From May 1st, 2020, more types of electronic data will officially become admissible as forms of evidence in Chinese courts.
The decision of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China regarding evidence in civil litigation promulgated on December 26, 2019 will come into force on May 1, 2020. The decision further refines and expands the scope of electronic data.
The Supreme People's Court newly amended provisions on evidence in civil litigation, details the types of electronic data, including five categories and various forms:
1. Information published by web pages, blogs, microblogs and other network platforms;
2. Communication information of network application services such as SMS, e-mail, instant messaging and communication groups;
3. User registration information, identity authentication information, electronic transaction record, communication record, login log and other information;
4. Documents, pictures, audio, video, digital certificates, computer programs and other electronic documents;
5. Other information that can prove the facts of the case stored, processed and transmitted in digital form.
This means that, from May 1, the above electronic data can be formally entered as evidence in court.
From May 1st, 2020, more types of electronic data will officially become admissible as forms of evidence in Chinese courts.
The Supreme People's Court newly amended provisions on evidence in civil litigation, details the types of electronic data, including five categories and various forms:
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