An ecological and environmental judicial protection base was established in Chongming on the occasion of the 53rd World Environment Day

In September 2013, the China Free Trade Pilot Zone was officially put into operation. Ten years have passed, and today's Shanghai Free Trade Zone is flourishing: by the end of 2022, a total of 84,000 new companies will be established, 2.35 times the number in the same area in the previous 20 years. A total of more than 14,000 new foreign investment projects have been established, with a total of US$58.6 billion in actual foreign investment. The achievement is inseparable from the efforts of all parties. Recently, many courts and procuratorates in Shanghai have successively reported on the handling of cases involving the Free Trade Zone over the past 10 years and their experience and results, providing a strong judicial guarantee for the development of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. Data on handling many typical cases show that from November 2013 to June 2023, the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court tried and concluded a total of 4,367 investment-related commercial disputes and 17,264 trade-related commercial disputes involving the free trade zone.

In less than two years, Xiao found foreign objects in 14 restaurants in 5 districts of Shanghai and claimed a total of more than 10000 yuan from the merchants. Recently, the Huangpu District People's Court in Shanghai made a judgment on this food safety "false rights protection" case, sentencing the defendant Xiao to 6 months imprisonment, 1 year probation, and a fine of 3000 yuan for the crime of fraud. According to Xiao's confession, she has experienced real food safety disputes. When she applied for a refund for a foreign object in a takeout, she learned that she could demand ten times compensation from the merchant in accordance with Article 148 of the Food Safety Law. Subsequently, Xiao's friend suffered from diarrhea due to unsanitary hot pot, and the merchant also provided compensation. After a series of twists and turns, Xiao, who thought she was familiar with the legal provisions and refund process, had a twisted idea. She began to fabricate facts and use pictures downloaded online to claim compensation from merchants. In achieving success

On September 2nd, the seminar on "Future and Prospects - Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships and Its Impact" jointly organized by the Shanghai Arbitration Commission and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law was held in the lobby of the Shanghai International Arbitration Conference. Experts and scholars from the fields of shipping, arbitration, and judiciary gathered together for exchange and discussion. On September 5th this year, the United Nations Convention on the International Effectiveness of the Judicial Sale of Ships will be opened for signature in Beijing. This convention is an important multilateral convention that was officially adopted by the 77th United Nations General Assembly in December 2022, authorizing the signing ceremony to be held in Beijing in 2023, with a focus on the international effectiveness of the judicial sale of ships. This convention is the first international maritime convention named after a city in mainland China, reflecting the high recognition of China's leading role in the formation of the convention by various countries

FaceTime video calls initiated by strangers may pose a risk of fraud. Recently, the Shanghai Anti Fraud Center issued a reminder that some scammers have impersonated customer service personnel from e-commerce, banks, or social media platforms to initiate FaceTime video calls with Apple phone users, using pre obtained personal information to fabricate various excuses for the victim to transfer funds; There are also scammers who guide the download of other conference software and obtain important information such as the victim's password and verification code through "screen sharing" to commit fraud. There are endless rumors circulating online about scams carried out through FaceTime: "Never answer a stranger's FaceTime, otherwise it will steal your Apple ID." "Once you answer a phone call, your phone will be locked, all information will be leaked, and your bank card money will be gone."... Answer a stranger's F

Recently, Sun Xiaoming, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Shanghai Exhibition Center Co., Ltd., was prosecuted by the Second Branch of the Shanghai People's Procuratorate in accordance with the law in the case of bribery. During the review and prosecution stage, the procuratorial organs informed the defendant Sun Xiaoming of his litigation rights in accordance with the law, interrogated the defendant in accordance with the law, and listened to the opinions of the defense counsel. The Second Branch of the Shanghai People's Procuratorate has filed a lawsuit accusing that from 2003 to 2022, the defendant Sun Xiaoming used his position as the Exhibition Department Manager, Marketing Director and Marketing Department Manager, General Manager of Shanghai Exhibition Center, Vice President and President of Shanghai Exhibition Center Co., Ltd. to provide assistance to others in renting exhibition halls, office spaces, advertising areas, undertaking projects, and other matters, illegally accepting property from others