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High courts to offload first hearing
From April, high courts will no longer handle first hearing of civil and commercial trials, except for major cases approved by the Supreme People Court (SPC).
It was said by a vice-president of the SPC that the move will free the high courts from unnecessary caseloads that could be handled by lower courts.
The changes will come into effect at the same as the modified Civil procedure law.
The SPC will designate first hearings to the high courts if the case is considered to be of major local significance, or is related to official policy, public welfare or considered to be highly socially sensitive.
Caseloads for intermediate and lower level courts are expected to increase, signifying as a test as well as a push for their judicial capacity.

China’s court system comprises four judicial tiers: the SPC; the high courts at provincial, municipal and autonomous region levels; the intermediate courts at city level; and grassroots courts at country and district levels.

In recent years, the court system has undergone many changes in an effort to streamline the judicial process, including jurisdictional amendments, which mean hearings for administrative cases are no longer determined by where a legal action is filed.