The cyber court will handle cases such as online trade disputes, copyright lawsuits and product liability claims for online purchases.
China's first "cyber court" was launched on Friday to settle online disputes, as the legal system attempts to keep up with the explosion of mobile payment and e-commerce.
Residents of the eastern city of Hangzhou – home to e-commerce giant Alibaba – can now register their Internet-related civil complaints online and wait to log onto to their trial via videochat.
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