SPC Notice on the Addition of Civil Case Causes of Action

Fa (2018) No. 344

High people's courts of all provinces, autonomous regions and directly governed municipalities, the PLA military courts, High People's Court of Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region branch of the production and construction Corps; and all units of this court:

Upon research, notice is hereby given as follows on the the addition of two types of case issues to the "Provisions on Causes of Action for Civil Cases":

I. In Part I on "Personality Right Disputes", following the third-level cause of action, “9， Ordinary Personality Right Disputes" add a fourth-level cause of action , "1, Equal Employment Disputes";

II. In Part IX on "Tort Liability Disputes", following "348, Disputes on the Liability of Educational Establishments" add a third-level cause of action, "348-1, Disputes on Liability for Harms from Sexual Harassment" .

This notice is to take effect from January 1, 2019.

Supreme People's Court

2018/12/12