The nation's first circuit court of the Supreme Court opened in Shenzhen last week. The court will hear major administrative, civil and commercial cases in Guangdong and Hainan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which used to be dealt with by the Supreme Court. Disputes involving intellectual property, the maritime business, overseas commerce, national compensation and death sentence reviews will still be heard by the Supreme Court's headquarters.

(Source: China IP News)