China to set up circuit courts in Shenzhen, Shenyang   

最高法在深圳、沈阳设巡回法庭 明年初受理案件

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) will establish its first two circuit courts in Shenzhen city of south China's Guangdong Province and Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province in the northeast, a spokesperson said on Monday.

SPC spokesperson Sun Jungong said the first circuit court in Shenzhen and the second circuit court in Shenyang will both start handling cases in early 2015.

According to Sun, the circuit courts are being established to facilitate judicial cases filed by the public from local communities.

They will also allow the SPC headquarters to concentrate on judicial policies and try important cases that have profound significance in unifying the application of law, according to Sun.

The SPC move followed a decision from the fourth plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee in late October.

According to the decision on major issues concerning comprehensively advancing rule of law, the SPC would set up circuit courts for major administrative, civil and commercial cases involving different administrative regions,

On Sunday, a bi-monthly legislative session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress appointed Liu Guixiang and Hu Yunteng president of the circuit court in Shenzhen and Shenyang respectively.

Judgements made by the circuit courts will be final, according to Sun.