On July 13, 2020, central government departments jointly issued a notice of arranging learning and publicity activities for the Civil Code. The notice points out that the Civil Code marks China’s first law named as a code since the establishment of PRC and signifies the major achievement of China’s socialist legal construction in the new era, which is of special significance in the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics. The Civil Code is a basic law that enhances the legal foundation, stabilizes future prospects, and meantime benefits China’s long-term development, thus it is required to thoroughly understand the significance of publicizing and implementing the Civil Code, and meantime to learn and publicize the basic principles and key contents thereof in depth, so as to popularize the code in the public substantially.

Accordingly, on July 14 and 22, Lawyer Zhikun WANG from Gaopeng & Partners Nanjing Office was invited to give lectures at the training programs for Civil Code organized at Gufeng Driving School, a private enterprise, and in Xianlinxincun Community respectively. Combined with hot topics with social concern, Lawyer WANG explained some specific contents like real rights, contracts, marriage and family, succession, and tort liability with regard to some legal issues closely related to driving school staff and residents. Through diversified forms like background introduction, comparison of new and old articles, and case analysis, Lawyer WANG explained the above contents in a vivid way. For instance, he analyzed some contents and concepts in the Civil Code explicitly, such as the “right of habitation”, “suretyship”, “property service contract”, “cooling-off period before divorce”, and “high-rise littering”. Trainees there all gave positive comments on Lawyer WANG’s easy-to-understand, vivid, professional and practical lectures. 

Based on the quality and standard of legal services, Gaopeng (Nanjing) has served as a legal advisor to dozens of large enterprise groups and listed companies in the Nanjing region, and has undertaken multiple difficult and complex cases tried by the Supreme People's Court and the Jiangsu Provincial High People's Court. Its business fields include real estate, finance, corporate equity, and other fields. The various difficult and complex litigation cases undertaken by the company have been praised by all circles for their good social benefits; The major projects hosted and participated in at home and abroad have been highly appreciated by both parties for their excellent negotiation skills and rigorous and detailed legal documents.

(This article is translated by software translator for reference only.)