Judicial assessment industry faces major shakeup

An employee assesses samples at an authentication institute in Beijing.[Photo by Wang Zhuangfei / China Daily]

Exorbitant fees and poor standards will be eradicated in a bid to improve the services offered by private verification institutes. Cao Yin reports.

Third-party judicial appraisal institutes face strict new regulations after a businessman sparked a social media storm by posting details of the sky-high fee he was charged for verification of evidence required for a court case.