The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 27 April, although most of the provisions will not take effect until further regulations are introduced by the UK government.

The General Rules of Civil Law of the People's Republic of China was passed in the Fifth Session of the Twelfth National People’s Congress by a huge majority of 2,782 votes, which will take effect upon October 1, 2017. From then on, China’ s civil law system will enter “an era of civil code”.