurance should have the right to independently decide if the right to terminate the insurance […]

Oli Wong The Supreme Administrative Court rendered the 108-Pan-530-Zi Decision of November 14, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that although the data about product problems which are obtained by an agency from its audit are the same as those actively […]

Di Wu On January 15, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court formulated the Pilot Program for the Separation of Simple and Complex Civil Procedure Cases to promote the separation of simple and complex cases, the prioritization of cases, protection of the […]

Sean Tsou The Taichung Branch of the Taiwan High Court rendered the 108-Shang-Yi-396 Decision of October 29, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), which is summarized generally as follows.  With respect to common practical circumstances where the parents obtain death insurance for […]

Nora Shih The Supreme Administrative Court rendered the 108-Pan-444 Decision of September 20, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”) to affirm that the soil pollution control sites announced under Article 12, Paragraph 2 of the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Law can […]

Jolene Chen The State Administration for Market Regulation promulgated on December 31, 2019 the Interim Provisions on Market Supervision, Administration and Law Enforcement (“Interim Provisions”), which will go into effect on April 1, 2020. The Interim Provisions specifically cover law […]

Di Wu On December 26, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court issued the Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court on Issues in the Application of the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Interpretations”) to provide the following […]